State of California BU 16

Your Contract
Also known as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), this sets your salary, benefits, and many working conditions.

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.

CalHR
Additional information and documents can be found at the CalHR website.
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California Prison Doctors Fear Drug Treatment Program Could Create New Addicts
More than a third of California state prison doctors are objecting to a new corrections department requirement that they prescribe an opioid treatment drug, saying the prisons aren’t taking enough precautions to prevent its abuse. The 138 doctors’ objections, outlined...
UAPD Sponsors Bill to Expand Medical Parole
UAPD is a co-sponsor of AB 960 (Bonta) – Medical Parole. A medical parole hearing is used to determine if an inmate who is permanently medically incapacitated should be placed in a licensed health care facility in the community rather than cared for inside a State...

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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