Santa Barbara County
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 may be found on the human resources page.
recent news
UAPD Reaches Agreement to Mitigate Call Elimination in Santa Barbara
In order to minimize the impact of the elimination of hospital call at the Santa Maria Women's Health Care Center, the County of Santa Barbara and UAPD reached a side-letter agreement in late August. As a result of the agreement, there will be no layoffs of UAPD...
Bargaining Roundup: Counties, Clinics, CSU
In recent years the best strategy for many county bargaining units has been to rollover the current contract rather than negotiate a new one, assuming the employer agrees to do so. While extending a contract generally means no new salary increases, it also means no...
Santa Barbara County Memorandum of Understanding (Contract)
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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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