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CIR Executive Committee Statement on the Implementation Date for Arizona State Law SB 1070
Leaders of the Committee of Interns and Residents, a national union representing 13,000 interns, residents and fellows, released the following statement today in response to the implementation of Arizona State Law SB 1070:
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President of Largest Union of Resident Physicians Says New ACGME Training Rules Don’t Go Far Enough to Protect Patients
Today, CIR National President Dr. Farbod Raiszadeh of the Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU Healthcare, the nation’s oldest and largest union for resident physicians, released the following statement in response to the proposal by the Accreditation
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First Major NLRB Rulng of Obama Administration Affirms Hospital Residents' Right to Organize
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its first major decision of the Obama administration, holding that hospital interns and resident physicians have the right to organize and form a union.
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Public Strongly Supports Substantially Reducing Work Hours for Resident Physicians, New Research Finds
The American public greatly underestimates the extended hours currently worked by resident physicians and overwhelmingly disapproves of shifts lasting longer than 24 hours, which are currently required by teaching hospitals.
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Resident Physicians Win Strong Contract at New York Downtown Hospital
After more than four years with no raises, resident physicians at New York Downtown Hospital last week ratified a contract that guarantees them rent protection, bonuses and raises, among other gains.
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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS MARCH FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM IN WASHINGTON DC
Physicians, nurses, medical students, other health professionals, and reform activists from across the country will gather in Washington DC and march to Capitol Hill to demand comprehensive reform for our nation’s broken health care system on Monday, Marc
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New Mexico Reform Advocates Buy Ad to Urge Rep. Teague to VOTE YES on Health Care Reform
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It’s Time to Move Forward – New Mexicans Are Waiting
SEIU Physician Responds to President Obama's Health Care Plan: Time to Move Forward
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CIR JOINS 118 ORGANIZATIONS TO URGE CONGRESS TO INCREASE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATES AS PART OF HEALTH REFORM
National union for resident physicians signs onto a letter endorsing the House bill provisions on Medicaid payment rates to guarantee that the poorest and most medically-vulnerable Americans are not left behind by reform.
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