by Laurel Dunn | Aug 2, 2016 | California State of California Doctors
Last week UAPD finished putting all of our economic proposals on the table. We are looking for a fair across-the-board wage increase for all classifications, plus additional money for those groups that face serious parity and recruitment and retention...
by Laurel Dunn | Jul 18, 2016 | California State of California Doctors
Last week the UAPD Bargaining Team met with the State for three consecutive negotiation sessions and passed a number of the outstanding non-economic proposals.This will allow us to begin bargaining on economic matters, including salaries, this week. Here are some...
by Laurel Dunn | Jul 13, 2016 | Alameda County, California Counties
Oakland — By a vote of 38 to 2, psychiatrists at John George Psychiatric Hospital demanded that the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, Joe Walker, M.D., be removed from that position. The doctors are no longer willing to tolerate …
by Laurel Dunn | Jul 11, 2016 | California Counties, Santa Cruz County
UAPD has submitted a request for bargaining in Santa Cruz County and has begun the process of selecting a negotiating team. This year’s bargaining will likely be contentious, as the doctors plan to push the County to do more to …
by Laurel Dunn | Jul 11, 2016 | Alameda Health System, California Counties
On Friday, July 1st, Psychiatrists at Alameda Health Services overwhelmingly expressed their desire to remove Dr. Joe Walker as Chair of their Department. Over the past two months, Dr. Walker has misused his position to make a deal with Traditions...