by Suzanne Wilson | Jan 15, 2009 | California State of California Doctors
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.…
by Suzanne Wilson | Jan 15, 2009 | California State of California Doctors, Legal Advocacy
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 …
by Suzanne Wilson | Nov 20, 2008 | California State of California Doctors
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...
by Suzanne Wilson | Oct 16, 2008 | California State of California Doctors
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...
by Suzanne Wilson | Oct 15, 2008 | California Counties, Legal Advocacy, San Joaquin County
UAPD continues to work on resolving a lawsuit challenging the County’s refusal to include its doctors in its normal retirement system. While a conceptual settlement was reached, UAPD attorneys are now negotiating details with Retirement Board counsel.…