For the IAM Union, being an advocate for the membership is part of a deeper responsibility – a responsibility to ensure that the membership it serves has a seat at every table. From corporate boardrooms, when it comes time to negotiate substantial contracts, to making sure that those who represent us in government know where
Read moreThe Pharmacy Guild/IAM wins 5th union election in Evergreen State as momentum surges with pharmacy professionals On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, clinical pharmacists at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (PRMCE) won their union 5th election in Washington State, joining The Pharmacy Guild/IAM. The bargaining unit includes more than 70 inpatient, ambulatory care, and retail pharmacists. Pharmacists
Read moreIAM Healthcare and The Pharmacy Guild/IAM, backed by the 600,000-member IAM Union, hosted the first-ever Professional Power Conference in Palm Springs, Calif., bringing together pharmacists and healthcare professionals from across the United States and Canada to build momentum for a growing movement focused on safe staffing, patient care, workplace standards and collective power. The conference,
Read moreOver 6,000 pharmacy professionals and graduating pharmacy students attended the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) annual meeting in Los Angeles in March. IAM Healthcare and The Pharmacy Guild/IAM hosted a booth staffed by a dynamic team of pharmacy professionals and IAM organizers. The union booth was within eyesight of the massive CVS Pharmacy booth. The Pharmacy
Read morePatient 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
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