When dealing with an employer like the University of California (UC), establishing a new union inevitably involves a lot of back-and-forth during the union's first days. Please take a moment to review where we are in this process. Although UC has placed some...
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UAPD BU 16 Starts Negotiations with the State
On May 22 negotiations for the new Bargaining Unit 16 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) began between the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) and the State of California. The second meeting took place on June 11. The UAPD Bargaining Team consists of: Ron...
Message from President Bussey to UC Doctors
Great news! The Public Employees Relations Board (PERB) has finished reviewing our authorization cards, and they determined that we do in fact represent a majority of doctors working for the UC student health centers. By reaching majority, your group has crossed...
UAPD Delivers UC Authorization Cards to PERB
Today UAPD staff members in Oakland delivered a large stack of union authorization cards to the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB), the agency that is charged with administering the collective bargaining statutes that cover UC workers. We believe that there are...
Register for the UAPD Triennial Convention
All union members are invited to the UAPD Triennial Convention and 40th Anniversary Celebration in San Francisco on November 2-3, 2012. To attend, send back the registration form that has been mailed to your home or REGISTER ONLINE HERE. Exact event times are listed...
Bargaining Unit 16 Reaches New Agreement with State
After several meetings, UAPD reached a side-letter agreement with the State of California regarding the 2012-2013 budget. Because the overwhelming majority of UAPD members who participated in the online survey and telephone town hall meeting said they preferred...