Washington, D.C. — About 170 front-line healthcare providers at Unity Health Care have taken the first step in unionizing under the auspices of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD). Unity Health Care is the largest network of community health centers...
UAPD Updates
MultiCare’s Indigo Urgent Care Providers Authorize Strike
A STRIKE AT 24 CLINICS WOULD CAUSE THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS TO FLOOD CROWDED EMERGENCY ROOMS ACROSS THE STATE TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 25, 2023 — Providers at MultiCare's Indigo Urgent Care Clinics overwhelmingly approved a strike authorization vote, sending the...
Weekly BU324 Membership Meetings Begin Now Until October
Starting September 27, 2023, the UAPD will be hosting membership meetings every Wednesday on Zoom from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. until October 25, 2023. The Zoom link will be emailed to members. If you are not receiving our membership communications,...
PeaceHealth Clinicians Vote to Unionize
About 90 mid-level providers at PeaceHealth won the right to unionize, after votes cast by physician assistants, nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives were counted Monday, Sept. 18. The PeaceHealth clinicians, who work outside hospitals in Whatcom...
UAPD Welcomes First Bargaining Unit of Exclusively Advanced Practice Clinicians
Bellingham, Wash., September 18, 2023 — More than 80 advanced practice clinicians employed at PeaceHealth’s nonacute care facilities in Whatcom and Skagit counties have won the right to unionize with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD). This is...
Governor Newsom Signs SB148 Into Law
On Thursday, September 14, 2023, Governor Newsom signed SB148 into law—officially ratifying the MOU for BU16 members. SB148 secures funding for the negotiated contract in effect until July 2025. The new on-call rate goes in effect October 1, 2023. View Full Tentative...