As important as negotiating strong contracts is enforcing them, and in 2010 UAPD has had great success in holding Los Angeles County to the terms of our contracts. Vigorous contract enforcement protects doctors, those with specific grievances as well as all others,...
On April 6, 2010, the City and County of San Francisco sent out an update regarding the citywide layoffs. The effective date for layoffs has, once again, been postponed, this time until June 11, 2010. When we last met with the City, ERD and DPH indicated that rehire...
Message from Medical Director Dr. Mitchell Katz: Effective Layoff Date Extended to Friday, June 11 Mayor Newsom has agreed to extend the effective date of layoffs noticed on or about March 5, 2010, to close of business on Friday, June 11, 2010. This extension is to...
Under the NuPhysicia Plan, the for-profit Texas corporation will make tens of millions before a cent of savings is realized for California. California's leaders must be made aware of the problems in NuPhysicia’s proposal, and should authorize an unbiased study to...
Negotiations continued this week between the UAPD Bargaining Team and representatives from the State of California. Major issues are still unresolved, therefore negotiations will continue into April. The next scheduled bargaining date is Friday, April 7th. The...
Within hours of UAPD's March 25th presentation to the UC Board of Regents, and subsequent press coverage, the University of California issued statements indicating that it is reconsidering NuPhysicia's half baked plan to transfer prison medical care to UC and replace...
UAPD President Stuart A. Bussey, M.D., and Attorney Andy Kahn plan to inform the UC Regents about fatal flaws in the NuPhysicia Plan. Press Release Post Regents Meeting (PDF) Press Release Pre Regents Meeting (PDF)
Alameda Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch has again sided with UAPD, this morning (March 24) issuing a tentative ruling that orders the State to allow all workers paid from special funds to return to their regular work schedules next month. In its original motion,...
While the University of California eventually released statements denying that UC Vice President John Stobo, the main proponent of NuPhysicia plan, ever benefitted financially from his relationship with that company (Stobo was the non-executive founding chairman of...