With all the ballots counted, Los Angeles physicians voted in favor of instituting Fair Share Fees in their bargaining unit. Now all physicians, regardless of their membership status, will share—fairly!—the costs of running a union from which all physicians benefit. ...
UAPD Updates
UAPD Resolves Payroll Errors Plaguing Los Angeles Doctors
As of 5-8-09, UAPD has written confirmation from Los Angeles County Payroll and Personnel Services that it will correct the paychecks of Los Angeles County/UCLA doctors who had not received the January 3% increase negotiated by UAPD last year. Those affected will see...
State Bargaining Update for January 15, 2009
Bargaining was put on hold for the month of December, as the budget crisis has left the DPA without the authority to bargain productively over economic issues. Bargaining is set to resume at the end of January.
UAPD Part of Massive Challenge to Governor’s Furlough Plan
UAPD is part of a coalition of unions that is challenging the governor's furlough plan in court. The hearing date for the union-sponsored cases has been set for Jan. 29. Union attorneys will argue that the governor lacks the power to arbitrarily cut state worker...
State Bargaining Update for November 20, 2008
Just like you, we keep waiting and waiting and waiting... Negotiations between the UAPD's Bargaining Unit 16 and the State are on hold through the month of December. In the last negotiations meeting, November 20, 2008, the State presented two takeaway proposals...
State Bargaining Update for October 16, 2008
The 2008 Budget season will surely be remembered as one of the most difficult in California history, and, unfortunately for State employees, it's not over yet. When Governor Schwarzenegger signed the budget into law on September 23rd, the UAPD team looked forward to...