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Los Angeles County Physicians

LA County Doctors Discuss Department Merger

Los Angeles County Supervisors are considering a plan to merge the county's public health department and its mental health agency with the Department of Health Services, which now runs county hospitals and clinics.  How will UAPD members fit into the plan?  How could...

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“Manpower Shortage” Increases Go Into Effect

Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, doctors have been in high demand.  During the last round of negotiations, UAPD argued strenuously that the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) was underpaying many of its doctors, making...

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LA Psychiatrists and Dentists Approve New Contract

UAPD Members in Los Angeles County Bargaining Unit 325 (Dentists and Psychiatrists) overwhelmingly ratified a agreement reached by the negotiating team on February 20, 2014.  The 18 month agreement includes three across-the-board pay increases of 2% each.  In...

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Los Angeles Physicians Ratfiy New Contract

UAPD members in Los Angeles County Bargaining Unit 324 (Physicians) have voted overwhelmingly in favor of approving the Tentative Agreement reached in January, with 96% of the votes in favor of ratification.  In total, salary and benefits will increase by as much as...

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BU 324 Reaches Tentative Agreement with Significant Increases

The UAPD Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, January 22nd, a Tentative Agreement (TA) was reached with Los Angeles County regarding the Physicians Employee Unit (BU 324).  The terms of the TA will go into effect pending ratification by UAPD...

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New Training Fund Takes Shape In LA County

As part of the last Memorandum of Understanding between the Dentist and Psychiatrist Unit (BU 325) and Los Angeles County, UAPD negotiated a new $400,000 training and education fund.  The goal of that fund is to provide doctors with training related to health care...

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