San Mateo County

Resources

Note: Language of the 2011 Agreement not yet posted online.

Memorandum of Understanding — San Mateo County (PDF)
San Mateo County Human Resources
San Mateo County Civil Service Rules (PDF)
San Mateo County Employer-Employee Relations Policy (PDF)

San Mateo County Announces Closure of Long Term Care Center

January 4, 2012

San Mateo County has informed UAPD that due to a $31 million dollar budget gap for the next fiscal year, they are not planning to renew their lease at Burlingame Long Term Care Center when it expires in June 2013. However, they do plan to open 32 additional nursing beds on the SMMC campus. UAPD is setting up a meet and confer with the County to discuss the impact of these changes on UAPD members. While workers in other classifications may face layoffs, the effects on doctors are expected to be minimal. UAPD will issue an update when more information is available.

BLTC Staff FAQs 1-3-12

Bargaining Roundup: Counties, Clinics, CSU

July 12, 2011

In recent years the best strategy for many county bargaining units has been to rollover the current contract rather than negotiate a new one, assuming the employer agrees to do so. While extending a contract generally means no new salary increases, it also means no takeaways, which in the current economy is often a fair compromise. Los Angeles County Bargaining Unit 324 (Physicians) and Bargaining Unit 325 (Dentists and Psychiatrists) each recently agreed to extend their current county contracts until 2012. This was an especially appealing option for BU 324 members, because their contract includes a 3% annual increase which did not expire. BU 325 doctors who have not reached the top of the pay scale will also see a salary step increase this year. Sacramento County doctors also agreed to a one year extension of their contract, though it included a change in the retirement formula for new hires. As in Los Angeles County BU 325, Sacramento doctors not already at the final salary step will get a pay increase.

UAPD Wins More Admin Time for San Mateo Doctors

June 30, 2011

UAPD successfully negotiated a 50% increase in admin time for all San Mateo County-employed physicians. This time will be exclusively used for doing patient care duties that are not normally scheduled but nonetheless need to be completed by each physician. Their admin time was increased from 10% to 15%. This was a big victory for the committee, especially Dr. Saddick Alsadir Dr. Manuel Pena and Senior Labor Representative Patricia Hernandez.

Letter of Agreement on Admin Time Increase for UAPD San Mateo (PDF)

San Mateo County Memorandum of Understanding (Contract)

June 22, 2011

Memorandum of Understanding — San Mateo County (PDF)
San Mateo County Human Resources
San Mateo County Civil Service Rules (PDF)
San Mateo County Employer-Employee Relations Policy (PDF)

More County Doctors Join UAPD PAC

June 21, 2011

Recently Los Angeles County Psychiatrists and Dentists (BU 325) completed surveys that demonstrated their desire to have a stronger voice in Los Angeles-area politics. As a result, the UAPD Executive Board voted to create a program for collecting voluntary political contributions from Bargaining Unit 325 members, which can be used in support of local causes.

In the past, UAPD has used money donated to the union’s Political Action Committee (PAC) to protect pensions, stop privatization of doctor jobs, and resist infringements on our scopes of practice. UAPD PAC money also supports the campaigns of California candidates who have shown a willingness to support doctors’ causes. Historically, it has been the State-employed doctors who have made the bulk of the PAC contributions, in large part because a simple system for collecting contributions has long been in place for state workers. Creating systems to increase PAC participation of county doctors makes more PAC money available for county-level candidates and issues. The Los Angeles County BU 325 doctors are leading the way.

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May 13, 2011

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San Mateo County in Negotiations

November 30, 2010

Negotiations with San Mateo County are progressing at a very slow pace. A big factor in setting that pace is the complexity of the County’s proposal to modify the defined benefit plan for future employees. On October 27, 2010, the County submitted its comprehensive proposal for settlement, which, unfortunately, falls quite short of addressing most of the Union’s proposals. In its most recent package, given to the employer on November 4th, the UAPD team has proposed various means of increasing compensation, including some added differentials and an additional top step, in order to keep the county competitive with other employers in the area. UAPD is also seeking contract language that governs the use of Electronic Medical Records, so that doctors will be given sufficient time during the work day to keep EMRs up to date. For its part, the county wants to increase health care premiums and co-pays and insert new language into the agreement that would let them reduce the number of doctors in units that have day-to-day fluctuation of patient census.

San Mateo County In Negotiations

August 30, 2010

UAPD-represented doctors in San Mateo are gearing up for what will likely be a challenging round of bargaining, with the next meetings taking place in late August. While San Mateo County has announced its intention to make cuts in all county bargaining units, including SEIU and AFSCME in addition to UAPD, county representatives have not yet articulated its specific proposals to UAPD. Members will be updated as more details become known.

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