The UAPD Bargaining Team met with representatives from the State of California for the third time on Monday, June 23, 2008. The following topics were among those discussed: Continuing Medical Education (CME) -- UAPD proposed that the annual CME funding be increased...
As many of you know, a significant number of LA County-employed doctors receive a paycheck from the county and a separate stipend payment from either UCLA or USC. Those stipends are funded by monies paid by the county to each university, and the universities control...
Bargaining for the new State contract is set to begin on June 4, 2008. The second meeting is scheduled for June 18, and both sides will continue to meet every other Wednesday until an agreement is reached. Over the last few months, hundreds of doctors employed by the...
The MOU covering Los Angeles County doctors, overwhelmingly ratified by LA County UAPD members on February 22nd, was finally approved by the LA County Board of Supervisors on May 27th. The wage increases set forth by the agreement are retroactive to January 1, 2008,...
The LA County contract ratified on February 22, 2008, provides: General Salary Increase – Each physician in the UAPD bargaining unit will receive a 3% salary increase retroactive to January 1, 2008 and an additional 3% salary increase effective January 1, 2009. New...
On February 22nd, UAPD members ratified a new contract with Los Angeles County, with 96% voting in favor of agreement. The new contract will protect the pension benefits of currently employed physicians and significantly increase salaries for years to come. The...