TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, in the face of a pandemic that continues to devastate our health and economy, America's largest union of licensed physicians and healthcare providers announced that physicians, nurse practitioners and physician...
UAPD Updates
Correctional Health Pharmacists Win Fair, Transparent Vacation Request Procedure
LA County Correctional Health Services Pharmacists who had endured an opaque, unfair, and ever-changing vacation request process for years, finally had enough and with help from UAPD staff filed several grievances in early 2020 alleging favoritism and demanding a fair...
PERB Rules in Favor of Doctors in Ventura County
A Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) Administrative Law Judge issued a scathing ruling against Ventura County last week, in favor of the doctors there who have been fighting to have UAPD represent their unit. Ventura County had recognized UAPD as the exclusive...
Bordering on Desperation
By J. Weston Phippen, Rolling Stone At the end of the Howard Johnson Hotel’s orange and white hallway, Dr. Caleb Lauber paused by a mirror as if he were lost. The mirror was an invention of the crafty security guards who’d leaned it against a chair, allowing them to...
Besieged hospital on edge of Navajo Nation fires CEO, asks for unity
By Moran Lee, Associated Press The hospital laid off nurses in March as a cost-saving measure only to be overwhelmed by a surge in coronavirus infections, including from the neighboring Navajo Nation, which has been hit hard by the virus. Dozens of hospital staff...
COVID-19 Resources
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