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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....
PeaceHealth Providers File for Union Status
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...
Loma Linda Medical Residents and Fellows Achieve Unionization
After an embattled four months, Loma Linda residents and fellows announced on a pro-union Instagram page that they won the legal case against Loma Linda administration and were officially permitted to unionize on June 22, 2023. The post declared, “WE...