Dr. Martin Luther King considered forging a strong alliance between the labor movement and the civil rights movement one of his goals. When he was murdered in Memphis he was actually helping lead a sanitation worker strike there. King wanted Black workers to be...
Do doctors have a right to speak about patient safety problems in hospitals and not have it used as a basis for termination? Do they have the same right to free speech as everyone else? That’s the question being raised in a court battle between Dr. R.V. Rao and...
Starting January 1, 2010, any UAPD member who has received a formal written notice of suspension, termination, or limitation of medical staff privileges can apply to receive up to $500 per case and per year to pay for legal consultation. The fund will be used to pay...
Friday, April 29, 2011 • 10 am - 2:30 pm Miramonte Resort and Spa 45000 Indian Wells Lane, Indian Wells, CA [member] To register online, click HERE. [/member] [member] Download Course Flyer HERE. [/member] Four (4) Complimentary CME/CE Credits Available for UAPD...
A group of medical professionals working at the thirteen clinics that make up the Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC) voted last week to unionize, becoming part of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) in the process. Â Today, representatives of...
In reponse to the violent attacks at Napa State Hospital and other Department of Mental Health facilities, UAPD-represented doctors have been speaking on the record with the press to bring public attention to the problem of patient and worker safety in the state's...
More than sixty physicians in Ventura County has been fighting to join UAPD for more than four years, staying committed to the idea of having a union even though their employer has opposed it at every step. “The main reason we wanted a union is that county management...
Mental health workers say they fear for their very lives By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen / Times-Herald ... Psychiatrist Patricia Tyler said that in her 25 years in the profession, she has never worked any place more dangerous than Napa State Hospital. "It is not safe," she...
Singh, Consultant to California Mental Hospitals, Abruptly Resigns By Lee Romney and John Hoeffel / Los Angeles Times / January 28, 2011 ... His resignation, which is effective Tuesday, comes less than two weeks after The Times interviewed a top state Department of...