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It took 10 years of legal and political maneuvering, but last week Ventura County officials informed UAPD that it will be recognized as the exclusive representative of approximately 119 providers in multiple Ventura county clinics.
Bargaining will commence the first week in December.
Upon member request, the Director of DSH will be at Napa State Hospital this upcoming Friday for a meeting. NSH members have been sent details regarding this upcoming Friday’s visit.
If you have any questions regarding the upcoming meeting this Friday, please call the UAPD Northern California HQ office at (916) 442-6977 or email uapd@uapd.com.
The updated Memorandum of Understanding for the County of San Mateo is now online and available in PDF format. SMEP members with mailing addresses on file shall also receive a physical copy of the MOU as a booklet from UAPD in the upcoming weeks.
If you are unsure your mailing address on file is current or have any other questions regarding the contract, please contact UAPD’s Northern California office by phone or e-mail.
In recent months, the UAPD has approached the State Controller’s Office on behalf of our membership. UAPD members have had the issue of excess pension funds being taken out of their paychecks only to have random checks administered to members by the Controller’s office.
This is an ongoing problem for UAPD and other unions. In addition, other unions (CASE) have voiced their frustrations in publications such as the Sacramento Bee (click here to read the article) regarding not having their pay raises factored into current paychecks.
Please be advised that UAPD remains in “direct contact” with the Controller’s legal staff. Clearly, it will take some time to resolve this matter. The union will prevail in rectifying all Controller issues.
This case deals with five misleading practices CDCR has been implementing and their push for psychiatric staff reductions.
As of April 25th, UAPD’s bargaining team has wrapped up negotiations with the City and County of San Francisco. CCSF members will receive an email containing an agreement summary and a link to the ratification ballot within the next few days, so keep an eye out.
Many thanks to Tim Jenkins and our bargaining team’s hard work on negotiating this new three-year tentative agreement.
In January, CAASD members notified us that employees were being asked to sign a new RAFT agreement. In response, the UAPD reached out to the department. The department replied by providing an update with the following changes, many of which are proposals that UAPD made back in August of last year:
1. Expectations were removed from the RAFT agreements
2. Only employees who perform telework are required to sign the RAFT agreement
3. The department removed the term “agreement” from the form
If you do not telework and you are being asked to sign a RAFT agreement, please contact your union representative and provide details.
As UAPD schedules the ratification process for the new Los Angeles contract, it is important that we have your most up-to-date contact information. Voting will start soon and it is vital that every member gives their feedback on the new contract.
Please sign up here so you can get the most update contract summary and vote on your contract. You can also contact us via e-mail or by telephone with your newest contact information.
If you are currently on steps 1 – 10, please contact UAPD. If you would like to have a representative to meet with you, your department, or your clinic about the new contract, please contact our Southern California location at (310) 398-4038.
In the last few months, there has been an increase in County Policy of Equity (CPOE) Complaints filed against our members. It’s important to know your rights as a Union member when you are called by an investigator. Before you schedule that meeting, please contact UAPD. You have a right to have a union representative be with you during the investigation meeting.
If you’re unfamiliar with the CPOE, we now have a guide available. To learn more about the CPOE and how it works click here.