The UAPD Board has approved a request by Alameda Healthcare Services (AHS) doctors to go on strike against their employer. During the strike authorization vote among UAPD members at AHS, 98% of them voted in favor of a strike. AHS doctors will be meeting soon to...
Los Angeles County Supervisors are considering a plan to merge the county's public health department and its mental health agency with the Department of Health Services, which now runs county hospitals and clinics. How will UAPD members fit into the plan? How could...
Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, doctors have been in high demand. During the last round of negotiations, UAPD argued strenuously that the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) was underpaying many of its doctors, making...
Dozens of newspapers sent reporters and photographers to cover the story. Here is some of the coverage so far: UT San Diego - Doctor Strike Shows Union Push   U-T San Diego Reuters San Francisco Chronicle Press Enterprise (Riverside) East Bay Express OC Register San...
Download Strike Flyer - Picket and Rally Locations (PDF) FAQ for Striking Doctors (PDF) Press Release Picket Line Locations (PDF) Press Release Ten Day Notice (PDF) The Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) has given the University of California Office of...
After 35 bargaining sessions over ten months, there is still no agreement between UAPD and the University of California over terms for a first contract for UC Student Health Center doctors. After months of bad faith bargaining on the part of UC, in November the UAPD...
Each year the AFSCME Family Scholarship Program provides ten $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors, which will be renewed for a maximum of four years. Children of UAPD members are welcome to apply. Applications must be post-marked by December 31, 2014. More...
UAPD held its annual statewide membership meeting in Sacramento on October 25th. Click here to see photos. In addition to the meeting, there was a productive board meeting the evening before, a fascinating ethics CME Saturday morning, and a steward training in the...
UAPD has filed Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges against the University of California (UC) for unilaterally increasing doctors' pension contributions after saying they would not, among other things. It has become evident that UC’s bad faith bargaining is making it...