In the last few months, there has been an increase in County Policy of Equity (CPOE) Complaints filed against our members. It’s important to know your rights as a Union member when you are called by an investigator. Before you schedule that meeting, please...
California Counties
Arbitrator Mandates Alameda Health System Employ UAPD Psychiatrists
In July 2018, UAPD decisively won at arbitration against Alameda Health System (AHS). Two years prior to that time, AHS contracted out psychiatrists’ jobs in the psychiatric emergency services/triage services to Traditions Behavioral Health (TBH),...
Register for the 2018 UAPD Triennial Convention
We invite all of our members to come to San Francisco this October 26th and 27th for the UAPD Triennial Convention. All events will take place at the Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel, located at 1 Old Bayshore Highway in Millbrae, CA 94030. If you wish...
The Votes Are In: A New UAPD Board Has Been Elected
Your votes have been tallied from last month's UAPD Board elections and here are the results: Vice Presidents: Ronald H. Lewis, MD, FACP, and Mubashir A.Farooqi, MD County Board Members: Rex L. Cheng, MD, Victoria A. Behrman, MD, Sandhya...
Victory for AHS Doctors! Arbitrator Rules in Favor of UAPD
UAPD decisively won at arbitration against Alameda Health System (AHS). Two years ago, AHS contracted out psychiatrists' jobs in the psychiatric emergency services/triage services to Traditions Behavioral Health (TBH), flagrantly violating both UAPD's MOU and a...
Mad As Hell And Not Going To Take It Anymore: AHS Physicians Walk Out
Physicians of UAPD working in ambulatory at Alameda Health System (AHS) walked out of a meeting at the Hayward Wellness Center on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in protest of AHS' intransigence. Those physicians have been out of contract for a year. AHS, rather than bargain...