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California Counties

Santa Cruz County Incentive Payments Forthcoming

On January 29, UAPD representatives met with Santa Cruz management to discuss the status of incentive payments pursuant to provisions of the MOU. Under article 7.2, of the MOU, eligible UAPD-represented employees would qualify for a quarterly incentive pay of up...

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An Overview of Northeast Valley Health Corp in 2017

In 2017, UAPD learned that NEVHC now has 68 per diems (not in the UAPD BU) while the number of Full and Part Time benefited employees, UAPD members, has shrunk in comparison.  The Per Diems are doing UAPD bargaining unit work.  We are addressing this in...

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Just Culture Policy Finalized!

Under the new policy, Union members and management will educate the workforce on the new policy, identify potential system deficiencies in various departments, and recruit team members to assist in resolving potential problems.  Just Culture will focus less on...

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AHS News and Negotiation Updates

Negotiations continue at a very slow and frustrating pace. AHS does not provide the necessary information for the Union to prepare a market proposal. Most of the union's proposals have been submitted except for market adjustments and extended hours proposal. AHS has...

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Governor Brown Signs UAPD Bill Stopping Contractors

Governor Brown has signed AB 1538 into law. The bill is a follow-up to AB 1008, which was signed in 2013 to protect our bargaining unit in Alameda County. AB 1538 reaffirms that UAPD is the exclusive bargaining representative of Alameda County physicians irrespective...

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Important Victory in Case against Contractors

Yesterday, UAPD-represented doctors working for Alameda Health Services (AHS) won a significant legal victory in our year-long campaign against contracting out.  While a judge had previously denied UAPD's request for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to...

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