Conditions at Unity Health Care have prompted the union at the D.C.-based health care provider to authorize a strike. According to the Union of American Physicians and Dentists — the union representing health care providers across the country —...
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Tensions rising again at D.C. community health center as more staff leave
Unity Health Care faces provider shortages as union talks continue, raising questions about the network’s ability to keep treating vulnerable patients. Tensions are on the rise again at the largest network of community health-care clinics in D.C., with doctors and...
Unity Health Care Providers Overwhelmingly Authorize A Strike After Months Of Unfair Labor Practices, Provider Resignations, And The Firing Of Support Staff
Washington, D.C. — Aug. 21, 2024 — After months of unfair labor practices, bargaining in bad faith, deteriorating workplace conditions, the resignation of 30 primary care providers, and the abrupt firing of over 40 support staff, an overwhelming 95% of Unity Health...
Workload Concerns Fuel Labor Fight at D.C.’s Largest Health Clinic
Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu/Getty Images The front-line doctors and nurse practitioners at the District’s largest community health center say widespread staff shortages and safety concerns at clinics across the city, including the jail, have forced dozens to quit, putting...
Unionized Health Care Workers at DC Homeless Shelters File Unfair Labor Charge
Two months after collective bargaining began between Unity Health Care (UHC) and its unionized providers, the organization representing the providers’ union has filed an unfair labor charge against UHC for failing to bargain in good faith, retaliating and silencing...
Clinician Union Sounds Alarm on Working Conditions at Unity Health
The Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) along with physicians and advanced practice providers at Unity Health Care in Washington, D.C., held a press briefing on Tuesday calling for improvements in working conditions at the federally qualified health...