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UAPD Updates

UAPD Forms New Union at the University of California

Today the University of California (UC) formally recognized the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) as the exclusive bargaining representative of doctors working in the student health centers on all ten UC campuses.  This marks the successful completion...

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UAPD Doctor Appointed to Measure A Oversight Committee

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors has appointed  Dr. Milton Lorig, a UAPD Board Member and longtime employee of the Alameda Health System, to the Measure A Oversight Committee.  Adopted by Alameda County voters in 2004, Measure A authorized the County of Alameda...

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Another Non-Profit Clinic Unionizes with UAPD

Providers at the To Help Everyone (T.H.E.) Health and Wellness Center in Los Angeles voted unanimously to unionize with UAPD in October.  Soon T.H.E. providers will begin discussing their bargaining priorities and entering into negotiations for a first contract with...

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Hundreds of Discounts for UAPD Members

Through our affiliation with AFSCME and the AFL-CIO, UAPD can offer its members discounts on hundreds of products and services through the Union Plus program.  Union Plus offers union members special deals on mortgages, cell phone service, car rentals, computer...

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Santa Cruz Doctors Ratify New Contract

The tentative agreement reached by the UAPD Bargaining Team and Santa Cruz County on October 10, 2013 has been overwhelmingly approved by members.  The contract will go into effect as soon as it is approved by the Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors, who will consider it...

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Media Coverage of Psychiatrist Shortage at ASH

“It’s spreading them thin. It’s not good for the treatment of the patients or the safety of the doctors,” said Dr. Stuart Bussey, president of the American Physicians and Dentists employee union that represents the facility’s doctors. via Atascadero State Hospital...

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