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...
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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...
Physician Files Federal Charge Against Banner Health After Being Retaliated Against for Flagging Scheduling Error That Would Have Turned Away Patients and Delayed Care
Gilbert, Ariz. – Dr. Syerra Lea, a Family Medicine physician with Banner Health for 15 years, has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), alleging she was retaliated against after reporting a scheduling error that could...
Union of American Physicians and Dentists Endorses Xavier Becerra for California Governor
Sacramento, Calif. – May 1, 2026 – On this May Day that honors the labor of all Californians, the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) is proud to endorse Xavier Becerra for Governor of California. As our former Attorney General and former Secretary of the...
NLRB Orders Reinstatement and Backpay for 10 Orange County Hospitalists in Landmark Union Retaliation Case
Laguna Hills, Calif. — In a precedent-setting decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that Centers for Family Medicine, GP and Healthcare Partners Medical Group, P.C.—affiliates of OptumCare—violated federal labor law by terminating 10...