by Suzanne Wilson | Jul 27, 2009 | California State of California Doctors, Department of State Hospitals (DSH), Legal Advocacy
UAPD filed a California Medical Board complaint against Dr. Mohammed El-Saabawi, the court appointed monitor for five DMH hospitals. Dr. El-Saabawi, whose California Medical License expired in February, appears to be practicing medicine without a license in the DHM...
by Suzanne Wilson | Jul 1, 2009 | California State of California Doctors
On July 1, 2009 Governor Schwarzenegger signed an Executive order reinstating “Furlough Fridays” and increasing the number of required furlough days to three. The move amounts to an additional 4.62 percent pay cut for state workers, bringing their total...
by Suzanne Wilson | Jun 10, 2009 | California State of California Doctors
UAPD representatives met with the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) on June 9th to discuss the possibility of layoffs for Bargaining Unit 16. It is the Union’s belief that the State of California has a shortage of doctors in its …
by Suzanne Wilson | Jun 2, 2009 | California State of California Doctors
State Controller John Chiang announced this week that he will be forced to issue registered warrants, also known as IOUs, beginning July 2 if immediate budget and cash solutions are not quickly adopted by the Governor and Legislature. However, the...
by Suzanne Wilson | Jun 1, 2009 | California Counties, Santa Cruz County
The UAPD Negotiating Committee has reached a second Tentative Agreement (TA) with the County of Santa Cruz over a successor collective bargaining agreement. This TA also settles the Unfair Labor Practice Charge filed by the Union against the County and …