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Some of California’s highest-paid state workers vote to strike — here’s who they’re angry with
Photo by Michael A. Jones Some of California’s highest-paid public employees are turning up the heat on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration after six months of contract negotiations. The Union of American Physicians and Dentists, which represents doctors, psychiatrists...
California’s High-paid Public Employees Ready to Strike – Here’s the Reason
In California, a labor dispute is escalating between the Newsom administration and some of the state’s highest-paid public employees over staffing shortages in prisons and hospitals. The union representing doctors and psychiatrists working in California correctional...
California Union Authorizes Strike Over Prison Pay
Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr. The union representing doctors and psychiatrists working in California correctional facilities said that 91% of voting members authorized a strike Monday. Non-competitive salaries, strenuous working conditions and an overreliance on...
La Familia Fires Longtime Doctor Who Spoke About Internal Turmoil
Photo by Gabriela Campos, The New Mexican The bargaining unit has formed and the union filed for recognition last week with the National Labor Relations Board — and now awaits La Familia managers’ response to the union’s petition to represent the employees, union...
Loma Linda Residents Vote to Unionize, but Still Face Pushback
Residents and fellows at Loma Linda University Health in California succeeded in their National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) vote, the latest in a flood of similar unionization activity at institutions across the country. However, Loma Linda has continued to push back...
Healthcare Workers at PeaceHealth Move to Unionize
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....