UAPD wants to thank the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for spreading the word about the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP), which is administered by the federal Health Resources &...
The results of the 2021 state ratification vote are in! The bargaining team is pleased to announce the ratification of the new tentative agreement reached with the state. The tentative agreement received an overwhelmingly positive approval rating of 97% from...
Due to high demand, open enrollment for a host of new benefits available to Los Angeles County members has been extended to June 23. Watch the video above to learn more, and sign up to talk to a benefits counselor to make your choices.
California prison psychiatrists could claim $10,000 bonuses as a perk for seeing patients in person under a proposed contract their union negotiated with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. The bonuses are part of an agreement for the Union of American Physicians and...
More than a third of California state prison doctors are objecting to a new corrections department requirement that they prescribe an opioid treatment drug, saying the prisons aren’t taking enough precautions to prevent its abuse. The 138 doctors’ objections, outlined...
TACOMA, Wash., March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a bargaining session held on March 2, 2021, physicians and providers of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) announced their upcoming informational picket in response to the Employer's failure to...