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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
UAPD Presses DMH About Safety
Longtime Napa State Hospital Psychiatric Technician Donna Gross lost her life at the hands of a mentally-ill patient last week. This tragedy highlights what UAPD and other unions have been telling state administrators for years -- medical workers, including doctors,...
Selected References — Electronic Health Records
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HIPAA AND THE NEW HITECH AMENDMENTS
HIPAA AND THE NEW HITECH AMENDMENTS: WHAT IS REQUIRED AND HOW CAN PHYSICIANS COMPLY? Presentation by Karin Zaner, Attorney at Law Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC
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.
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