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 &...
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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
MultiCare’s Indigo Urgent Care Providers Authorize Strike
A STRIKE AT 24 CLINICS WOULD CAUSE THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS TO FLOOD CROWDED EMERGENCY ROOMS ACROSS THE STATE TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 25, 2023 — Providers at MultiCare's Indigo Urgent Care Clinics overwhelmingly approved a strike authorization vote, sending the...
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...
UAPD Welcomes First Bargaining Unit of Exclusively Advanced Practice Clinicians
Bellingham, Wash., September 18, 2023 — More than 80 advanced practice clinicians employed at PeaceHealth’s nonacute care facilities in Whatcom and Skagit counties have won the right to unionize with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD). This is...
Pickets this week at MultiCare Indigo clinics over surge of patients vs. quality of care
UAPD president Dr. Stuart Bussey spoke to The News Tribune on Tuesday via phone during the group’s Federal Way picket. He described staff “often working beyond 12-hour limits, putting patient safety at risk.” “So, you’re seeing burnout,” Bussey said. “Doctors making...