In the 2012 round of contract negotiations, nearly all City employee unions and the City agreed to move from 100% funding of Employee Only health coverage to having “medically single” employees pay 10% of their premium cost, beginning January 1, 2014. Over the last...
UAPD continues its media campaign to encourage Santa Cruz County to take their doctor shortage seriously. The Santa Cruz Weekly clearly conveyed the crux of the issue in an article this week, which starts by saying, "Dr. Joann Moschella has a clear message for her...
For more than a quarter of a century, Deane Hillsman was the conscience of the UAPD. Whenever a physician whistleblower got into trouble for telling the truth about an important medical issue, Dr. Hillsman would stand up to support the doctor regardless of how...
UAPD staff members, attorneys, and President Dr. Stuart Bussey met with University of California (UC) representatives at the Oakland office of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) on Wednesday. PERB had called an informal settlement conference for both...
Attorneys for the University of California (UC) have informed UAPD that in addition to raises, cuts to pension and retiree health plans went into effect for student health center doctors on July 1. Those cuts consist of a 1.5% increase in the amount employees must...
Clinic physicians and psychiatrists working for the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency have delivered a message to the County Supervisors that begins: "The physicians of Santa Cruz County share a commitment to providing the highest quality health care to all...