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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
L.A. County Doctors and Dentists Give Green Light for Possible Strike
Physicians and dentists working at Los Angeles County-run hospitals and clinics have voted to authorize a possible strike, citing concerns about inadequate benefits and rampant vacancies. The Union of American Physicians and Dentists represents more than 1,100 county...
BU324 and BU325 Address the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
https://youtu.be/4kClKNHp83s Watch the Union of American Physicians and Dentists address the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 7, 2023.
LA County Doctors, Dentists and Veterinarians Contemplate Strike
Physicians, dentists, psychiatrists and veterinarians held a rally in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday as they considered a strike against the county. For the past two years, the doctors, who are represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD),...
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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.
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