Providers have been in negotiation with LifeLong for more than a year over higher wages and improved conditions. Tim Jenkins is a senior representative with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, the union that represents LifeLong providers. “The people we’re...
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LifeLong Medical Care workers strike for fair workload, compensation equity
Over 130 physicians, nurses, dentists, therapists and other staffers at LifeLong Medical Care, a nonprofit provider of medical, dental, and social services for low income people, went on a one day strike on Tuesday. The strike called attention to demands for fair...
Doctors strike at East Bay clinics serving low-income, homeless patients
Medical and mental health workers gather outside the West Berkeley Health Center on Tuesday morning during a daylong strike. After negotiating their first contract for over a year, the unionized workers and LifeLong management have yet to reach a deal. Credit: Ximena...
UAPD and SEIU UHW Members Protest Unsafe Staffing Levels at LifeLong Medical Care’s Annual Gala
On Saturday, April 22, members of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists and Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) protested in solidarity against staffing shortages at LifeLong Medical Care's annual gala at the...