Banner Health seeks NLRB review of union vote, cites coercion
The hospital system filed a motion with federal labor officials to invalidate a recent election by medical staff, alleging the union interfered with the process.
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The hospital system filed a motion with federal labor officials to invalidate a recent election by medical staff, alleging the union interfered with the process.
Public records show 1 business listing for Queen Creek businesses in the week of Aug. 31. Here is the full list.
Outpatient clinicians at 31 Banner clinics across the Phoenix Valley voted Wednesday to join the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, a first for Arizona. Banner employs about 800 people in Queen Creek.
University of Northern Colorado Athletics and Banner Health have extended their partnership, placing a Banner Health patch on student-athlete uniforms starting this fall.
Approximately 268 Banner Health doctors and advanced practice providers in Arizona are voting on unionization amid claims of burnout, while the company urges a no vote.
Banner Health has purchased a 15-acre property in Windsor, Colorado, with plans to construct a new facility on the land.
Phoenix fire officials note a spike in rescue calls for hikers as extreme temperatures sweep through the Valley.
The retailer received nearly $3 billion in tariff refunds and announced it would invest the funds into price reductions while reporting strong quarterly earnings growth.
Approximately 270 Banner Health medical professionals in the Phoenix area are voting on whether to form a union, a move linked to an ongoing unfair labor lawsuit.
A family medicine doctor in Gilbert was barred from clinical work shortly after filing an unfair labor practice complaint, amid broader efforts by Banner Health physicians to organize a union.
Albertsons Companies is closing additional Safeway locations as it resumes its store network review following the collapse of its proposed merger with Kroger.
Approximately 250 medical providers at Banner Health clinics in metro Phoenix are voting on whether to join a union, citing concerns over unpaid administrative duties and high patient volumes.
A Queen Creek business listing previously shown as Seven Brothers - Queen Creek now appears as Seven Brothers Burgers.
Banner Health is increasing the use of ambulatory surgical centers to perform lower-risk heart procedures outside of hospitals.
A monsoon storm knocked out cooling at a Phoenix data center Thursday, and web host Namecheap had to shut down thousands of servers, taking customer websites and email offline around the world for most of a day.
The drive-thru chain founded in Gilbert in 2013 filed for Chapter 11 on Aug. 4 and served its last customers Wednesday, closing every location in Arizona and Nevada.
Approximately 250 Banner Health clinicians in Arizona have started casting ballots on whether to form a union, with results expected in early September.
Banner Health has trained two surgeons in newly FDA-approved single-incision robotic techniques, positioning the system as a leader in advanced minimally invasive surgery in Arizona.
Banner Health announced it will keep labor and delivery operations running at its Casa Grande hospital after the local obstetric provider ended its contract.
Target has released a list of upcoming store openings in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

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