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OCME's role with the Doctors Council Union
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Council Member Lynn Schulman inquires about OCME's role with the Doctors Council Union, following budget allocations for collective bargaining. Chief Medical Examiner Jason Graham explains the union's representation of OCME physicians and the recent contract settlement.
- All OCME physicians and forensic pathologists are represented by the Doctors Council, part of the Service Employees International Union.
- The new contract is effective from June 2021 through December 2026.
- The settlement is expected to improve recruitment and retention of medical staff through better salaries and bonus structures.
Lynn Schulman
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Thank you.
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In the in the preliminary plan, OCME received $1,300,000 in fiscal twenty twenty five and one point eight million dollars starting in fiscal twenty twenty six for collective bargaining under the Doctors Council Union.
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DOHMH had also received $2,100,000 in fiscal twenty twenty five and $2,300,000 starting in fiscal twenty twenty six for doctor's council.
4:05:30
What is o m what is OCME's role with the doctor's council?
Jason Graham
4:05:35
So all of our physicians, all of the forensic pathologists who serve as city medical examiners are members of the Doctors Council.
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They're represented by the Doctors Council, which is within the Service Employees International Union.
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And so that settlement affected essentially all of our medical staff.
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And the new contract is effective going back from June of twenty twenty one through December of twenty twenty six.
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And again, as I mentioned before, I'm very hopeful that some of the staffing constraints that we've had will be improved going forward by our ability to recruit and retain based on better salaries and bonus structures for our doctors.
Lynn Schulman
4:06:25
Right.
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Before you before you know it, you're gonna have to start negotiating again.
Jason Graham
4:06:29
Very soon.
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Feels yes.