The reduction in the number of California prison inmates, which was mandated by the federal courts in 2011, has meant layoffs in most classifications within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Since 2011, UAPD has been doing everything...
Members gave such positive feedback about the CME class on addiction held during the Triennial Convention in San Francisco, UAPD decided to make some of that content available to all union members online. UAPD has created an online medical education portal offering up...
Back in 2010, UAPD attorneys helped a retired State doctor file a claim with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) seeking to recalculate his pension payment to reflect the bonuses he had earned while working for the Department of Social...
The Jerry Clark Memorial Scholarship Program is an ongoing program available to children of AFSCME members, which includes all members of UAPD. Under the program, one scholarship in the amount of $5,000 will be awarded annually to two students majoring in the social...
By Dr. Stuart A. Bussey, UAPD President Life Begins at Forty was the title of a book written by psychologist William Pitman, about all the possibilities of middle age. But the deeper meaning of the phrase was supplied by the 19th century philosopher Arthur...
More than 200 people assembled at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco the first weekend in November for a very special Triennial Convention, marking the 40th anniversary of UAPD. The weekend opened with a four-credit CME...
Most of the changes to CalPERS associated with the passage of AB 340 do not affect current employees. One change that does affect current employees regards Additional Retirement Service Credit (ARSC), more commonly known as "Air Time." According to the CalPERS...
UAPD members looking for the nearest GOTV site should visit the California State Federation of Labor GOTV page.
After sticking together through months of difficult bargaining, Santa Clara doctors have won an agreement that meets all of their key demands. Â The Agreement was ratified overwhelmingly by members this week; next it goes to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors...