A group of 43 emergency room doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and lead advanced practice clinicians at Ascension St. John Hospital voted to create a labor union, according to the National Labor Relations Board.
It could be just the second such union of emergency physicians in the U.S., according to a St. John emergency department doctor who spoke to the Free Press on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. The only other known emergency physicians union — the Southern Oregon Providers Association — represents about 20 employees and was established in April.
Documents filed with the NLRB show the group, known as the Greater Detroit Association of Emergency Physicians, initially filed an intent to organize a union in May. Emergency services at the east-side Detroit hospital are managed by TeamHealth, a Knoxville-based company owned by the private equity firm Blackstone.
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