We are happy to report that on Tuesday, January 28th, the Solano County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt the new UAPD tentative agreement. With the approval of the new MOU, new salaries will go into effect starting early next month.
Physical booklets of the new contract will be sent out within the upcoming weeks. Thank you once again to our Solano UAPD members!
The results of the 2020 Bargaining Survey are now in and we’ve heard your voices. Of the ten major bargaining issues presented in the survey, these were the top five chosen to bring to the bargaining table:
#1 Raises & Parity
#2 Pension Protection
#3 Health Benefits
#4 Workload
#5 Recruitment & Retention
Now that we have a clear view of what state members are wanting in a new contract, we can move forward in planning our arguments for the bargaining table.
The first meeting for bargaining between the UAPD and the State will begin at 11 AM on Wednesday, February, 19th at our Sacramento Headquarters office.
Any further updates on negotiations will be both emailed and posted here on the website.
With 92% voting in favor of the new contract, UAPD’s Solano Bargaining Team is pleased to announce the ratification of the tentative agreement reached with the County last week. The collective bargaining agreement will now go to the Board of Supervisors for adoption in the near future.
Thank you to all the members for your swift response.
In solidarity,
Himilce Rovirosa, D.D.S.
Rebekah Kim, M.D.
Sarah Altschuler, M.D.
Brian Luellen, M.D.
Nereyda Rivera, Senior Representive
Patricia Hernandez, J.D., Senior Representive
Upon member request, the Director of DSH will be at Napa State Hospital this upcoming Friday for a meeting. NSH members have been sent details regarding this upcoming Friday’s visit.
If you have any questions regarding the upcoming meeting this Friday, please call the UAPD Northern California HQ office at (916) 442-6977 or email uapd@uapd.com.
The updated Memorandum of Understanding for the County of San Mateo is now online and available in PDF format. SMEP members with mailing addresses on file shall also receive a physical copy of the MOU as a booklet from UAPD in the upcoming weeks.
If you are unsure your mailing address on file is current or have any other questions regarding the contract, please contact UAPD’s Northern California office by phone or e-mail.
In recent months, the UAPD has approached the State Controller’s Office on behalf of our membership. UAPD members have had the issue of excess pension funds being taken out of their paychecks only to have random checks administered to members by the Controller’s office.
This is an ongoing problem for UAPD and other unions. In addition, other unions (CASE) have voiced their frustrations in publications such as the Sacramento Bee (click here to read the article) regarding not having their pay raises factored into current paychecks.
Please be advised that UAPD remains in “direct contact” with the Controller’s legal staff. Clearly, it will take some time to resolve this matter. The union will prevail in rectifying all Controller issues.
This case deals with five misleading practices CDCR has been implementing and their push for psychiatric staff reductions.
All three collective bargaining agreements between the Union of American Physicians and Dentists and Los Angeles County were overwhelmingly ratified by 95% “Yes” votes.
Bargaining Unit 301, Pharmacists
Bargaining Unit 324, Physicians & Veterinarians
Bargaining Unit 325, Psychiatrists and Dentists
Today, May 23rd, 2019, the results of both the electronic ratification polls and the paper ballots cast, were counted and tallied, at UAPD’s Southern California Office.
Witnessed and counted by bargaining unit members representing each bargaining unit, and UAPD Leadership and Staff, the sealed ballot boxes were broken & counted, and the electronic tally was reported and added, along with paper ballots that members had requested be mailed to them via U.S. Mail.
It is now up to everyone to ensure the contracts are upheld. Please keep a copy of your Memorandum of Understanding on hand at all times, once you receive the new copy.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact UAPD at your earliest convenience.
Stay Strong & United!