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...
by Suzanne Wilson | May 10, 2017 | California State University (CSU)
Last week UAPD and CSU starting formal bargaining over terms and conditions of employment for our members in Unit 1. UAPD and the bargaining team are optimistic about this round of bargaining. After a State audit revealed unnecessary spending, and...
by Suzanne Wilson | May 3, 2017 | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California State of California Doctors
Rosen, Bien, Galvan and Grunfeld, LLP is a legal firm that represents the plaintiffs in Coleman v Brown, which addresses mental health care in California prisons. The original judge in the case ordered that a Special Master be appointed …