When your UAPD Negotiating team met with administrators last Friday, we believed we were close to reaching a a deal. After all, your colleagues at the table had made significant concessions regarding market adjustments for ALL specialties by agreeing to focus...
The UAPD Negotiating Committee has been meeting with the County on a regular basis. UAPD submitted a comprehensive package proposal, which includes competitive market adjustments for all specialties; improvements to tuition reimbursement and license/certification...
The contract between the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) and Santa Cruz County expires on November 11th. Bargaining for the next contract began on Friday. Dr. Sanford and Dr. Yazgan will serve on the UAPD bargaining team, alongside labor...
Oakland -- By a vote of 38 to 2, psychiatrists at John George Psychiatric Hospital demanded that the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, Joe Walker, M.D., be removed from that position. The doctors are no longer willing to tolerate a Chair who fails to treat...
UAPD has submitted a request for bargaining in Santa Cruz County and has begun the process of selecting a negotiating team. This year's bargaining will likely be contentious, as the doctors plan to push the County to do more to resolve its critical doctor shortage....
On Friday, July 1st, Psychiatrists at Alameda Health Services overwhelmingly expressed their desire to remove Dr. Joe Walker as Chair of their Department. Over the past two months, Dr. Walker has misused his position to make a deal with Traditions Behavioral Health...