Providers at Community Health Center (CHC) of Snohomish County won the right to unionize with the Union of Amerian Physicians and Dentists (UAPD). The National Labor Relations Board certified the election results on Friday, March 24, 2023. A total of 41 healthcare...
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Providers at Community Health Center of Snohomish County Vote to Form a Union
Everett, WA — Providers expressed hope for improving patient care and making their voices heard with management. About three dozen doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants at Community Health Center of Snohomish County voted overwhelmingly Thursday...
Amid Patient Woes, CHC of Snohomish County Staffers Push for a Union
Everett, Wa. — Doctors and other providers at Community Health Center of Snohomish County filed a petition this week for a union election. The group of 37 providers — including physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners — would join the Union...
Organizing During COVID-19
How do you get a group of workers from a Zoom call to the picket lines? Tap into strong leaders. This fall, months into the COVID pandemic, the physicians and APP at MultiCare Indigo were still fighting for N95 masks while their employer denied that proper PPE was...
1st Contract Ratified for MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care Providers
After months of bargaining, two informational pickets, and a strike, the Indigo providers have voted to ratify their contract with 71% support. The campaign led to nationwide media including Time Magazine, NPR National, and Bloomberg. Some items in the new contract...
Informational Picket Planned After MultiCare Continues to Ignore Safety Concerns at Indigo Clinics
TACOMA, Wash., March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a bargaining session held on March 2, 2021, physicians and providers of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) announced their upcoming informational picket in response to the Employer's failure to...