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California Counties

Supervisors Threaten to Cut LACERA Pension Benefits

In September 2010, on a motion by Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, Los Angeles County CEO William Fujioka submitted a report to the Board of Supervisors called “Options to Reform the County Pension System.”  The County claims to face a $26 billion...

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Health Plan Changes at ACMC

Alameda County Medical Center doctors, who are not covered by the same contract as other Alameda County-employed doctors, agreed to negotiate with the County over the language that governs their health insurance.  All members voted in favor of the plan. Because most...

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No Reopener for Alameda County

Doctors employed by Alameda County voted to reject the County’s request to reopen the current MOU, which does not expire until December of next year.  In seeking the reopener, the county asked members to consider waiving the 3% salary increase scheduled for this...

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San Mateo County in Negotiations

Negotiations with San Mateo County are progressing at a very slow pace.  A big factor in setting that pace is the complexity of the County’s proposal to modify the defined benefit plan for future employees.  On October 27, 2010, the County submitted its comprehensive...

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2010 Statewide Meetings a Success

On October 22nd and 23rd, more than 150 UAPD members came together in San Diego for the 2010 UAPD Statewide Annual Meetings.  This year, the number of annual meetings expanded to five, with separate sessions being held for doctors from State Bargaining Unit 16,...

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Peer Review Breached in LA County

In a case that has troubling implications for all public sector doctors, some of the Los Angeles County supervisors asked for and were granted access to medical  peer review documents from Olive View county hospital, which is part of the UCLA Medical Center. The Los...

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