Over 80 healthcare workers at PeaceHealth filed a form to unionize on Friday, July 14th. A press release from the Union of American Physicians and Dentists said the action comes after three years of voicing concerns regarding PeaceHealth’s quality of care....
The caregivers who would be represented by UAPD, referred to as advanced practice clinicians or APCs, have been concerned for years about increased pressure from management to see more patients, in order to boost the health care system’s revenue. Read Full Story at...
Bellingham, Wash., July 14, 2023 — About 85 nurse practitioners, midwives, and physician assistants at PeaceHealth filed to form a union today. The action comes in response to three years of concerns, voiced to management, regarding the quality of care being delivered...
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,...
Dozens of providers at PeaceHealth in Whatcom County could vote to unionize, citing inadequate pay, fears over job security and burnout. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives have been in behind-the-scenes discussions with the Union of...
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...