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With huge shifts over the past decade in the way doctors are employed — half of all doctors now work for a health system or large medical group — the idea of unionizing is not only being explored but gaining traction within the profession.

After a months-long organizing campaign, the resident and fellow physicians at the University of Pennsylvania voted to unionize. The doctors’ victory marks a significant moment for the labor movement in Philadelphia, as it is the largest successful union election in over 53 years.

Graduate students at the University of Chicago became the latest to unionize. Graduate students at Penn faced similar opposition from administrators during their successful push to unionize last year.