In late May, the state Supreme Court granted Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s request to hear one of the appeals he filed in response to a series of decisions made earlier this year; specifically the Supreme Court will review a Superior Court judge’s decision...
California State of California Doctors
Schwarzenegger’s Stay Granted — Furloughs Still In Effect April 2nd
Despite mounting evidence that his furlough plan has failed, Schwarzenegger continues to pour state money into legal challenges to delay their inevitable end. Following last week's rulings in favor of UAPD and other unions, the Schwarzenegger administration filed...
CORRECTED State Bargaining Update for May 28, 2010
The UAPD Bargaining Team met with representatives at the State Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) on April 28th and again on Wednesday May 19th. On both dates, the DPA passed conceptual proposals that improved somewhat on what the State had initially...
LA Times Notes UAPD Position on Prison Health Care Deal
Doctors explain shortcomings of proposed deal to UC Regents during special public session on prison healthcare. Read LA Times Coverage Stuart Bussey, M.D., Editorial in Capitol Weekly
State Bargaining Update for May 6, 2009
The UAPD Bargaining Team met again with representatives from the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) on Tuesday, May 5th. The state countered our on-call proposal, offering language that would prevent a doctor from having to work seven consecutive on-call...
Statewide Membership Meetings October 23, 2010
On Saturday, October 23rd in San Diego UAPD will hold separate meetings for members who are State-employed, County-employed, CSU-employed, Private Practice, and Retired. More details will be mailed to members.