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UAPD Updates

Bargaining Update for CCSF

The UAPD Bargaining Team began meeting with City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) management on March 14, 2012.  CCSF is proposing that doctors make significant concessions again this year,  including an extension of furloughs, an increase to health insurance...

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State Contract Extended for One Year

The Department of Personnel Administration and Governor Jerry Brown have agreed to a one-year extension of the agreement that covers UAPD doctors working for the State of California in Bargaining Unit 16.  That agreement now expires on July 1, 2013, and all applicable...

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Staff cuts at Napa State do more harm than good

It is widely recognized by experts in the field of mental health that adequate staffing ratios are one of the most important factors in reducing violence and injuries. We hope policymakers will understand that cuts do not always result in lowering costs, and that cuts...

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UAPD Helps Build Oppositition to DMH Layoffs

Sue Wilson, a representative for the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, said the letters arrived just as the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health demanded that the Department of Mental Health increase staffing levels at Patton and Atascadero...

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UAPD President Gives Testimony Against Contracting

On February 21, 2012 the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration held an oversight hearing on the contracting out of State work.  UAPD President Dr. Stuart Bussey presented testimony about why contracting out of doctor services presents a problem for all...

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TA Reached in Santa Cruz

On February 14th, the UAPD Bargaining Team signed a Tentative Agreement in Santa Cruz County.  Some gains were made and concessions were held to a minimum, which includes protecting the existing retiree health benefit for all bargaining unit members and retirees.  All...

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