By Stuart A. Bussey, M.D., J.D., UAPD President As an aviation medical examiner I have had to give first class airline pilots the bad news that they are not medically eligible for their pilot license after they reach the age of 65. Fortunately, this mandatory...
UAPD Updates
Update about UC Campaign
When dealing with an employer like the University of California (UC), establishing a new union inevitably involves a lot of back-and-forth during the union's first days. Please take a moment to review where we are in this process. Although UC has placed some...
UAPD BU 16 Starts Negotiations with the State
On May 22 negotiations for the new Bargaining Unit 16 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) began between the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) and the State of California. The second meeting took place on June 11. The UAPD Bargaining Team consists of: Ron...
Santa Cruz Doctors Warn Community about Short-Staffing
Doctors working for the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency (HSA) don't believe that County administrators are doing enough to fill vacancies in their unit, particularly in the Child Mental Health and Adult Mental Health Services. As a result of the County's...
New Training Fund Takes Shape In LA County
As part of the last Memorandum of Understanding between the Dentist and Psychiatrist Unit (BU 325) and Los Angeles County, UAPD negotiated a new $400,000 training and education fund. The goal of that fund is to provide doctors with training related to health care...
Many LA County Grievances Settled in Favor of Doctors
UAPD staff and stewards in Los Angeles County have been hard at work enforcing the UAPD contract. In recent months, several grievances have been settled in favor of UAPD doctors. For example: A Long Beach Comprehensive Health Center (CHC) physician filed a grievance...