In California, a labor dispute is escalating between the Newsom administration and some of the state’s highest-paid public employees over staffing shortages in prisons and hospitals. The union representing doctors and psychiatrists working in California correctional...
UAPD Updates
California Union Authorizes Strike Over Prison Pay
Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr. The union representing doctors and psychiatrists working in California correctional facilities said that 91% of voting members authorized a strike Monday. Non-competitive salaries, strenuous working conditions and an overreliance on...
Tentative Agreements Reached as Negotiations Proceed
After seven months of bargaining online via Zoom, the bargaining team was able to convene in person on Thursday, July 20. This was the first face-to-face bargaining session in almost three years. During the in-person session, three tentative agreements were settled....
La Familia Fires Longtime Doctor Who Spoke About Internal Turmoil
Photo by Gabriela Campos, The New Mexican The bargaining unit has formed and the union filed for recognition last week with the National Labor Relations Board — and now awaits La Familia managers’ response to the union’s petition to represent the employees, union...
Strike Authorization Vote Ends July 31 – Vote Now
Members, Due to the state's slow pace of bargaining and their anemic offer of a 2% annual wage increase, your UAPD Bargaining Committee is recommending a vote for member collective action, including a strike. We recommend this course of action only after UAPD has made...
Providers at La Familia Health Move to Unionize Amid Leadership Changes Affecting Patient Care
Santa Fe, NM, July 26, 2023 — Frontline physicians, nurse practitioners, and dentists at La Familia Health filed a petition to unionize on Tuesday, July 25, with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. If unionized, these providers will form a single bargaining...