First U.S. doctors' strike in decades

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Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

A handful of doctors providing medical
services to students at UC San Diego — and
their colleagues at nine other University of
California campuses — went on strike
Tuesday.

It's the first time in 25 years that fully
licensed doctors are picketing a U.S.
employer, according to the Union of American
Physicians and Dentists, which represents the
physicians at the UC schools.

The work stoppage began at 7:30 a.m. and is
scheduled to last one day. It involves 150
health center doctors who manage the primary
care and mental health needs of students.

UC San Diego said there are 10 such
physicians on its campus. Dr. Amol Doshi, a
staff physician at UC San Diego, said five of
them work full time while the others are part-
timers.

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Read more: http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jan/26/doctors-uc-student-health-centers-strike/

[Omaha Steve]

1. To The Doctors!!!

K&R!

I got the Rockin' Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu

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2. Most UC Davis student health center doctors join picket lines

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2015/01/27/uc-davis-student-health-center-strike.html

Most UC Davis student health center doctors
join picket lines

Jan 27, 2015, 2:47pm PST

Most doctors from the student health center
at UC Davis went on a one-day strike in front
of the center to protest what they call unfair
labor practices by university administration.

Kathy Robertson

Seventeen doctors work at the student health
center at University of California Davis — and
most appeared on the picket line Tuesday to
protest what they call unfair labor practices by
university administration.

About 30 people, many of them in white lab
coats, rallied in front of the center at
lunchtime. The unusual strike by doctors
began at 7:30 and was expected to wind down
by mid-afternoon.

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[KamaAina]

3. Is Janet Napolitano available for comment?

She is, after all, the head of the UC Regents.

[SunSeeker]

4. This isn't about salary, it's about resources.

From the link:

He also said many doctors are concerned that staffing levels are not high enough to meet students’ needs, especially in the mental health area.

After the Isla Vista shooting by UC Santa Barbara, you'd think the UC system wouldn't try to go cheap on mental health services.

[hedgehog]

5. Don't know about UC San Diego, but in most places, the students would be better off

if student health shut down!