by Suzanne Wilson | Aug 29, 2017 | Featured
The UAPD Annual Meeting and Free CME will be held on Saturday, October 28th at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott (5855 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles) (MAP). All UAPD members are invited to attend. For each of...
by Suzanne Wilson | Aug 14, 2017 | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California State of California Doctors, Department of Developmental Services (DDS), Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Department of Public Health (DPH), Department of Social Services (DSS), Department of State Hospitals (DSH), Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
UAPD has received questions from CDCR and CCHCS doctors regarding a recent memorandum that was distributed to employees. The memorandum was titled “Excluded and Exempt Salary Increases for Fiscal Year 17-18.” The 2017 pay increases described in...
by Suzanne Wilson | Aug 14, 2017 | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California State of California Doctors
As part of our ongoing collaboration, UAPD President Stuart Bussey and staff held a call with Coleman plaintiffs’ attorneys last week. The attorneys were able to present a compelling case that CDCR is not providing adequate mental health care, based...
by Suzanne Wilson | Aug 9, 2017 | Alameda Health System, California Counties, Legal Advocacy
Yesterday, UAPD-represented doctors working for Alameda Health Services (AHS) won a significant legal victory in our year-long campaign against contracting out. While a judge had previously denied UAPD’s request for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to...
by Suzanne Wilson | May 10, 2017 | California State of California Doctors, Department of State Hospitals (DSH)
Several months ago, Napa State Hospital management distributed a memorandum to the medical staff stating that they had decided to utilize the Personal Duress Alarm System (PDAS) as the primary method to contact physicians, because management had determined that the...
