We all know unions provide a platform for better salaries and reasonable work hours, among other benefits. So why does this profession have no unions in place? They're either not present or negligible.

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Corporate practices have a scorched earth response any time there’s a hint of unionization in their hospitals- they can afford to shutter a hospital rather than let it unionize

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It feels like they are exerting more effort to prevent this from happening. We do not have a union. I know how hard it is for other vets as well.

That is one of the things they want to avoid. Although some unions are successfully established, some workers are still trying to be represented.

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