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Your Contract
Also known as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), this sets your salary, benefits, and many working conditions.
Membership Application
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Employee Benefits
Unionized workers in Los Angeles County work together to negotiate the best benefits package for all. Download as PDF.
Voluntary Benefits
UAPD members have an opportunity to purchase long and short term disability coverage and other types of plans at an affordable rate. Sign up to speak to a benefits counselor.
Doctors United For Our Patients
More information on bargaining with Los Angeles County.
recent news
LA Physicians, Dentists Plan Strike After Christmas
Physicians and dentists who work for Los Angeles County plan to go on strike Dec. 27, the Los Angeles Times reported. Their union, The Union of American Physicians and Dentists, announced the news Dec. 13 in a Facebook post. Union representatives argue that benefits...
Doctors and Dentists at L.A. County-Run Facilities Plan to go on Strike After Christmas
Physicians and dentists working at Los Angeles County-run hospitals, clinics and other county facilities have made plans to go on strike shortly after Christmas to protest what their union describes as inadequate benefits and dire vacancies. The Union of American...
BU324 and BU325 Prepare to Strike
On Thursday, December 14, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in front of Olive View Medical Center, BU324 and BU325 members is having a practice picket in prepartion for a strike. The UAPD has been in bargaining with Los Angeles County since 2021. Our membership does not...
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Know Your Rights
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