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Providers at MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care Clinics Authorize Strike
Providers at MultiCare’s Indigo Urgent Care clinics authorized a strike Monday. It was approved by more than 95% of the clinics’ staff. A strike would affect the group’s 24 clinics across Western Washington and could result in more people being forced to go to an...
Local Urgent-Care Clinics Could Face Work Stoppage After Strike Vote By Medical Staff
MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care clinics could see staff go on strike in the near future for possibly two weeks, according to a union representing providers. The action is the result of a vote Monday by clinic staff represented by the Union of American Physicians &...
MultiCare Indigo Doctors and Nurses Threaten Strike Across 24 Clinics
A strike would shutter more than half of Indigo's clinics across the Northwest. Puget Sound-area locations span from Tumwater to Marysville. Read Full Story at Puget Sound Business Journal
PeaceHealth Clinicians Vote to Unionize
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...
California Prison Psychiatrists Get Double-Digit Raises in Deal That Avoids Union Strike
Physicians, surgeons, dentists and psychiatrists who work in California’s state hospitals and prisons have struck a deal with the state that will put double-digit raises and five-figure bonuses in some workers’ pockets. The agreement between CalHR and the Union of...
Government Bonuses in California Union Contract Top $40k
A guard tower at the California Health Care Facility prison in Stockton on March 2, 2022. Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters California’s prison psychiatrists are in line to get bonuses of at least $42,000 through a contract negotiated with Gov. Gavin Newsom just days...