SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the largest union representing licensed physicians and dentists, the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), announced the introduction of Senate Bill 422. This legislation, authored by Senator Richard...
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Senator Richard Pan Calls for Creation of Registry for State Doctors Seeking Extra Work
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the largest union representing licensed physicians and dentists, the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), announced the introduction of Senate Bill 422. This legislation, authored by Senator Richard...
Assemblyman Rob Bonta Calls for State Civil Service Reforms
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,the largest union representing licensed physicians and dentists, the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), announced the introduction of Assembly Bill 657. The legislation authored by Assemblyman Rob...
Assemblyman Rob Bonta Calls for Limits on Contracting of State Doctor Work
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,the largest union representing licensed physicians and dentists, the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), announced the introduction of Assembly Bill 657. The legislation authored by Assemblyman...
UAPD Sponsered Bill That Would Eliminate Copays for Inmates Passes First Committee
On February 26th, California’s Assembly Public Safety Committee voted to pass Assembly Bill 45, authored by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Santa Cruz). AB 45, which UAPD (Local AFSCME 206) has co-sponsored, would eliminate medical and dental co-payments and charges for...
UAPD Endorses Tax on Sugary Beverages
The CCSF doctors UAPD represents are dedicated to safety net medical care and public health. A survey of the Union membership in advance of the 2014 San Francisco “soda tax“ proposition yielded 96% support for that measure. With Berkeley’s approval of a...