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...
Alameda Health System
UAPD Takes On Contractors
UAPD won the first skirmish against the contracting agency Traditions Behavioral Health (TBH). Last June, Alameda Health System (AHS) contracted out employed psychiatric hours at John George Psychiatric Emergency Services, hours represented by UAPD, to...
AHS Psychiatrists Support Ousting Dr. Walker!
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 Behavioral Health...
AHS Tries to Contract Out Doctor Positions
UAPD met with AHS two days ago in a meet and confer over TBH's efforts to staff a "triage psychiatrist" position in PES. AHS is claiming that recruitment has been unsuccessful over the past three months and that not enough SAN psychiatrists are interested in taking...
Wage Adjustments for Alameda Health Service Docs
The market wage adjustments and retro pay to last June 2015 will appear on Friday's paycheck! All Ambulatory docs will receive a 4% increase to base wages, and all full-time and part-time psychiatrists will receive a 10% wage increase retroactive to June 21, 2015. ...
Open Positions at AHS
Physician II - Board Certified   14699 WINTON WELLNESS CENTER Winton Wellness Center, Hayward, CA Physician II - Board Certified   15236 EASTMONT WELLNESS CENTER Eastmont Wellness Center, Oakland, CA Physician II - Board Certified   15645 NEWARK WELLNESS...
AHS Market Reopener on Salaries
UAPD has been meeting with AHS over the market reopener negotiated earlier this year.  UAPD prepared a comprehensive survey of the surrounding counties that shows that AHS salaries for specialties are below market, except for dental. View market survey here. After...
Alameda Health Service Doctors Ratify Contract
The new Agreement between UAPD and AHS was overwhelmingly ratified by the members. The vote drew the largest membership participation in the past 15 years. Under the new Agreement, dentists and psychiatrists will benefit from across the board pay increases with...
AHS Doctors Authorized to Strike
The UAPD Board has approved a request by Alameda Healthcare Services (AHS) doctors to go on strike against their employer. During the strike authorization vote among UAPD members at AHS, 98% of them voted in favor of a strike. AHS doctors will be meeting soon to...
