Santa Cruz County

Your UAPD Representative

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact: Schuyler Hull, shull@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.

Personnel Department

Additional information and documents may be found on the Personnel Department webpage.

recent news

Santa Cruz County Budget Hearings

See full hearings schedule here. There will be three public presentations of the proposed budget conducted by County Administrative Officer Susan Mauriello: Monday, June 20th at 9 am in Santa Cruz (County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 701 Ocean Street, Room 525,...

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Details of the Santa Cruz County Tentative Agreement

The UAPD Negotiating Committee has reached a second Tentative Agreement (TA) with the County of Santa Cruz over a successor collective bargaining agreement. This TA also settles the Unfair Labor Practice Charge filed by the Union against the County and contains...

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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