In mid-July, UAPD staff members, attorneys, and President Dr. Stuart Bussey had two informal settlement conferences with UC representatives and the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to determine how membership in the new doctor's union will be defined. ...
UAPD has received a number of calls from doctors indicating that there is some confusion about a new paycheck deduction for State Bargaining Unit 16 doctors, which is labeled as BU16 CERBT on the paystub. BU16 CERBT is the "Prefunding of Post-Retirement Health...
UAPD members in State Bargaining Unit 16 voted overwhelmingly in favor of approving the Tentative Agreement reached with the State on August 9, 2013. 95% of the votes were in favor of ratification. Having been ratified by members, the new Memorandum of Understanding...
After the close of 2012 bargaining, it was discovered that the healthcare premium structure which nearly all City unions and the City agreed to would actually drive up the costs of healthcare because it failed to maintain competition between Kaiser and Blue Shield. ...
There have been seven bargaining sessions since May, with the latest one taking place on August 1st. During those meetings, the UAPD Bargaining Team has given detailed presentations in support of the proposals that the Union has made. The team has been joined at the...
A few weeks ago the University of Hawaii Press published a book by retired former UAPD Executive Director Gary Robinson and his daughter Laura Robinson. Microphone in the Mud tells the story of Laura's battles with armed terrorists, a kidnapper, malaria, a tsunami,...
When a session with a mediator failed to result in an acceptable agreement with Santa Cruz County in July, UAPD filed a request for fact finding with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). Since then, we've created a fact finding panel consisting of one UAPD...
All UAPD members are invited to the 2013 Annual Meeting and Free CME on October 26th in San Francisco. Not a member? Join UAPD today. Register for CME and the Annual Meeting here. This year's meeting promises to be both productive and entertaining. Some highlights...
By Stuart A. Bussey, M.D., J.D., UAPD President We all know by now that a good EHR system can be used to reduce medical errors and improve patient outcomes in diabetes and other diseases. The downside of technology is the reduction of human contact in the...