All union members are invited to the UAPD Triennial Convention and 40th Anniversary Celebration in San Francisco on November 2-3, 2012. To attend, send back the registration form that has been mailed to your home or REGISTER ONLINE HERE. Exact event times are listed...
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San Francisco Doctors Win Salary Increases
In San Francisco, the UAPD Bargaining Team emerged from two days of binding arbitration with a terrific new contract for City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) doctors. The Agreement was ratified by UAPD members then approved by the San Francisco Board of...
Bargaining Unit 16 Reaches New Agreement with State
After several meetings, UAPD reached a side-letter agreement with the State of California regarding the 2012-2013 budget. Because the overwhelming majority of UAPD members who participated in the online survey and telephone town hall meeting said they preferred...
State Contract Extended for One Year
The Department of Personnel Administration and Governor Jerry Brown have agreed to a one-year extension of the agreement that covers UAPD doctors working for the State of California in Bargaining Unit 16. That agreement now expires on July 1, 2013, and all applicable...
Staff cuts at Napa State do more harm than good
It is widely recognized by experts in the field of mental health that adequate staffing ratios are one of the most important factors in reducing violence and injuries. We hope policymakers will understand that cuts do not always result in lowering costs, and that cuts...
UAPD Helps Build Oppositition to DMH Layoffs
Sue Wilson, a representative for the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, said the letters arrived just as the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health demanded that the Department of Mental Health increase staffing levels at Patton and Atascadero...