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 unnecessary. Initially, MCSP management indicated that BU 16 employees should not only use a key card and sign-in/out of the facility manually, but also email supervisors upon arrival/departure to work and check-in face to face with supervisors. MCSP dropped the directives to email supervisors and have face to face check-ins after UAPD opposition, but still maintains a sign-in/out log. UAPD has elevated this grievance to the third level and will continue to fight MCSP management on this issue.
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UC Doctors Win Historic First Contract
July 20, 2015After 16 months of negotiations that included 53 bargaining sessions and two strikes, doctors at the UC Student Health Centers settled their first contract with the University of California in June. Doctors ratified the agreement on July 20th. While it was a long and difficult negotiation, the team won language that will significantly improve conditions for all UC doctors. All doctors’ pay will increase by at least 7.1% within two weeks of ratification. Moreover, the doctors succeeded in making their first raise retroactive to last year, regaining the money that was on hold while negotiations were ongoing. The contract also set a new minimum salary and brought all doctors up to that level, with retroactivity to last year. UC had long resisted setting a minimum salary for current employees and making the initial raises retroactive. However, doctors showed a steadfastness throughout this long process that convinced UC they had no choice.
In addition to the economic improvements, the TA contains language to help doctors navigate the increasingly difficult campus health environment. For one, the large number of “contract” physicians who were working half-time or more have now been made permanent “career” employees with all the benefits and protections that includes. As unionized workers, all doctors will have protections against unfair discipline or dismissal, as well as a strong grievance procedure to make sure all of the contract terms are enforced. Doctors will also be able to call regular meetings with health center management to discuss problems before they get out of hand. All in all, the Agreement is a very positive first step for student health and counseling center doctors.
New CSU Contract Is Here
May 8, 2015The contract covering California State University (CSU) doctors is now available online.
UC Doctors Strike Again
April 24, 2015Beginning April 9th and lasting until April 14th, UAPD doctors were on strike against the University of California to protest unfair labor practices committed during the year-long bargaining for a first contract. In addition to picketing the student health centers in Los Angeles and Berkeley, doctors protested at Cal Day, Bruin Day, and Celebrate Irvine, the days when UC welcomes new students to campus. There were several rallies featuring doctors and students (including one student who thanked a striking doctor for saving her life), and a march on the chancellor’s office at both Los Angeles and UC Berkeley. There was even a plane towing banners in support of the doctors at most events.
The press coverage of the action continued to be strong — the story was seen by more than 4 million viewers on TV newscasts and featured in both the LA Times and The San Francisco Chronicle. Everyone has been sympathetic to the doctors, who are fighting to ensure that students can receive quality health care on campus.
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Sample of Print Coverage
OC Register UC student doctors’ strike hits region
Santa Monica Mirror Striking Doctors, Dentists To Picket Outside UCLA Campus In Westwood Monday
SF Chronicle: In Rare Move UC Campus Doctors Plan 4 Day Walkout
California Healthline: Doctor Strike May Be Harbinger of Reform Era Labor Problems
Los Angeles Times: Doctors at UC student health clinics start strike
UAPD Calls More Strikes Against UC
April 3, 2015On 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 Diego, Irvine, Riverside, and Santa Barbara), the strike will begin on Saturday, April 11th at 7:00 am and end on Wednesday April 15th at 7:00 am. All Southern California doctors will return for their regular shifts on Wednesday April 15th.
As previously announced, for Northern California campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and Merced), the strike will start on Thursday, April 9th, at 7:00 am, run through the weekend, and end Monday, April 13th at 7:00 am. All Northern California doctors will return for their regular shifts on Monday, April 13th.
Picket line times and locations.
Here is a FAQ for strikers.
CSU Contract Goes Into Effect
January 30, 2015Having been unanimously ratified by UAPD members and approved by the CSU Board of Trustees, the new memorandum of agreement for doctors working in the CSU student health centers has gone into effect. A summary of the agreement is included below, and the full text will be posted online shortly. Doctors should see first pay increase, including retroactive pay back to July 1, 2014, on their March pay check.
