On Thursday February 25th, Judge Frank Roesch ruled in favor of UAPD in our case requesting back pay for furloughed state workers who are paid from sources other than the State's general fund. Judge Roesch delivered the same ruling in multiple cases filed by several...
On Thursday February 19, 2009 State Legislators passed a budget that the Governor is expected to sign today, bringing to an end more than three months of political deadlock in Sacramento. UAPD has been actively lobbying to remove doctor layoffs from the...
On Thursday, February 4th, the UAPD Bargaining Team was presented with a set of proposals by representatives from the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA). The proposal reflects the drastic cuts that Governor Schwarzenegger called for in his initial budget...
On the final day of 2009 Alameda Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch issued rulings in favor of three more public sector unions, including UAPD, which filed lawsuits against Governor Schwarzenegger's furloughs. The rulings serve as an important first step in turning the...
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...
UAPD filed a California Medical Board complaint against Dr. Mohammed El-Saabawi, the court appointed monitor for five DMH hospitals. Dr. El-Saabawi, whose California Medical License expired in February, appears to be practicing medicine without a license in the DHM...
UAPD filed a California Medical Board complaint against Dr. Mohammed El-Saabawi, the court appointed monitor for five DMH hospitals. Dr. El-Saabawi, whose California Medical License expired in February, appears to be practicing medicine without a license in the DHM...
Press_Release_7-27-09_-_El_Sabaawi (PDF)
Court Appointee El-Sabaawi Practicing Medicine Without a License? Psychiatric Care at Five California State Hospitals In Hands of Unlicensed Doctor
The Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) has filed a complaint against Mohamed El-Sabaawi with the California …
On July 1, 2009 Governor Schwarzenegger signed an Executive order reinstating "Furlough Fridays" and increasing the number of required furlough days to three. The move amounts to an additional 4.62 percent pay cut for state workers, bringing their total reduction in...