Los Angeles, CA — Medical residents at Loma Linda University Medical Center are fighting for accommodations that most take for granted: fair wages, sustainable working conditions and work-life balance. On April 27, preceding Mental Health Awareness Month in May,...
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UAPD Hosts Film Screening to Discuss Physician Suicide
On Thursday, May 4, 2023, the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) and LOOK Cinemas in Redlands sponsored a free screening of "Do No Harm," a film about the hidden episode of physician suicide and burnout. After the screening, there was a panel discussion...
Legal Battle Begins Over Unionization at Loma Linda University Health
On Monday, March 13, a pre-election hearing began with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to determine whether medical residents at Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) will be allowed a formal vote to unionize. In February, organizers collected signatures from...
Loma Linda Resident and Fellow Physicians Seek to Form Union
Loma Linda, CA — On Feb. 13, 883 resident and fellow physicians and interns from Loma Linda University Health filed to form a union under the auspices of the Union of American Physicians & Dentists (UAPD), citing poor working conditions, low wages, excessive...
Loma Linda University Health Residents Attempting to Unionize
Loma Linda, CA — In a move that could have implications for Adventist health care systems across the United States, residents and fellows at Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) in California have begun the process of unionizing. On February 11, 2023, LLUH...
Loma Linda University Health Residents File to Unionize
Loma Linda, CA — On Feb. 13, more than 800 resident and fellow physicians at Loma Linda University Health filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize. Organizers are demanding the health network’s administration does more to provide...