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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
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
Identity Theft / Fraudulent EDD Accounts
It has come to our attention that fraudulent online applications to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) have been made using a few DPH physician names and license numbers. These physicians were made aware of the issue when they received letters from...
UAPD Benefits Fund Holiday Gift Drive
UAPD members were looking for an opportunity to give back to the community this holiday season. Partnering with Supervisors Janice Hahn and Sheila Kuehl, as well as the Wilmington Rotary Club and Wilmington Boys and Girls Club, the UAPD Benefits Fund helped pay for...
UAPD and CCU Reach TA on Fringe Benefits in LA County
After months of bargaining, UAPD and the Coalition of County Unions (CCU) have reached a tentative agreement on fringe benefits with the County of Los Angeles. The agreement will now go before the Board of Supervisors, where we expect it to receive final approval. The...
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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