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Medical providers at Peak Vista, one step closer to unionizing after firings, alleged retaliation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A consortium of medical providers, formerly employed by Peak Vista, announced they are ever closer to forming a formal union under the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. A federal charge was filed two weeks ago, alleging...
Federal labor charges filed against Peak Vista Community Health Centers
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Peak Vista Community Health Center, a nonprofit medical organization with 22 locations that serve roughly 81,000 patients in Colorado’s Pikes Peak and East Central regions, is facing allegations of unfair labor practices within the National...
‘What do I do now,’ mother of three in Colorado Springs left to find a new pediatrician with no notice
COLORADO SPRINGS — A mother of three is left to find a new pediatrician after hers was allegedly fired without cause. Federal labor charges have been filed against Peak Vista Community Health Centers. It has left healthcare workers without jobs and patients scrambling...
Doctors union preparing for region-wide hospital strike
More than 800 resident doctors in the Buffalo area will go on strike September 4 and 5, in an effort to improve pay and benefits. Local resident doctors are voicing their grievances over low wages, with some making what amounts to around $15 an hour over an 80-hour...
Resident physicians at UB set to strike next month
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Resident physicians at the University at Buffalo have officially authorized a strike after what they say has been a year of bad-faith bargaining and more. Thursday at Buffalo General Medical Center, residents gathered to announce the...
‘None of my colleagues want to strike, but I don’t know what else to do at this point’: UB resident physicians discuss intended strike
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a year of being at the bargaining table with the University at Buffalo and hospitals, over 800 UB resident physicians are set to go on strike in September. The resident physicians, 830 in total, intend to strike for two days on Sept. 3 and...