Photo Credit: Jim Weber La Familia Health providers represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists have reached an agreement with the health care organization nearly nine months after providers voted in favor of unionizing, the two parties announced...
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PeaceHealth Hospitalists Vote to Join Union
Hospitalists who work in Bellingham and Sedro-Woolley, Wash., have voted to join the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, according to a June 13 statement from the union, which was shared with Becker's. The vote affects approximately 30 physicians, physician...
PeaceHealth Hospitalists Vote to Unionize
Photo Credit: Finn Wendt About 30 hospitalists in Bellingham and Sedro-Woolley won the right to unionize as both PeaceHealth and Sound Physicians employees, after votes cast by the clinicians were counted on Tuesday, June 11. These clinicians specialize in...
Doctors and Dentists at L.A. County-Run Hospitals will get Bonuses Under Tentative Deal
Photo Credit: Francine Orr Unionized doctors and dentists who work at hospitals and other health facilities run by Los Angeles County will get cost-of-living increases and bonuses under new agreements with the county, reached after more than two years of bargaining...
‘The last option’: Why doctor, resident unions continue to grow
MH Illustration/Adobe Stock A wave of labor organization continues among doctors, residents and fellows as more than 3,000 have joined unions so far this year, driven by worries about burnout, administrative burden and inadequate patient care. Doctors and support...
Workload Concerns Fuel Labor Fight at D.C.’s Largest Health Clinic
Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu/Getty Images The front-line doctors and nurse practitioners at the District’s largest community health center say widespread staff shortages and safety concerns at clinics across the city, including the jail, have forced dozens to quit, putting...