Clinics like Indigo Urgent Care are the backbone of the healthcare system. But they are experiencing provider shortages resulting in long patient wait times and staff burnout. A fair union contract that enables improvements in patient care would benefit both the...
MultiCare Shortchanges Patient Care By Holding $2 Billion in Publicly Traded Securities Federal Way, Wash., June 16, 2023 – Providers at one of the largest Urgent Care Clinics in Washington are a step closer to a picket and going on strike. In a unanimous vote,...
Tacoma, WA — Through the years, urgent care clinics such as Indigo have become small versions of emergency rooms, with patients turning to the clinics to be seen and stabilized. Dr. Stuart Bussey, UAPD president, told The News Tribune in a statement, “It’s unfortunate...
How do you get a group of workers from a Zoom call to the picket lines? Tap into strong leaders. This fall, months into the COVID pandemic, the physicians and APP at MultiCare Indigo were still fighting for N95 masks while their employer denied that proper PPE was...
After months of bargaining, two informational pickets, and a strike, the Indigo providers have voted to ratify their contract with 71% support. The campaign led to nationwide media including Time Magazine, NPR National, and Bloomberg. Some items in the new contract...
TACOMA, Wash., March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a bargaining session held on March 2, 2021, physicians and providers of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) announced their upcoming informational picket in response to the Employer's failure to...