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Tentative Agreement Reached with State of California. Vote by Friday, September 8, 2023, at 5 p.m. PST
Members, Your bargaining committee finally reached an agreement with the State! You can read the details of the agreement below before casting your vote: The agreement is for two years and expires June 30, 2025. General salary increase of 3% retroactive to July 1,...
Court Rules in Favor of State Physicians Regarding Increased Workload
Members, The UAPD has won a major victory regarding the unfair labor practice charged filed on June 29, 2022. The charge was filed on behalf of CDCR physicians for the State’s failure to bargain in good faith with the UAPD before implementing an Integrated Substance...
Important Bargaining Update
Update as of Friday, August 25, 2023 Members, Stand By! Your bargaining team has been bargaining with the State since Wednesday, August 23, 2023. It is late Friday evening and we are waiting for a response to our salary proposal tonight. So far, the State's package...
Regional BU16 Membership Meetings on Monday, August 21, 2023
The Union of American Physicians and Dentists urgently needs your input to determine next steps. Join the UAPD for our first set of California regional meetings for all BU16 members. In-person meetings will be held in San Diego, Coalinga, and in our Sacramento office....
Delayed Annual Continuing Medical Education Payment for BU16 Members
Update as of August 16, 2023 Per the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR), the State Controller’s Office (SCO) will process the annual $2,500 Continuing Medical Education (CME) benefit payment on August 18, 2023, for full-time and...
UAPD Members Authorize a Strike
UAPD members have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike. The strike vote passed with 91% approval. This vote comes as bargaining with the State has stalled for the past two weeks. The Union and the State remain far apart on wages and the State has not...
UAPD Runs Radio Advertisements to Address State Physician Shortage
The UAPD is running a series of radio advertisements to put pressure on the State to address the physician shortage in all California State Departments.
Strike Authorization Vote Ends July 31 – Vote Now
Members, Due to the state's slow pace of bargaining and their anemic offer of a 2% annual wage increase, your UAPD Bargaining Committee is recommending a vote for member collective action, including a strike. We recommend this course of action only after UAPD has made...