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recent news
Kern County Doctors Become part of UAPD
On Wednesday April 6, 2011, Kern County doctors voted overwhelmingly in favor of making the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) their exclusive bargaining representative. Congratulations and welcome to UAPD's newest members! Kern County Doctors are the...
Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King
Dr. Martin Luther King considered forging a strong alliance between the labor movement and the civil rights movement one of his goals. When he was murdered in Memphis he was actually helping lead a sanitation worker strike there. King wanted Black workers to be...
Dr. Rao Stands Up For Free Speech
Do doctors have a right to speak about patient safety problems in hospitals and not have it used as a basis for termination? Do they have the same right to free speech as everyone else? That’s the question being raised in a court battle between Dr. R.V. Rao and...
Legislative Advocacy
Every year UAPD sponsors and endorses state legislature bills that are beneficial to working doctors and those they care for.
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Know Your Rights
Union members have the right to union representation at any meeting with management that they reasonably believe may lead to discipline. These are called Weingarten Rights.
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