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...
On May 5, UAPD and Santa Cruz County teams will meet for the first time to discuss policies for the compensation incentives that go into effect this July 1. Doctors will become eligible to receive a Quality Incentive of up to 5% of their base hourly rate, and a...
After 13 bargaining sessions over last 6 months, the UAPD Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement with Santa Cruz County on January 31, 2017. The new contract went into effect in March after being ratified by by the UAPD membership and approved by the Santa Cruz...
On October 28th, UAPD and Santa Cruz County met for the 6th session in this round of bargaining. With one more session scheduled before the expiration of the current contract on Nov 11th--and more importantly the difference in proposals--it is likely that negotiations...
The contract between the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) and Santa Cruz County expires on November 11th. Â Bargaining for the next contract began on Friday. Dr. Sanford and Dr. Yazgan will serve on the UAPD bargaining team, alongside labor...
UAPD has submitted a request for bargaining in Santa Cruz County and has begun the process of selecting a negotiating team. Â This year's bargaining will likely be contentious, as the doctors plan to push the County to do more to resolve its critical doctor shortage....
After several months of re-opener bargaining, the UAPD team signed a Tentative Agreement with Santa Cruz County that was approved by the County Board of Supervisors. That means that all the improvements (see below) will now go into effect. In addition to more than...
In Santa Cruz County, CalPERS implemented the plan cost increases for 2014 before Santa Cruz County was allowed to increase the amount it pays towards doctors' health plans, as agreed to in UAPD negotiations. Â CalPERS is requiring the County to undergo a fairly...
The tentative agreement reached by the UAPD Bargaining Team and Santa Cruz County on October 10, 2013 has been overwhelmingly approved by members. The contract will go into effect as soon as it is approved by the Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors, who will consider it...