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California Counties

LA County Doctors Support Department Integration

UAPD-represented doctors in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS), Department of Mental Health (DMH), Department of Public Health (DPH), and the Sheriff's Department medical services are in support of a new plan to unite the departments into a...

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Los Angeles County Pharmacists Join UAPD

With all the votes counted, 202 Los Angeles County pharmacists have voted in favor of joining UAPD, with just 17 voting for the Guild, and 1 voting for No Representation.  That is more than 90% of the votes in favor of the new union.  Based on these ERCOM, the labor...

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Alameda Health Service Doctors Ratify Contract

The new Agreement between UAPD and AHS was overwhelmingly ratified by the members.  The vote drew the largest membership participation in the past 15 years. Under the new Agreement, dentists and psychiatrists will benefit from across the board pay increases with...

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The Urge to Merge

Los Angeles County has officially published a proposal to integrate its three main health care agencies--the Department of Health Services (DHS), the Department of Mental  Health (DMH) and the Department of Public Health (DPH).  Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas has also...

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AHS Doctors Authorized to Strike

The UAPD Board has approved a request by Alameda Healthcare Services (AHS) doctors to go on strike against their employer.  During the strike authorization vote among UAPD members at AHS, 98% of them voted in favor of a strike.  AHS doctors will be meeting soon to...

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LA County Doctors Discuss Department Merger

Los Angeles County Supervisors are considering a plan to merge the county's public health department and its mental health agency with the Department of Health Services, which now runs county hospitals and clinics.  How will UAPD members fit into the plan?  How could...

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