Santa Cruz 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.
Personnel Department
Additional information and documents may be found on the Personnel Department webpage.
recent news
Santa Cruz Bargaining Begins
The contract between the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) and Santa Cruz County expires on November 11th. Bargaining for the next contract began on Friday. Dr. Sanford and Dr. Yazgan will serve on the UAPD bargaining team, alongside labor...
Santa Cruz County Prepares for Negotiations
UAPD has submitted a request for bargaining in Santa Cruz County and has begun the process of selecting a negotiating team. This year's bargaining will likely be contentious, as the doctors plan to push the County to do more to resolve its critical doctor shortage....
Santa Cruz Contract Improvements Go Into Effect
After several months of re-opener bargaining, the UAPD team signed a Tentative Agreement with Santa Cruz County that was approved by the County Board of Supervisors. That means that all the improvements (see below) will now go into effect. In addition to more than...
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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