by Suzanne Wilson | Nov 20, 2013 | California Counties, Featured, News
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...
by Suzanne Wilson | Nov 6, 2013 | Featured
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...
by Suzanne Wilson | Oct 30, 2013 | California Counties, Featured, Santa Cruz County
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 …
by Suzanne Wilson | Oct 30, 2013 | California State of California Doctors, Department of State Hospitals (DSH), Featured
“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...
by Suzanne Wilson | Oct 30, 2013 | Featured, Private Practice Doctors
The Federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires Medi-Cal to reimburse certain primary care services for eligible physicians at parity with Medicare rates for dates of service in 2013 and 2014. The purpose of this reimbursement rate increase is to acknowledge...
