The bottom line: While this is a labor issue, it ultimately trickles down to quality and safety for patients, said Rachel Flores, organizing director of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. "Patients should care because that's less time to address their...
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First Group of Telehealth Physicians and Advanced Practice Clinicians Unionize
Telehealth physicians and advanced practice clinicians at Bicycle Health have voted overwhelmingly to unionize with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD). “As telehealth continues to grow, it’s critical that the healthcare providers employed at these...
Physicians and Advanced Practice Clinicians at Sound Physicians File to Unionize
Bellingham, Wash., March 22, 2024 — Physicians and advanced practice clinicians employed at Sound Physicians who provide healthcare services at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center and PeaceHealth United General Medical Center have filed to unionize with the Union of...
UAPD President Responds to Recent Bicycle Health Layoffs
Stuart Bussey, M.D, J.D., UAPD president, has issued the following statement after Bicycle Health laid off 15% of its workforce: "The timing of Bicycle Health’s layoffs and the providers filing for unionization is too coincidental. The UAPD will be filing charges...
Unity Health Care Providers Announce Start of Contract Negotiations
Physicians and advanced practice providers employed at Unity Health Care (UHC) who are represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) will begin collective bargaining for their first union contract with UHC management on Wednesday, March 13, 2024....
BU324 and BU325 Bargaining Update
Dear Colleagues, After a week of mediation centered around the cost of our proposals and two weeks of negotiations, management finally produced proposals for Bargaining Units 324 and 325. We are extremely frustrated to report that we are further apart than before we...