by Suzanne Wilson | Mar 22, 2011 | Featured, Legal Advocacy, Private Practice Doctors
Do doctors have a right to speak about patient safety problems in hospitals and not have it used as a basis for termination? Do they have the same right to free speech as everyone else? That’s the question being raised …
by Suzanne Wilson | Mar 22, 2011 | California Counties, Gardner Health Services
On February 1, 2011, the UAPD Negotiating Team at Gardner Health Services reached an agreement with management for a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement took into consideration the current fiscal challenges and future uncertainties faced by...
by Suzanne Wilson | Mar 22, 2011 | California Counties, Los Angeles County Physicians, Los Angeles County Psychiatrists and Dentists
More than one hundred members of Bargaining Unit 324 mailed back bargaining surveys, in which they voted unanimously in favor of rolling over the current contract for one year. Other County Unions are also extending their contracts rather than risk …
by Suzanne Wilson | Mar 22, 2011 | California Counties, Los Angeles County Physicians, Los Angeles County Psychiatrists and Dentists
Last month, Bargaining Unit 325 members completed political surveys that demonstrated their belief that the unit must have a stronger voice in local politics. The respondents indicated that the Union should support UAPD physicians and dentists that run for public...
by Suzanne Wilson | Mar 22, 2011 | California Counties, Los Angeles County Physicians, Los Angeles County Psychiatrists and Dentists
UAPD Worksite Leaders met with Director Marvin Southard this month to discuss on-going health and safety problems, including recent cases of doctors being threatened inside the clinic or assaulted outside of it. Possible solutions include installing panic buttons in...