On Wednesday, January 24th, a UAPD representative for AHS met with your colleagues following the monthly provider meeting. We had a very good, engaging meeting. UAPD gave a brief update on the status of negotiations, which is advancing...
UAPD Updates
Santa Cruz County Incentive Payments Forthcoming
On January 29, UAPD representatives met with Santa Cruz management to discuss the status of incentive payments pursuant to provisions of the MOU. Under article 7.2, of the MOU, eligible UAPD-represented employees would qualify for a quarterly incentive pay of up...
Grievances filed against CDCR’s Telemedicine and Telepsychiatry Programs
When the telemedicine and telepsychiatry programs were first launched by the department, physicians were told that they would not have to cover On-call assignments. The department then decided to start requiring them to cover on-call assignments. The Department...
An Overview of Northeast Valley Health Corp in 2017
In 2017, UAPD learned that NEVHC now has 68 per diems (not in the UAPD BU) while the number of Full and Part Time benefited employees, UAPD members, has shrunk in comparison. The Per Diems are doing UAPD bargaining unit work. We are addressing this in...
Just Culture Policy Finalized!
Under the new policy, Union members and management will educate the workforce on the new policy, identify potential system deficiencies in various departments, and recruit team members to assist in resolving potential problems. Just Culture will focus less on...
AHS News and Negotiation Updates
Negotiations continue at a very slow and frustrating pace. AHS does not provide the necessary information for the Union to prepare a market proposal. Most of the union's proposals have been submitted except for market adjustments and extended hours proposal. AHS has...