Physicians and advanced practice clinicians vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike as contract negotiations remain unresolved Bay Area, Calif. — More than 160 providers at LifeLong Medical Care will go on strike Monday, September 28, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in front...
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Lifelong Medical Care Providers Hold Lunchtime Picket, Citing Concerns Over Workload and Patient Care
Providers say workloads and pay are driving burnout and turnover, and that the people who lose most are patients Bay Area, Calif. — Sept. 18, 2026 — Physicians and advanced practice clinicians at LifeLong Medical Care will hold lunchtime pickets at six different...
Logan Health Primary Care Providers Issue Vote of No Confidence in Leadership, Citing Harm to Patient Care and Community Health
Providers say leadership decisions have reduced patient access, disrupted continuity of care, and put the health of the local community at risk Kalispell, Mont. — Primary care providers at Logan Health have submitted a vote of no confidence in Logan Health’s...
Banner Health Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers Make History, Forming First-Ever Union at Arizona’s Largest Healthcare System
Phoenix, Ariz. —More than 240 physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants at Banner Health have voted in favor of unionizing with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), with 69% percent of the voting clinicians in support of union...
UAPD Announces Organizing Drive Aimed at Improving Doctors’ Wellbeing and Patients’ Quality of Care; Effort Backed by AFSCME’s New President and Over One Million Members
Sacramento, Calif. - The Union of American Physicians & Dentists (UAPD), America’s pre-eminent union for physician representation, today announced the launch of a national organizing effort to expand union membership for doctors from coast to coast, beginning with...
Community Holds Press Conference After Logan Health’s Decision to Terminate Family Physician, Leaving Approximately 2,000 Patients Without a Primary Care Provider
Kalispell, MT — Community leaders, patients, physicians, healthcare providers, and labor leaders will gather outside Logan Health Medical Center on Tuesday, July 7, after Logan Health’s decision to terminate the employment of Dr. Ruben Hipolito. A decision that...
Banner Health Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers File to Unionize Amid Patient Safety and Retaliation Concerns
Phoenix, Ariz. – More than 240 physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants at Banner Health—Arizona’s largest healthcare system—have filed for union representation with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD). The clinicians provide care...
Clinicians at Three of Washington’s Largest Healthcare Systems File to Unionize, Citing Patient Care Concerns
Seattle, Wash. — Two hundred and fifty nurse practitioners and physician assistants working across multiple clinic locations at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCC), the University of Washington (UW), and Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) have filed to unionize with...
Pediatricians Affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Win Union Election, Marking Significant Step Towards Protecting High Quality Care for Children and Families
Bay Area, Calif. — Pediatricians part of the Packard Children’s Health Alliance (PCHA), part of Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, have voted to unionize with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), with 86 percent of the 109 voting physicians in favor...