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UAPD Seeks Input From BU16 Physicians and Surgeons

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...

Update on BU16 Pay Increases

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...

CCHCS Physician On Call/Callback Notice

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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