LA County psychiatrists& dentists (325)
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Los Angeles County Physicians (BU 324) Summary of Tenative Agreement
The following agreement goes into affect once ratified by members and approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Ballots have been sent to UAPD members, and are due back by October 29, 2009. The UAPD Bargaining Team unanimously recommends ratification...
Los Angeles BU 324 & 325 Settle Contracts
On September 25, 2009 the UAPD Bargaining Team from BU 324 reached a tentative agreement for a successor contract with the County of Los Angeles. The bargaining teams started negotiations with one main goal in mind – to protect members’ take home paychecks during...
Los Angeles Bargaining Update September 2009
Negotiations began in August between UAPD’s two Los Angeles County Bargaining units and the County. UAPD Bargaining Unit 324 represents County-employed Physicians, and Bargaining Unit 325 represents the Psychiatrists and Dentists. While the two units negotiate...
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