CONTACT: Sue Wilson, 510-926-0408, communications@uapd.com Gallup, New Mexico -- The employed physicians of Rehoboth McKinley Christian Healthcare Services (RMCHCS) are proud to announce that they have decided to form a union in partnership with the Union of...
UAPD Updates
Medscape Declares “Physicians Need to Unionize Now”
In "Physicians Need to Unionize Now," Medscape's Melissa Walton-Shirley writes about the urgent need for physician unionization. She identifies UAPD an organization that is helping get that done. The Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), which was...
Newsom Says California Employees, Healthcare Workers Must Show Proof Of COVID-19 Vaccination Or Test Weekly
All state employees and workers at hospitals and health care facilities across the state will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, and those who are unable or refuse to receive the vaccine will be required to be tested …
CDCR Doctors Eligible for Student Loan Repayment
UAPD wants to thank the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for spreading the word about the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP), which is administered by the federal Health Resources &...
UAPD Works to Reduce Contracting Out and Increase Employed-Doctor Compensation
UAPD is doing several things to bridge the pay gap between public sector physicians and the contractors that are sometimes used to do their work. Here is a short list: UAPD jointly co-authored a report with CalHR (State of California) called “BU 16 Recruitment and...
Organizing During COVID-19
How do you get a group of workers from a Zoom call to the picket lines? Tap into strong leaders. This fall, months into the COVID pandemic, the physicians and APP at MultiCare Indigo were still fighting for N95 masks while their employer denied that proper PPE was...