In the past few months, we have seen this important care facility rocked by employee unrest and doctors and dentists so upset by management action several quit. The ones who remained have voted to establish a union. Nineteen physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners...
UAPD in the News
Doctors, Nurses and Dentists at Four Santa Fe Clinics Win Union Election
Photo by Austin Fisher / Source NM UAPD President Dr. Stuart A. Bussey said the nearly unanimous vote by nearly all providers speaks to their strong desire to refocus La Familia back to high quality patient care and stem workers from leaving. “We hope the union...
Local Urgent-Care Workers Ratify a New Contract, Avoid a Strike. Here are the Details
MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care providers represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists voted to approve a new contract. Represented workers in September were considering a potential multi-week work stoppage after nearly a year of negotiations with the...
MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care Providers Agree to Deal, Averting Possible Strike
A week after authorizing a potential strike, the MultiCare Health System reached an agreement with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) on Wednesday. MultiCare Health System said in a statement that the union will reach out to its members...
AB 722 Safeguards Jobs of Unionized Physicians
Dr. Milton Lorig, a former physician, AHS member, and member of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), a co-sponsor of AB 722, said, “Privatization, or subcontracting of public services, can be a deceptive practice. In healthcare settings, over reliance...
La Familia Health Dismisses CEO After Union is Established
La Familia’s 19 physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners and midwives this week became a bargaining unit represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, under the umbrella of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, more...