About 90 mid-level providers at PeaceHealth won the right to unionize, after votes cast by physician assistants, nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives were counted Monday, Sept. 18. The PeaceHealth clinicians, who work outside hospitals in Whatcom...
UAPD Updates
UAPD Welcomes First Bargaining Unit of Exclusively Advanced Practice Clinicians
Bellingham, Wash., September 18, 2023 — More than 80 advanced practice clinicians employed at PeaceHealth’s nonacute care facilities in Whatcom and Skagit counties have won the right to unionize with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD). This is...
Governor Newsom Signs SB148 Into Law
On Thursday, September 14, 2023, Governor Newsom signed SB148 into law—officially ratifying the MOU for BU16 members. SB148 secures funding for the negotiated contract in effect until July 2025. The new on-call rate goes in effect October 1, 2023. View Full Tentative...
BU324 Members – Take Action to Secure Fair, Just Contract
Members, Please sign the petition to stand with your peers and participate in taking a unified concerted action to move bargaining priorities with Los Angeles County. Sign Online Petition
Contract Ratified for California State Physicians and Dentists
Members, The tentative agreement with the State of California has been ratified! Our agreement is now pending the legislature's approval and the Governor's signature, which will likely be obtained this week. Upon this, the contract will take effect and all BU16...
California Prison Psychiatrists Get Double-Digit Raises in Deal That Avoids Union Strike
Physicians, surgeons, dentists and psychiatrists who work in California’s state hospitals and prisons have struck a deal with the state that will put double-digit raises and five-figure bonuses in some workers’ pockets. The agreement between CalHR and the Union of...