After a hard fought battle between the UAPD bargaining team and Santa Clara County, a tentative agreement was reached and our members unanimously voted in favor of the agreement at the end of May 2024. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved the contract...
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La Familia Health, Providers Reach Agreement Months After Vote to Unionize
Photo Credit: Jim Weber La Familia Health providers represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists have reached an agreement with the health care organization nearly nine months after providers voted in favor of unionizing, the two parties announced...
Doctors and Dentists at L.A. County-Run Hospitals will get Bonuses Under Tentative Deal
Photo Credit: Francine Orr Unionized doctors and dentists who work at hospitals and other health facilities run by Los Angeles County will get cost-of-living increases and bonuses under new agreements with the county, reached after more than two years of bargaining...
UAPD Statement on Medical School and College Campus Unrest
In light of recently reported hate inspired activities at UCLA Medical School, the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) recommends the following actions: UAPD condemns any medical school curriculum that identifies and marginalizes any religious entity....
UAPD Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Unity Health Care
Washington, D.C., April 25, 2024 — The Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) has filed unfair labor practice charges against Unity Health Care, Washington, D.C.'s largest Federally Qualified Health Center. UAPD filed the charges with the National Labor...
America’s newest doctors fuel efforts to unionize
The bottom line: While this is a labor issue, it ultimately trickles down to quality and safety for patients, said Rachel Flores, organizing director of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. "Patients should care because that's less time to address their...