Physician Unions in the Medical Industrial Revolution

This lecture will trace the evolution of blue and white collar work across the guilds and unions of Europe and the US over the last 250 years. Dr. Bussey will discuss the development of the modern medical profession and the Golden Age of Medicine into the current virtual medical industrial paradigm. He will highlight the parallels of 19th factory workers to 21st century physicians, and offer unionization as an option to level the playing field with medical industrialists. Specific legal contract articles and collective bargaining strategies will be discussed.