Under the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA), universities and unions are required to post their initial bargaining subjects and hold meetings where members of the public can comment. Those public notice meetings will take place January 8 and...
UAPD Updates
State Barganing Unit 16 Contract Now Online
The new contract for state-employed doctors has been finalized. You can download the new contract here (PDF) and read a summary of it here. A paper copy will be mailed to UAPD members in January.
Sacramento County Doctors Vote on New Agreement
Following six months of extensive negotiations, in November the UAPD Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement with Sacramento County for a new five year agreement. The UAPD Bargaining Team unanimously recommended ratification of this agreement, which has gone to...
More Safety Measures Implemented at DSH
UAPD continues to push for safety enhancements at all of the Department of State Hospital (DSH) facilities. Patton State Hospital recently launched a comprehensive personal alarm system similar to the one installed at Napa State Hospital in 2012. In addition, a...
UAPD Retiree Chapter Elects New Officers
UAPD retired members at the union’s annual meeting in October elected Dr. Joyce Sutton as President of the UAPD’s retired members’ chapter. Dr. Carol Smith was elected Vice-President of the Chapter. Dr. Danilo Lucila was voted Secretary and former UAPD Executive...
New UC Union Recognized
Dear Doctors, 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. This marks the successful completion of an...
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...
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...
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...
