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Scenes from the 2012 Triennial Convention

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...

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In CalPERS? Learn About Air Time

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...

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Order Proposition Posters and Buttons Today

Vote by mail ballots go out in early October, so now is the time to ask your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors to vote Yes on Prop 30 and No on Prop 32.  Prop 30 will increase taxes in order to protect vital public services.  The additional revenue is needed...

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Worker Outcry Leads to Change in Napa Alarm Policy

After a patient tried to choke a worker Wednesday with the lanyard holding a new alarm, the facility will now allow employees to wear them on a belt-loop clip. The attack on a psychiatric technician demonstrated with eerie precision the risk that employees had warned...

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Register for the UAPD Triennial Convention

All union members are invited to the UAPD Triennial Convention and 40th Anniversary Celebration in San Francisco on November 2-3, 2012. To attend, send back the registration form that has been mailed to your home or REGISTER ONLINE HERE.  Exact event times are listed...

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Bargaining Unit 16 Reaches New Agreement with State

After several meetings, UAPD  reached a side-letter agreement with the State of California regarding the 2012-2013 budget.  Because the overwhelming majority of UAPD members who participated in the online survey and telephone town hall meeting said they preferred...

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