Summary of Agreement
*Three year contract expires June 30, 2017
*Salary Increases: Upon ratification, the salary floor increases 10%, raising the minimum salary from $10,617 to $11,679 per month for a full time appointment. Anyone currently earning below the minimum salary will be adjusted up to that minimum, retroactive back to July 1, 2014. Also upon ratification, all unit members will receive a 3% salary increase retroactive back to July 1, 2014. Those who had their salaries adjusted to $11,679 (per month per FTE) will receive the 3% increase on top of that amount. Next there will be a 2% increase on July 1, 2015, and an additional 2% increase on July 1, 2016. UAPD negotiated “me too” language tied to the California Faculty Association, so if CFA members receive raises higher than those listed above, doctors will receive those increases as well. Lastly, under the new contract the CSU President may establish an equity increase program, with first priority for awards given to doctors with 15 years of service. UAPD will strongly advocate for these additional pay increases to correct existing inequalities.
*Probation: UAPD TA’d on language that says time worked by a part-time employee can be counted towards the probationary period for a full-time job. Also, any employee on probation can request a review after one year, when the President or designee can make the employment permanent. Before this change in language, part-time employees had no guarantee that their time would count towards a permanent position, and the probation period was a mandatory two years.
*Pre-Discipline has been changed to Progressive Discipline, which is defined in the contract. CSU has to follow a more formal set of guidelines under Progressive Discipline, giving greater protection to doctors.
*Alternative Work Schedule: Employees are now allowed to request alternate work schedules, with approval subject to mutual agreement by the employee and the President or designee. Before this language change, management did not have to respond to employee requests for alternate schedules.
*Safety Committee: At each campus UAPD can designate a member to participate on the campus-wide Safety Committee in order to represent the interests of unit employees.
*Contracting Out: Language has been strengthened so that the Union can meet and confer over the impact of any contract that lasts more than one year. Previous language stated that the Union could meet and confer only about contracts that lasted “over a long period of time,” a vague standard which made it hard to hold CSU accountable for its contracting behavior.
*Union Rights: Management will provide employee addresses to UAPD, making it easier to organize doctors into union membership.
*Disability Insurance Improved: The maximum weekly payment for eligible employees is raised from $135 to $250.
*Professional Development: New language ensures that requests for time off for professional development not be unreasonably denied. Any denials will be documented in writing within five business days of the request.
*New Joint Committee: A new Joint Labor-Management Committee on each campus, plus a statewide committee, will meet regularly to discuss Health Center policies and the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Press Coverage of UAPD Strike Against UC
January 29, 2015Dozens of newspapers sent reporters and photographers to cover the story. Here is some of the coverage so far:
U-T San Diego
Reuters
San Francisco Chronicle
Press Enterprise (Riverside)
East Bay Express
OC Register
San Jose Mercury News
Monterey Herald
Los Angeles Times
Sacramento Business Journal
The story was covered extensively by TV news and radio stations up and down the state. Some stations have already posted videos:
KTTV Los Angeles
KABC Los Angeles
Fox 5 San Diego
7 San Diego
CBS 8 San Diego
Last but not least, the UAPD strike got 3500 “Likes” on Facebook!
UC Strike Called for January 27th
January 20, 2015Download Strike Flyer – Picket and Rally Locations (PDF)
FAQ for Striking Doctors (PDF)
Press Release Picket Line Locations (PDF)
Press Release Ten Day Notice (PDF)
The Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) has given the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) notice that doctors employed by its student health centers will hold a one-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike on Tuesday, January 27th, starting at 7:30 am.
The student health doctors, who organized their union with UAPD in 2013, are currently bargaining with UC for a first contract. In a series of membership meetings in December, over 90% of the student health doctors voted in favor of striking.
UAPD has filed multiple ULP charges against UC with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). UC’s behavior has made it impossible to reach a fair agreement at the negotiating table, even after a full year of negotiations, 41 bargaining sessions, and the UAPD team’s continuous effort to find middle ground.
“A ULP strike is the only way to compel UC to follow the laws that govern bargaining,” explained UAPD President Stuart A. Bussey, M.D.. “Unfortunately, UC has a history of disrespecting workers during negotiations, and we’re no exception to that.”
Charles McDaniel, M.D., a psychiatrist who works at UCLA, said, “We organized a union so that UC would respect doctors, and take seriously its obligation to provide health care, including adequate mental health services, to the students. We have been trying to reach an agreement at the bargaining table, but UC’s ongoing unfair labor practices are standing in the way of that.”