As doctors-in-training move forward with efforts to organize, officials at UW Medicine say they’re not opposed to these medical residents forming a union — they just don’t think it’s necessary.
“There’s not a whole lot of value for you to have a third party (negotiating employment issues) because we’ve been able to achieve so much together,” said Peter Denis, assistant vice president of labor relations at the University of Washington. “It can prolong discussions and take away some…
As doctors-in-training move forward with efforts to organize, officials at UW Medicine say they’re not opposed to these medical residents forming a union — they just don’t think it’s necessary.
“There’s not a whole lot of value for you to have a third party (negotiating employment issues) because we’ve been able to achieve so much together,” said Peter Denis, assistant vice president of labor relations at the University of Washington. “It can prolong discussions and take away some…