We won!
With great joy, we announce that Stanford residents and fellows have overwhelmingly voted to unionize, with 835 yes votes (80% of all votes cast) and a 73% turnout (1049/1442 eligible voters). We… Read More »We won!
FAQ
🎉 It’s election day!
Union ballots are being counted today, May 2! It’s a good day (to fight the system). Thanks to everyone for all their hard work in getting to this point, and… Read More »ðŸŽ‰ It’s election day!
What’s going on with CRONA?
CRONA (the nurse’s union at Stanford) has been bargaining for their contract, which expired March 31, 2022. Please see below for the issues they have been bargaining for, including better… Read More »What’s going on with CRONA?
Can’t we just go through the normal GME channels?
Well, this has been hard to write. As three of the housestaff organizers (Grant, Jessie, and Lawrence), we also served as your GME Council housestaff representatives for the past year.… Read More »Can’t we just go through the normal GME channels?
How can we avoid tensions between departments, which already exist in our hospital and are harmful to teamwork?
Organizing a union is all about building community and solidarity. Currently the majority of interactions between housestaff are in the settings of consults and admissions, often in the middle of… Read More »How can we avoid tensions between departments, which already exist in our hospital and are harmful to teamwork?
Wait, what’s happening with this election?
On 2/22/2022, we demanded voluntary recognition of our union with supermajority (>65%) support (nearly 1000 people signed cards indicating support!) Stanford denied this request, so on 2/24/2022 we filed for… Read More »Wait, what’s happening with this election?
Why aren’t you replying to those emails to correct the misinformation?
One of the big disadvantages we have is that sending union-related information to or from Stanford housestaff emails is forbidden – meaning we cannot ‘reply all’ to Larry Katznelson’s email,… Read More »Why aren’t you replying to those emails to correct the misinformation?
Amplifying our housestaff voice
To our fellow housestaff, The drip-drip-drip of misleading information continues, and more than ever we need your help amplifying the housestaff voice. Our voice continues to be muffled because we’re… Read More »Amplifying our housestaff voice
Responses to GME ‘FAQs’
Feeling confused by the messaging from the hospital? Here’s our point-by-point response. Stanford Health Care and GME have sent out this FAQ to program leadership, residents, and fellows. To provide… Read More »Responses to GME ‘FAQs’
Will a union come between me and my department?
No! Stanford administration is claiming that “this direct relationship between our physician trainees and their clinical departments will change should our residents and fellows unionize because that relationship will then… Read More »Will a union come between me and my department?