After sticking together through months of difficult bargaining, Santa Clara doctors have won an agreement that meets all of their key demands. The Agreement was ratified overwhelmingly by members this week; next it goes to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors...
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UAPD Doctors Build Strength in Santa Clara
More than 25 Santa Clara County doctors attended the UAPD membership meeting on April 26th to discuss next steps in the contract campaign. UAPD President Dr. Stuart Bussey, Executive Director Al Groh, Communications Director Sue Wilson, and Chief Negotiator Jeff...
Ex-Santa Clara County health chief Kim Roberts got $1M in 2010
"When you read the number, people might think, my God, a million dollars, how did that happen?" Read full article in the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
Santa Clara Doctors Vote to Authorize Strike
Santa Clara County doctors represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike against Santa Clara County, and the UAPD Board of Directors has put its full support behind that strike. UAPD is also moving...
UAPD Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Santa Clara County
Your UAPD Bargaining Committee has been negotiating with the County for a successor MOU for several months now. Although we have been meeting regularly and for many hours each time, the County has presented us with delay after delay, making the prospect of an...
Bargaining Roundup: Counties, Clinics, CSU
In recent years the best strategy for many county bargaining units has been to rollover the current contract rather than negotiate a new one, assuming the employer agrees to do so. While extending a contract generally means no new salary increases, it also means no...