A doctor working for Banner Health says physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants have voted to form a labor union. About 250 people were eligible to vote in the election.
A Gilbert-based doctor, who first contacted the Union of American Physicians and Dentists about representation, says the motion to unionize was approved by a margin greater than two-to-one.
The next step for the union will be to negotiate a contract. An organizer has said doing so can take one or two years.
Banner Health issued the following statement:
"The majority of AZ Banner Medical Group clinicians who participated in the recent union election voted to be represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. We respect that decision, and if the results are certified by the National Labor Relations Board we’ll consider our next steps in meeting our obligations to the Union, our clinicians and the community we serve."
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