State of California BU 16
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Is DHM Monitor El-Sabaawi Practicing Medicine Without a License?
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Court Appointee El-Sabaawi Practicing Medicine Without a License? Psychiatric Care at Five California State Hospitals In Hands of Unlicensed Doctor
The Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) has filed a complaint against Mohamed El-Sabaawi with the California …
Third Furlough Day for State Workers
On July 1, 2009 Governor Schwarzenegger signed an Executive order reinstating "Furlough Fridays" and increasing the number of required furlough days to three. The move amounts to an additional 4.62 percent pay cut for state workers, bringing their total reduction in...
State Bargaining Update for June 10, 2009
UAPD representatives met with the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) on June 9th to discuss the possibility of layoffs for Bargaining Unit 16. It is the Union’s belief that the State of California has a shortage of doctors in its ranks, and that the cuts...
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