During the COVID-19 pandemic, UAPD has held member meetings via zoom and teleconference. One current issue the union is addressing is how the administration urging patients to sign up for direct messaging with their providers, which will require more physician time. ...
California Counties
San Joaquin County Fails to Implement Pension Plan Change
In San Joaquin County, UAPD has faced several difficulties changing the 401(a) plan for the doctors, which was re-negotiated earlier this year. The plan administrator is preventing the County from making the changes the Union negotiated. The issue at the center of...
Negotiations Begin Soon at Alameda Health System
UAPD has notified Alameda Health System about opening the next round of negotiations. Due to recent retirements, there are two new committee members on the team. Dr. Milton Lorig, although retired from AHS, will continue to volunteer his time to the team. AHS has...
Update for Northeast Valley Health Corporation
Then pandemic took a tremendous toll on NEVHC providers, staff and patients. Current issues we are working on are 1) a one time, non precedent setting roll over of CME time and $ as most members were unable to use it during the pandemic, and 2) management’s...
Los Angeles County Physician Recruitment and Retention Workgroup Launches New Website
UAPD doctors and county staff meet every two weeks in a workgroup with the goal of recruiting physicians into the LA County Department of Health Services. The group concluded that a better infrastructure to streamline the hiring process was needed. A first step was to...
UAPD Ratifies Contract with Ventura County!
The results of the ratification vote came in and the Ventura County bargaining team was pleased to announce the ratification of the new tentative agreement, the first for this newly organized group. The tentative agreement received a strong 91% approval rating from...