According to various news outlets, physicians at the University of California student health centers (as many as 150 physicians in all) went on strike this week in protest of what they believe are unfair labor practices by the University. These physicians are members of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. The protest stems from contract negotiations between the Union and the University which have been ongoing for many months. While this is only the first time in more than 25 years that physicians in the United States have gone on strike, with more and more physicians becoming employees of large health systems and insurance companies, this strike could be a sign of things to come in the not too distant future.
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