San Francisco City and County
Unit 18 Contract
Also known as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), this sets your salary, benefits, and many working conditions. Download as PDF.
Unit 17 Contract (Supervisors)
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) pertains to doctors working in a supervisory capacity for the City. Download as PDF.
Membership Application
Membership is what gives our union power. You must submit an application to be a member of UAPD.
Human Resources
Additional information about your healthcare, retirement, and other benefits can be found on the Human Resources page.
recent news
Salary Increases Negotiated for San Francisco Doctors
The current collective bargaining agreement between UAPD and the City runs from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015. In spite of the contract being closed, two important changes have just been negotiated. The UAPD contract has a "re-opener" clause concerning...
San Francisco Doctors Vote on Health Plan Changes
After the close of 2012 bargaining, it was discovered that the healthcare premium structure which nearly all City unions and the City agreed to would actually drive up the costs of healthcare because it failed to maintain competition between Kaiser and Blue Shield. ...
In San Francisco, Alternative Health Premium Structure Sought
In the 2012 round of contract negotiations, nearly all City employee unions and the City agreed to move from 100% funding of Employee Only health coverage to having “medically single” employees pay 10% of their premium cost, beginning January 1, 2014. Over the last...
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.