On August 4th, the DPA gave UAPD notice of CDCR''s intention to lay off thirty-one dentists working in state prisons effective January 14, 2011, as part of a larger plan to reduce the dentist-to-patient ratio and shift work to newly hired dental hygienists. UAPD...
All doctors in UAPD''s Bargaining Unit 16 have been excluded from the new round of furloughs announced by Governor Schwarzenegger on July 28th. The new plan does not impose furloughs on members of the six bargaining units that have ratified tentative agreements with...
On May 1, More than 100 union members travelled to Manhattan Beach to participate in the second offering from UAPD’s Continuing Medical Education Program, entitled “Peer Review: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.” Since 2009 UAPD has been offering complementary CME...
On Saturday, October 23rd in San Diego UAPD will hold separate meetings for members who are State-employed, County-employed, CSU-employed, Private Practice, and Retired. More details will be mailed to members.
As important as negotiating strong contracts is enforcing them, and in 2010 UAPD has had great success in holding Los Angeles County to the terms of our contracts. Vigorous contract enforcement protects doctors, those with specific grievances as well as all others,...
One highlight of the 2009 Triennial Convention was the chartering of the new UAPD Retiree Chapter. On the day before the convention, a group of retired doctors met to elect officers and adopt a constitution for the new union. They also heard from Steve Regenstrief of...
In their October 1st meeting, the UAPD Board of Directors voted to create a Legal Consultation fund to assist members who are facing discipline at work. The fund goes into effect on January 1, 2010. A UAPD member who has received a formal written notice of suspension,...