The Union of American Physicians and Dentists recently sponsored Northeast Valley Healthcare Corporation’s (NEVHC) 50th anniversary gala to celebrate their decades of providing healthcare services in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys. Members of the UAPD...
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Providers at Northeast Valley Health Corporation Start Picketing Weekly for a Fair Contract
Physicians, dentists, and advanced practice clinicians represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) at Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC) made history on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at their first picket in front of NEVHC's San Fernando...
Tentative Agreements Reached as Negotiations Proceed
After seven months of bargaining online via Zoom, the bargaining team was able to convene in person on Thursday, July 20. This was the first face-to-face bargaining session in almost three years. During the in-person session, three tentative agreements were settled....
East Bay health workers strike over conditions, pay
Providers have been in negotiation with LifeLong for more than a year over higher wages and improved conditions. Tim Jenkins is a senior representative with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, the union that represents LifeLong providers. “The people we’re...
LifeLong Medical Care workers strike for fair workload, compensation equity
Over 130 physicians, nurses, dentists, therapists and other staffers at LifeLong Medical Care, a nonprofit provider of medical, dental, and social services for low income people, went on a one day strike on Tuesday. The strike called attention to demands for fair...
Doctors strike at East Bay clinics serving low-income, homeless patients
Medical and mental health workers gather outside the West Berkeley Health Center on Tuesday morning during a daylong strike. After negotiating their first contract for over a year, the unionized workers and LifeLong management have yet to reach a deal. Credit: Ximena...