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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.
recent news
State Bargaining Update for August 7, 2009
The July 31st bargaining session marked fourteen months of negotiations between UAPD and the State of California. UAPD has come to the bargaining table 25 times during that period, and still there is no contract. Not one state-employee union has been able to settle a...
CDCR Needs More, Not Fewer, Dentists
On August 4th, the DPA gave UAPD notice of CDCR''s intention to lay off thirty-one dentists working in state prisons effective January 14, 2011, as part of a larger plan to reduce the dentist-to-patient ratio and shift work to newly hired dental hygienists. UAPD...
Doctors Fight to Save Medical Care for Veterans
Late on Thursday, July 30th, UAPD was notified of the cancellation of the planned Senate Hearing in Yountville. It appears progress is being made on talks between the Committee and the Governor's office--UAPD will release details as they become available. Staff and...
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.
You can save thousands of dollars on products and services by taking advantage of discounts provided to union members by Union Plus and AFSCME Advantage.