San Joaquin County
Your UAPD Representative
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact: Patricia Hernandez, pat@uapd.com.
Your Contract
Also known as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), this sets your salary, benefits, and many working conditions. Download as PDF.
Membership Application
Membership is what gives our union power. You must submit an application to be a member of UAPD.
Employee Benefits
Additional information about your healthcare, retirement, and other benefits.
Human Resources
Additional information and documents can be found on the Human Resources Division website.
recent news
Psychiatrists Raise Patient Care Concerns Under The Leadership Of San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services Medical Director
Psychiatrists employed by San Joaquin County have formally expressed no confidence in Dr. Nia Lozano, the medical director of the county’s behavioral health services, citing concerns about her leadership. The doctors, represented by the Union of American Physicians...
Tentative Agreement Ratified for San Joaquin County
Doctors represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) at San Joaquin County have successfully ratified the tentative agreement for a successor memorandum of understanding. On the morning of August 13, 2024, the San Joaquin County Board of...
San Joaquin County Doctors Reach Tentative Agreement
After months of negotiations, doctors represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) have reached a tentative agreement with San Joaquin County. A summary of the wages and benefits negotiated for the bargaining unit has been emailed to members for...
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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