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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by thrwaway69 on Monday March 02, 2020 @04:59AM (#22463064)
Maybe. Unions like democracy are a compromise. Though, I always wonder why do so many people here (despite not being in a tech union or majorly working in industries without them most likely) push for it so much?

Can anyone give me their actual experience being in a union that's not in the tech industry?

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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by JamesBarney on Monday March 02, 2020 @05:11AM (#22463114)
The AMA has done an amazing job at representing the interests of doctors
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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by exhilaration on Monday March 02, 2020 @07:02AM (#22463673)
But that's a lobbying organization - and yes, a very successful one at all levels of government. They're not involved in pay and contract negotiations at your local hospital.
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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by dantheman on Monday March 02, 2020 @09:41AM (#22464775)
They've successfully limited the supply of doctors to artificially increase wages.
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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by blaser-waffle on Monday March 02, 2020 @11:15AM (#22465679)
True, but as someone with a surgery looming I'd much have someone who had to go through a 6-year training process then a simple 4 year one.

Like, medical mistakes are already crazy common -- and that's with the strict barriers of entry.

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