The reduction in the number of California prison inmates, which was mandated by the federal courts in 2011, has meant layoffs in most classifications within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Since 2011, UAPD has been doing everything...
Each full time employee will be credited with eight (8) hours of Personal Leave Program time (PLP 2012) on the first day of each pay period beginning July 2012 and continuing for twelve (12) consecutive pay periods afterward. PLP 2012 must be used in the month in...
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...
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...
On February 21, 2012 the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration held an oversight hearing on the contracting out of State work. UAPD President Dr. Stuart Bussey presented testimony about why contracting out of doctor services presents a problem for all...
Advocates for inmates and some medical officials question whether the system will continue to improve without federal oversight. Read Full Article Inmate advocates question California's commitment to prison healthcare in the Los Angeles Times