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Tacoma physicians are trying to unionize

By Lauren Gallup April 23, 2025

Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma has been around for 70 years. Physicians there are now attempting to form a union. (Credit: Lauren Gallup // NWPB)

Joining a growing trend, physicians at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma are trying to unionize. “ We really want to be able to have a voice, have a seat at the table and work with them and be a little bit more collaborative. And we think this unionization effort is the best way to do that,” said Derek Tam, a pediatric emergency physician at the hospital. Read More

WNYC Fires ‘On The Media’ Co-Host Bob Garfield For Alleged Bullying

By NPR News May 18, 2021

Bob Garfield speaks onstage at a 2016 event. Bob Garfield speaks onstage at a 2016 event. Bob Garfield speaks onstage at a 2016 event. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Advertising Week New York

Bob Garfield, host of the public radio show and podcast On The Media, has been fired. According to a statement from New York Public Radio, an outside investigation found that Garfield violated the company's anti-bullying policy. Garfield was the subject of a similar investigation in 2020 that resulted in, "disciplinary action and a warning about consequences if the Read More

Tacoma physicians are trying to unionize

WNYC Fires ‘On The Media’ Co-Host Bob Garfield For Alleged Bullying

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