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...
UAPD staff and stewards in Los Angeles County have been hard at work enforcing the UAPD contract. In recent months, several grievances have been settled in favor of UAPD doctors. For example: A Long Beach Comprehensive Health Center (CHC) physician filed a grievance...
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...
Note: Language of 2011 contract extension not yet posted online. Memorandum of Understanding (Psychiatrists and Dentists) –Los Angeles County (PDF) Los Angeles County Human Resources Los Angeles County Civil Service Rules
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On Wednesday April 6, 2011, Kern County doctors voted overwhelmingly in favor of making the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) their exclusive bargaining representative. Congratulations and welcome to UAPD's newest members! Kern County Doctors are the...
More than one hundred members of Bargaining Unit 324 mailed back bargaining surveys, in which they voted unanimously in favor of rolling over the current contract for one year. Other County Unions are also extending their contracts rather than risk bargaining wages...
Last month, Bargaining Unit 325 members completed political surveys that demonstrated their belief that the unit must have a stronger voice in local politics.  The respondents indicated that the Union should support UAPD physicians and dentists that run for public...
UAPD Worksite Leaders met with Director Marvin Southard this month to discuss on-going health and safety problems, including recent cases of doctors being threatened inside the clinic or assaulted outside of it.  Possible solutions include installing panic buttons in...