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New Contract at Kingsbrook!
Last month the residents at Kingsbrook Medical Center ratified their new contract, closing out several months of bargaining with a strong victory! Highlights of the new contract, which covers the housestaff through 2020, include: Base Salary Increases: 2.4% on 3/1/2017, 2.4% on 3/1/2018, 2.4% on 3/1/2019 for housestaff Parental Leave: New fathers may now take up…
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Dear Residents of 2077: Letters to Future Residents
2017 marks 60 years of resident and patient advocacy for the national residents’ union, CIR. Since 1957, CIR has been the voice for residents across the country, elevating training standards for residents and advancing patient care. Through the years, we have made positive changes in our working conditions and well-being, and have helped our patients…
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Partial Victory: Temporary Protected Status Extended for Haitians in the US
Over 300 CIR members signed onto a letter urging Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 58,000 Haitians living in the United States. The letter was part of an effort by physicians, clergy, and community leaders to make sure tens of thousands of Haitians were not sent back to a…
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ZSFG Residents Win Workspace Improvements in New Contract with the City of San Francisco!
On May 17, the residents of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG, formerly SFGH), voted unanimously to ratify their new contract. Just days ago, on May 12, 2017, in the wee hours of the morning, the CIR bargaining committee, the city of San Francisco, and the hospital administration came to a tentative…
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Westchester Medical Center Residents Settle First New Contract in Seven Years!
On May, 3 2017, the CIR bargaining committee and Westchester Medical Center reached agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement covering April 1, 2010 through September 30, 2021. Highlights include: Salaries: $500 bonus for housestaff hired after 6/1/16 $1,500 bonus for housestaff hired before 6/1/16 $4,000 increase for PGY1s and 2% increase for all…
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Defending the ACA
For months, House Republican leaders have promised that they would finally vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act on the law’s seventh anniversary, March 23. They scheduled a vote for 4:30 pm and, with the large majority of votes they have in the House, were confident of success. Instead, they blinked. The vote was postponed —…
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ACA Town Hall Highlights from Miami
On April 19, Jackson Memorial Hospital members in Miami showed up to share both personal and patient stories about why the Affordable Care Act has become the glue that binds both healthcare and patients. They discussed proposed Republican plans would undermine patient care, and also how it could potentially be improved. Jackson resident and regional delegate, Sabrina Taldone…
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Treating the Root Causes of Burnout: CIR Presents Poster at ACGME Conference
A CIR survey of 700 residents nationwide showed that 62 percent of residents have felt so burned out that it has affected their work. Many also reported needle stick injuries or car accidents when driving post-call, along with symptoms of depression. These findings were shared in a poster presentation on March 9 at the ACGME’s…
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Residents Stand Up For Sanctuary Status
Amid reports of patients canceling their doctor visits out of fear of immigration raids, CIR members are adding their voices to campaigns for sanctuary cities and states. In addition to patients staying away from the hospital, physicians report a heavy psychological toll on families and children because of the threat of deportation under the Trump…
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Contract Wins
From securing new fathers up to two months of paternity leave to significant salary increases, guaranteeing wellness days in the employment contract and expanding FMLA, residents have bargained and won strong contracts across our regions. St. John’s Episcopal Hospital April 2017, Queens, NY The residents at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, New York,…
