Dear UAPD Members, We are pleased to announce that members of BU325 have overwhelmingly ratified a landmark agreement with the County of Los Angeles. After more than two years of negotiations, including preparations for a historic strike and intensive round-the-clock...
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Contract for Los Angeles County Physicians Overwhelmingly Ratified After Years of Negotiations
Dear UAPD Members, We are pleased to announce that members of BU324 have overwhelmingly ratified a landmark agreement with the County of Los Angeles. After more than two years of negotiations, including preparations for a historic strike and intensive round-the-clock...
Washington State Hospitalists Set to Unionize — First physician union to earn joint-employer status
A group of hospitalists in Washington state is poised to become the first physician union to earn joint-employer status, sources told MedPage Today. Some 30 clinicians -- including 25 physicians and five nurse practitioners -- working at two PeaceHealth facilities...
California Announces Audit of Medical Staffing at State Prisons and Hospitals
Members, The State has announced that they will investigate the use of private contractors for medical and mental health services in its prisons and hospitals. The audit was requested by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, who cited concerns about high costs and staffing...
City and County of San Francisco Physicians Ratify Contract
UAPD members at the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with 100% support—concluding months of negotiations with CCSF. "These agreements signify a significant step forward for the Union of American Physicians and...
This anesthesiologist is L.A. County’s highest paid employee. He works 94 hours a week
Photo Credit: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times Some county doctors say it’s a microcosm of larger staffing issues playing out across the county’s hospitals, which are a safety net for hundreds of thousands of poor and uninsured patients. The Union of American...