BCelectrophile Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 With the current inflationary environment + rate hikes on LOC debt, on top of residents shouldering a huge amount of the burden of the pandemic, are PARO and the other provincial resident unions negotiating for substantial raises? Residents at Stanford made big news a couple weeks ago for going on strike and their union, CIR (Committee of Interns and Residents) was able to negotiate significant raises and housing stipends. I’m wondering if anyone more knowledgeable about our resident unions can chime in. I understand we have better working conditions compared to American residents but making $60,000 as a new doctor is laughable in today’s economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded frog Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 The unions are basically always negotiating a contract, they start on the next one as soon as the current one is implemented. Typically each new contract comes with increased pay but varies if paces inflation, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotheranon Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 I can't disclose specifics but one of the unions did just announce new contract to be voted on and the raises are incredibly insultingly laughably low. like you would not guess how low, that low. ChemPetE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemPetE Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 My personal attending contract got 0% this year and 1% for 2023. Whoopdee-fuckingdoo Likely the one that’s being voted on was done pre major inflation but who knows. The coming healthcare crisis may serve to shake things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shikimate Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 Our province's contract with all FFS/AFP physicians is like 1% for 2 years then 0.5% each after, so not much better either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomnias Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 16 hours ago, anotheranon said: I can't disclose specifics but one of the unions did just announce new contract to be voted on and the raises are incredibly insultingly laughably low. like you would not guess how low, that low. If we're thinking of the same province, yeah, that one's a toughie. On one hand, the pay is nowhere near what I want to see. On the other hand, it adds a lot of QoL stuff that I'm 99% sure wouldn't come through arbitration (the result of voting no). So do you swallow a bitter pill now in the hopes of getting something better when it's renegotiated in 2024 (since it's retroactive to 2021)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCelectrophile Posted July 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 2 hours ago, insomnias said: If we're thinking of the same province, yeah, that one's a toughie. On one hand, the pay is nowhere near what I want to see. On the other hand, it adds a lot of QoL stuff that I'm 99% sure wouldn't come through arbitration (the result of voting no). So do you swallow a bitter pill now in the hopes of getting something better when it's renegotiated in 2024 (since it's retroactive to 2021)? Can you tell us what kind of QoL stuff? I also wonder if Canadian residents could/would ever strike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomnias Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 5 hours ago, BCelectrophile said: Can you tell us what kind of QoL stuff? I also wonder if Canadian residents could/would ever strike We're supposed to keep the details confidential till voted on, so wait until the end of the month I guess. The QoL stuff really just brings this province closer to (not at) par with other provinces, so nothing super exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded frog Posted July 15, 2022 Report Share Posted July 15, 2022 Note that contracts are generally publicly available so if that matters to you for residency applications (it probably shouldn't, in the grand scheme of things...) then you can review them. For example: Ontario https://myparo.ca/your-contract/ BC https://residentdoctorsbc.ca/bargaining-benefits/collective-agreement/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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