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Pros and cons of joining a labor union in residency: Is it really worth it?

By The DO Staff

01.26.23

It’s no secret that residency training is challenging and taxing on each physician in training. Residents have commiserated over gruesome schedules, 80-hour work weeks and 24-hour shifts, all the while receiving inadequate salaries in return. While harsh working conditions have been the norm for residents for decades, it seems that this toxic work culture is currently seeing the consequences of the standard it has set.