UAPD members from Solano County have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new two year contract. The agreement will go into effect pending Board of Supervisor approval. The agreement includes an immediate 2% pay increase and a second 2% increase on October 1, 2014. ...
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San Francisco Doctors Vote on Health Plan Changes
After the close of 2012 bargaining, it was discovered that the healthcare premium structure which nearly all City unions and the City agreed to would actually drive up the costs of healthcare because it failed to maintain competition between Kaiser and Blue Shield. ...
UAPD Goes to Factfinding in Santa Cruz County
When a session with a mediator failed to result in an acceptable agreement with Santa Cruz County in July, UAPD filed a request for fact finding with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). Since then, we've created a fact finding panel consisting of one UAPD...
Come to the Annual Meeting and Free CME
All UAPD members are invited to the 2013 Annual Meeting and Free CME on October 26th in San Francisco. Not a member? Join UAPD today. Register for CME and the Annual Meeting here. This year's meeting promises to be both productive and entertaining. Some highlights...
In San Francisco, Alternative Health Premium Structure Sought
In the 2012 round of contract negotiations, nearly all City employee unions and the City agreed to move from 100% funding of Employee Only health coverage to having “medically single” employees pay 10% of their premium cost, beginning January 1, 2014. Over the last...
More Coverage of Santa Cruz Contract Fight
UAPD continues its media campaign to encourage Santa Cruz County to take their doctor shortage seriously. The Santa Cruz Weekly clearly conveyed the crux of the issue in an article this week, which starts by saying, "Dr. Joann Moschella has a clear message for her...