Rising Worker Activity Reflects Tough Labor Market

Rising Worker Activity Reflects Tough Labor Market

At least 4 urgent care centers in Colorado were closed on the same day last week because of a walkout among employees—who were not represented by a union—disrupting business operations and unexpectedly leaving patients in the community with fewer choices for accessing care. Local news outlets reported employee complaints about wages.  There’s no doubt labor activity in general has accelerated across the country, and urgent care leaders should be paying attention, according to Alan A. …

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Legacy Health Urgent Care Clinicians Participate in Solidarity Strikes 

Legacy Health Urgent Care Clinicians Participate in Solidarity Strikes 

Some 80 clinicians at Legacy Health recently announced 2-day solidarity strikes to show support for 140 of their coworkers—represented by the Oregon Nurses Association—who are already on an open-ended strike that started on December 2, according to the Oregonian. As of press time, about 50 nurse practitioners and physician assistants at Legacy-GoHealth Urgent Care clinics were committed to a strike during the holiday week as were 30 pediatric advanced practice providers who work at Randall …

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Union Clinicians Strike Over Staffing Issues at Detroit ED

Union Clinicians Strike Over Staffing Issues at Detroit ED

Workers went on an anticipated strike last week over ongoing dissatisfaction related to insufficient staffing and long wait times for patients in the emergency department (ED) at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit. On April 18, union physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners walked out after their good-faith negotiations failed to result in an agreement, according to local news reports. The clinicians had formed the union less than a year ago to advocate for improved …

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