A STRIKE AT 24 CLINICS WOULD CAUSE THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS TO FLOOD CROWDED EMERGENCY ROOMS ACROSS THE STATE TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 25, 2023 — Providers at MultiCare's Indigo Urgent Care Clinics overwhelmingly approved a strike authorization vote, sending the...
About 90 mid-level providers at PeaceHealth won the right to unionize, after votes cast by physician assistants, nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives were counted Monday, Sept. 18. The PeaceHealth clinicians, who work outside hospitals in Whatcom...
Bellingham, Wash., September 18, 2023 — More than 80 advanced practice clinicians employed at PeaceHealth’s nonacute care facilities in Whatcom and Skagit counties have won the right to unionize with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD). This is...
UAPD president Dr. Stuart Bussey spoke to The News Tribune on Tuesday via phone during the group’s Federal Way picket. He described staff “often working beyond 12-hour limits, putting patient safety at risk.” “So, you’re seeing burnout,” Bussey said. “Doctors making...
Providers at MultiCare's Indigo Urgent Care Clinics are raising concerns about alleged unsafe and "assembly line healthcare." The providers are members of the Union of American Physicians & Dentists. They contend that there is increased pressure on physicians,...
Advanced care providers at PeaceHealth in Whatcom and Skagit counties will vote later this month on whether to unionize. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will mail ballots on Monday, Aug. 21 to about 89 physician assistants, nurse practitioners and certified...