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Parameters for Union Membership in Dispute

UAPD staff members, attorneys, and President Dr. Stuart Bussey met with University of California (UC) representatives at the Oakland office of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) on Wednesday.  PERB had called an informal settlement conference for both...

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Trial Lawyers Launch Campaign to Remove MICRA Caps

Consumer Attorneys of California, representing trial lawyers, paid $6,635 to install the billboard. It is part of a coalition committed to spending $1 million in pushing to eliminate the $250,000 cap, said Eric Bailey, spokesman for trial lawyers... Lisa Maas,...

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UAPD Stands Up to Kaiser Rate Increases

The regular meeting of the San Francisco Health Service System (HSS) Board turned contentious as City employees and residents demanded that Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (Kaiser) offer HSS a rate reduction for the 2014 coverage year.  HSS staff offered a...

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Scenes from the 2012 Triennial Convention

More than 200 people assembled at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco the first weekend in November for a very special Triennial Convention, marking the 40th anniversary of UAPD.  The weekend opened with a four-credit CME...

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In CalPERS? Learn About Air Time

Most of the changes to CalPERS associated with the passage of AB 340 do not affect current employees.  One change that does affect current employees regards Additional Retirement Service Credit (ARSC), more commonly known as "Air Time." According to the CalPERS...

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