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Patient Care Associates (PCAs) and Psychiatric Care Technicians (PCTs) employed by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center voted overwhelmingly late last week to ratify their first union contract. The agreement, which took effect on Monday, April 7, ends a tense period of negotiations which saw hundreds of front-line health care workers and Columbus community
Read moreIAM Healthcare Bargaining Committee Member Kelly Williams read a powerful message from her coworkers in the executive office of The Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center. Her statement listed the reasons safe staffing levels are critical to patient care at OSU hospitals and called for OSU executives to recruit and retain more front-line healthcare staff.
Read moreThe IAM’s movement to unionize America’s pharmacy industry continues to gain momentum. For the first time since launching The Pharmacy Guild (TPG), pharmacists and technicians at Walgreens are taking the next step for their patients by seeking a union election. The store in Vancouver is also the first workplace in Washington State to join TPG’s
Read moreThe momentum of healthcare organizing in the IAM is growing, as shown by the recent victory of 74 healthcare professionals at MultiCare Healthcare System in Tacoma, Wash., who voted to join IAM District 160. The healthcare professionals at MultiCare voted to join IAM Healthcare to strengthen their voice on the job. They cited concerns about
Read moreAs National Nurses Week unfolds, it gives IAM Healthcare the opportunity to extend sincere gratitude to the incredible nurses who stand as pillars of strength and compassion in their workplaces and communities across the country. In hospitals, clinics, and homes around the nation, nurses work tirelessly, often short-staffed and long hours, to provide comfort and
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