Negotiations for the next State Bargaining Unit 16 contract are scheduled to begin on Thursday, April 21st. Meetings will take place on a weekly basis to start, and updates will be sent to UAPD members regularly. More than 500 UAPD members took the time to complete...
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New SEPA Board Elected
The State Employed Physicians Association (SEPA) nominating committee nominated a slate of doctors to be the SEPA Officers and At Large Board of Director members for a two year term. SEPA is an advisory Local Union for the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. ...
Progress Made on Pension Overcharge Issue in BU 16
Last year Union members alerted UAPD that the State has been deducting too much for the employee pension contribution for some State of California BU 16 doctors (who joined CalPERS after January 1, 2013 and are thus subject to a cap on pensionable salary). You can...
EHR System in CDCR — Meet and Confers Ongoing
UAPD has met several times since the beginning of October with CDCR and CCHCS on the implementation of the Electronic Health Record System (EHRS) in that Department. So far the project has been piloted at the following facilities: Folsom State Prison, Folsom Women's...
Sign-In Grievance at Mule Creek State Prison
UAPD has challenged management practices at Mule Creep State Prison. Specifically, UAPD is opposing MCSP's directive that Bargaining Unit 16 employees sign-in and sign-out of work. MCSP already has an electronic key card ID system that makes a manual log-in...
State Must Fix CalPERS Contribution Error
Some UAPD members who are subject to the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) notified the Union that the CalPERS employee contributions that are being deducted from their paychecks are too high. It is quite likely that this problem affects more than the...
Pay Increase for All UAPD State Doctors July 1
The next pay increase for UAPD-represented doctors working for the State of California goes into effect on July 1, 2015. All BU 16 doctors will receive a General Salary Increase on that date. Please see the information below to determine the amount of your pay...
UAPD Calls More Strikes Against UC
On April 2nd, UAPD gave the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) formal notice that we will hold an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike in Southern California as well as Northern California. On the Southern California campuses (Los Angeles, San...
Press Coverage of UAPD Strike Against UC
Dozens of newspapers sent reporters and photographers to cover the story. Here is some of the coverage so far: UT San Diego - Doctor Strike Shows Union Push   U-T San Diego Reuters San Francisco Chronicle Press Enterprise (Riverside) East Bay Express OC Register San...