Here are three physician union updates in the last week, as reported by Becker's:
1. Renton, Wash.-based Providence received a strike notice on Dec. 30 from the Oregon Nurses Association, a union representing nearly 5,000 Providence workers, including physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners. The health system said its lead negotiator has since approached federal officials to explore reopening mediation with hospitalists at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, and physicians and providers at Providence Women's Clinic.
The move comes as Providence has been recruiting temporary replacement nurses for the upcoming work stoppage.
2. Almost 1,000 physicians of New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals intend to strike on Jan. 13. Doctors Council—Service Employees International Union, which represents almost 1,000 NYC Health physicians, issued a 10-day strike notice to the health system and its affiliates, Physicians Affiliate Group of New York and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, according to a Jan. 2 news release shared with Becker's.
2. Members of the Committee of Interns and Residents at George Washington University Hospital in Washington have reached a tentative labor deal, averting a strike, on Dec. 17. The agreement will include substantial pay increases, a $4,000 ratification bonus and a $1,000 annual stipend for mental health and physician wellness