The UAPD Bargaining Team reached a TA with the State of California on June 25th. Ballots and a detailed summary of the agreement were paper mailed to all UAPD members in Bargaining Unit 16 on July 1st. Ballots are due back at the UAPD Oakland office on July 22nd at 5...
UAPD Updates
Bargaining Update for June 18, 2008
The UAPD Bargaining Team met with representatives from the State of California for the second time on Wednesday, June 18, 2008. The following topics were among those discussed: On-Call -- The UAPD Bargaining Team invited three CDCR physicians to the table to describe...
Bargaining Continues Week of June 21
UAPD was NOT among the four unions that reached an agreement with the State of California on June 15. UAPD is scheduled to meet with the DPA the week of June 21st.
Governor’s Message on Furloughs: Over, for Now
Department of Personnel Administration Director Debbie Endsley sent a memo saying: "With respect to furloughs, the current program ends June 30, and the Administration expects the State to resume normal hours of operation in July. The Governor's budget proposal...
State Improves Its Offer for Doctors
The UAPD Bargaining Team met with representatives of the State Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) on April 28th, May 19th, and again on June 10th. Responding to the UAPD Bargaining Team’s strong rejection of the State’s February 4th offer, on the more recent...
Wide Range of Topics Addressed on Opening Day
The Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) Bargaining Team met with representatives from the State of California for the first bargaining session on Wednesday, June 4. Representing the doctors were: Dr. Georgia Thomatos, Department of Corrections and...
Furlough Fight Continues
In late May, the state Supreme Court granted Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s request to hear one of the appeals he filed in response to a series of decisions made earlier this year; specifically the Supreme Court will review a Superior Court judge’s decision...
Schwarzenegger’s Stay Granted — Furloughs Still In Effect April 2nd
Despite mounting evidence that his furlough plan has failed, Schwarzenegger continues to pour state money into legal challenges to delay their inevitable end. Following last week's rulings in favor of UAPD and other unions, the Schwarzenegger administration filed...
CORRECTED State Bargaining Update for May 28, 2010
The UAPD Bargaining Team met with representatives at the State Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) on April 28th and again on Wednesday May 19th. On both dates, the DPA passed conceptual proposals that improved somewhat on what the State had initially...