LA County psychiatrists& dentists (325)
Your Contract
Also known as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), this sets your salary, benefits, and many working conditions.
Membership Application
Membership is what gives our union power. You must submit an application to be a member of UAPD.
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
UAPD Files Charges Against University of California and Schedules Strike Authorization Votes on All Campuses
UAPD has filed Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges against the University of California (UC) for unilaterally increasing doctors' pension contributions after saying they would not, among other things. It has become evident that UC’s bad faith bargaining is making it...
Vote No on Prop 45 and Prop 46
By Stuart A. Bussey, M.D., J.D., UAPD President If they pass, Propositions 45 and 46 will amount to nothing but trouble for doctors. Take Proposition 45. Up to this point California’s insurance rates have been regulated by an independent commission. Prop 45 would...
Gardner Begins E/PERC Meetings
Gardner providers had their first E/PERC Committee meeting on October 16, 2014. Union members and management came together to discuss several issues impacting providers' schedules and workloads. This E/PERC shall be an ongoing committee between labor and management,...
Legislative Advocacy
Every year UAPD sponsors and endorses state legislature bills that are beneficial to working doctors and those they care for.
Legal Expertise
UAPD stewards and staff get advice and support from experienced labor attorneys.
Know Your Rights
Union members have the right to union representation at any meeting with management that they reasonably believe may lead to discipline. These are called Weingarten Rights.
You can save thousands of dollars on products and services by taking advantage of discounts provided to union members by Union Plus and AFSCME Advantage.