WMed residents agree to 9% salary increases-- hours before planned strike

WMed residents agree to 9% salary increases-- hours before planned strike

The deal includes salary increases of 9-11% over three years and marks the first contract between a resident physicians union and private medical school in Michigan.

Why area residents and fellows are choosing to unionize

Dr. Chrissy Grech, a third-year internal medicine resident at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), says it’s a “golden weekend” when a resident gets two days off in a row. And while people may associate doctors with large salaries, that’s not true of residents, who, while they have their medical degree, are practicing medicine during a period of supervision after medical school. Residency, depending on a resident’s medical specialization, can …

WMed averts a strike

A strike that was set to begin Monday has been averted at Western Michigan University’s Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, known as WMed. The school’s resident physicians reached a tentative deal with the medical school last week. For nearly eight months, about 200 residents and fellows had been negotiating for improvements in working conditions, including higher salaries and stipends, and more time off. Mitchell Batchelder with the Resident a…

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