Governor Brown has signed AB 1538 into law. The bill is a follow-up to AB 1008, which was signed in 2013 to protect our bargaining unit in Alameda County. AB 1538 reaffirms that UAPD is the exclusive bargaining representative of Alameda County physicians irrespective...
UAPD Updates
Register Now – UAPD Annual Meeting and Free CME
The UAPD Annual Meeting and Free CME will be held on Saturday, October 28th at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott (5855 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles) (MAP). All UAPD members are invited to attend. For each of the events listed below, you can register...
Clarification about State Doctor Salary Memo
UAPD has received questions from CDCR and CCHCS doctors regarding a recent memorandum that was distributed to employees. The memorandum was titled "Excluded and Exempt Salary Increases for Fiscal Year 17-18." The 2017 pay increases described in that...
Update on Coleman Lawsuit
As part of our ongoing collaboration, UAPD President Stuart Bussey and staff held a call with Coleman plaintiffs' attorneys last week. The attorneys were able to present a compelling case that CDCR is not providing adequate mental health care, based in part on...
Important Victory in Case against Contractors
Yesterday, UAPD-represented doctors working for Alameda Health Services (AHS) won a significant legal victory in our year-long campaign against contracting out. While a judge had previously denied UAPD's request for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to...
UAPD Files Charges Against State Hospitals
Several months ago, Napa State Hospital management distributed a memorandum to the medical staff stating that they had decided to utilize the Personal Duress Alarm System (PDAS) as the primary method to contact physicians, because management had determined that the...