UAPD representatives met with the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) on June 9th to discuss the possibility of layoffs for Bargaining Unit 16. It is the Union’s belief that the State of California has a shortage of doctors in its ranks, and that the cuts...
State Controller John Chiang announced this week that he will be forced to issue registered  warrants, also known as IOUs, beginning July 2 if immediate budget and cash solutions are not quickly adopted by the Governor and Legislature. However, the State...
California Department of Veterans Affairs Slashes Medical Care for Napa Valley Vets UAPD Protests Physician Layoffs and Planned Unit Closure at Yountville Veterans’ Home Staff and residents of the Yountville Veterans’ Home, administered by the California Department of...
Bargaining was put on hold for the month of December, as the budget crisis has left the DPA without the authority to bargain productively over economic issues. Bargaining is set to resume at the end of January.
UAPD is part of a coalition of unions that is challenging the governor's furlough plan in court. The hearing date for the union-sponsored cases has been set for Jan. 29. Union attorneys will argue that the governor lacks the power to arbitrarily cut state worker...
Just like you, we keep waiting and waiting and waiting... Negotiations between the UAPD's Bargaining Unit 16 and the State are on hold through the month of December. In the last negotiations meeting, November 20, 2008, the State presented two takeaway proposals...
The 2008 Budget season will surely be remembered as one of the most difficult in California history, and, unfortunately for State employees, it's not over yet. When Governor Schwarzenegger signed the budget into law on September 23rd, the UAPD team looked forward to...
Our most recent session of bargaining took place on Thursday, September 25. The following topics were covered in the latest session: State Budget Settlement: Governor Schwarzenegger signed the State budget on September 23rd after an 85 day impasse. The long delay had...
The following topics were covered in the latest session: Information Request – In a turnaround from last week, CDCR has agreed to provide the requested information about discipline and contractors to UAPD. Use of State Equipment (3.1) – UAPD and the State rolled over...