A bill designed to increase the number of doctors in underserved areas such as the Valley has a few more steps to go before reaching Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk to be signed into law. But funding for the California Medicine Scholars Program is already guaranteed. UAPD is...
UAPD Updates
Gallup hospital shedding nearly 80 jobs; patient counts drop
A Gallup hospital is eliminating nearly 80 jobs as it responds to reduced patient counts following a $14 million loss in 2020. The Gallup Independent reports that other moves include severing 18 contracts with temporary or traveling workers and laying off six local...
UAPD Membership Overwhelmingly Ratifies Tentative Agreement with the State
The results of the 2021 state ratification vote are in! The bargaining team is pleased to announce the ratification of the new tentative agreement reached with the state. The tentative agreement received an overwhelmingly positive approval rating of 97% from...
Unsafe COVID-19 Conditions in Pharmacy Corrected
When the COVID-19 crisis hit in March 2020, UAPD members working for LA County found themselves in high-risk situations that their managers were doing little to address. They turned to UAPD representatives to understand the fast-changing situation and for help in...
Benefits Enrollment Extended to June 23
Due to high demand, open enrollment for a host of new benefits available to Los Angeles County members has been extended to June 23. Watch the video above to learn more, and sign up to talk to a benefits counselor to make your choices.
New Contract for California Prison Doctors Offers $10,000 Bonuses to Psychiatrists
California prison psychiatrists could claim $10,000 bonuses as a perk for seeing patients in person under a proposed contract their union negotiated with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. The bonuses are part of an agreement for the Union of American Physicians and...