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VP Biden Urges Furlough Exemptions for DDS Workers  UAPD and AFSCME continue the campaign to exempt federally-funded doctors from state budget cuts. 

 

Governor Announces Third Furlough Day for State Workers  New Executive Order also reinstates "Furlough Fridays" for some. 

Paychecks, Not IOUs, for UAPD State Doctors  The State Controller's Office (SCO) confirmed today that all UAPD-represented employees will receive their regular paychecks, not IOUs, throughout the summer months.
Doctors Fight to Save Medical Care for Veterans UAPD President Dr. Stuart Bussey is leading  the opposition to a plan made by the State Department of Veterans Affairs to close an acute care unit in Yountville that services 1,100 elderly and disabled vetrans. Press Release:  Yountville Veterans Home
UAPD Files Suit To End Furloughs For Some Doctors Doctors who are paid from federal funds or a State special funds should be exempt from the furlough requirement, a lawsuit filed by UAPD attorneys argues.
Santa Cruz Doctors Reach Tentative Agreement  Bargaining Team recommends approval of the new agreement without reservations.

May Revise Means More Bad Budget News The Governor proposes cutting vital services at great cost to Californians.

Los Angeles County Doctors Vote for Fair Share Fees Now all physicians will share—fairly!—the costs of running a union from which all physicians benefit. 
  San Francisco County Doctors Ratify Contract New contract preserves recent salary gains yet protects vital services for the City. 
UAPD Resolves Payroll Errors Plaguing LA Doctors  LA County/UCLA doctors who had not received the January 3% increase negotiated by UAPD last year will see the increase on their 5/15/09 paycheck, including the retroactive pay for the last four months.

California Medical Board Runs Ad for Contractors in Official Newsletter  UAPD protests outrageously poor public policy and misuse of state fundsUpdate:  Victory!  Medical Board retracts ad and agrees not to promote contract workers in the future.
UAPD Sponsors Utilization Review Bill AB 933, introduced by Assemblymember Fong, will oblige physicians who do utilization review for injured workers in California to be licensed in California.
UAPD Talks Health Care Reform with Representative Pete Stark  Our message:  everyone benefits when unionized physicians should have regular and ongoing input. 
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