mrmcspicy
mrmcspicy t1_j8yaa81 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Penn Medicine residents and fellows want a union, citing grueling workloads and 80-hour workweeks by nankles
would you want your gallbladder removed by a resident who has been working 80 hours straight and not able to request time off?
mrmcspicy t1_j723w9d wrote
Reply to comment by Electrical-Wish-519 in Mayoral Candidate Rebecca Rhynhart lays out plan of attack for opioid crisis from Kensington by ColdJay64
Any congressman or senator that tries to make this policy a thing would get eviscerated by the public and media. It's a career suicide that no one would do.
mrmcspicy t1_j8ydy4h wrote
Reply to Penn Medicine residents and fellows want a union, citing grueling workloads and 80-hour workweeks by nankles
Temple needs this as well, if not more. The residents are overworked in a much higher acuity and higher volume area of the city. Their pay is comparably better than Penn, but any ability to negotiate is a positive for the worker. With the successful nurses strike and the graduate student protest, it's the right momentum