Residents and fellows at Loma Linda University Health in California succeeded in their National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) vote, the latest in a flood of similar unionization activity at institutions across the country. However, Loma Linda has continued to push back...
UAPD Updates
Healthcare Workers at PeaceHealth Move to Unionize
Over 80 healthcare workers at PeaceHealth filed a form to unionize on Friday, July 14th. A press release from the Union of American Physicians and Dentists said the action comes after three years of voicing concerns regarding PeaceHealth’s quality of care....
PeaceHealth Providers File for Union Status
The caregivers who would be represented by UAPD, referred to as advanced practice clinicians or APCs, have been concerned for years about increased pressure from management to see more patients, in order to boost the health care system’s revenue. Read Full Story at...
State Bargaining Update
The UAPD will provide regular updates throughout negotiations. Every Wednesday, the bargaining committee has a full day of caucus to discuss strategy and prepare counter proposals followed by bargaining with the state every Thursday. If you have any questions or would...
PeaceHealth Providers File Petition to Unionize Amid Organization Restructure
Bellingham, Wash., July 14, 2023 — About 85 nurse practitioners, midwives, and physician assistants at PeaceHealth filed to form a union today. The action comes in response to three years of concerns, voiced to management, regarding the quality of care being delivered...
Loma Linda Medical Residents and Fellows Achieve Unionization
After an embattled four months, Loma Linda residents and fellows announced on a pro-union Instagram page that they won the legal case against Loma Linda administration and were officially permitted to unionize on June 22, 2023. The post declared, “WE...