California State of California Doctors

Proposed Telework Updates

The UAPD is aware of proposed changes to telework policies by the state of California. As the official notices from the State to the Union come in, UAPD will request to meet and confer over any and all proposed changes. At this time, only one department has...

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Retroactive Pay Issued to BU16 Members

The State Controller's Office (SCO) has issued the 3% General Salary Increase (GSI) retroactive pay back to July 1, 2023.  Special Salary Adjustments (SSA) are still being processed. Employees can refer to Article 10.4 Salaries and Allowances on page 109 for more...

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Update on BU16 Pay Increase

Members, CalHR has informed the UAPD that the State Controller will issue your general salary increase (GSI) and special salary adjustment (SSA) within the next two weeks. Regarding retroactive pay, CalHR will be issuing a check sometime in December. We will update...

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DSS Statewide MC Meeting

Please join us on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Zoom to dicuss recent changes to DDSD policy and other matters such as back pay, recruitment and retention, and the pending arbitration, as well as questions or concerns. *RSVP to Glynnis Golden...

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UAPD Seeks Input From BU16 Physicians and Surgeons

The UAPD must be able to show the State’s attorney (who will negotiate the retro with UAPD, per the PERB judgement for CDCR violating the law), that since 2019 the unilaterally imposed Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) ISUDT program was forced...

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Update on BU16 Pay Increases

Numerous members have notified the UAPD that they did not receive the newly negotiated salary increases in this month’s paycheck. Many of you have asked when you will see the pay raises. We wish we knew. Despite our many attempts, the California Department of Human...

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CCHCS Physician On Call/Callback Notice

Members, Despite numerous requests by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) to the California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) for CCHCS to send out a communication to BU16 employees regarding how employees are to claim the new...

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New Physician On-Call Language In Effect

On October 1, 2023, the new Article 7.9 Physician On-Call (POC) language went into effect. If you are still receiving non-urgent or non-emergent calls during on-call shifts, contact your UAPD representative and provide details. Regarding the new on-call rate of $15...

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