The UAPD Bargaining Team in Ventura County was excited to report that they reached a tentative agreement with the County very early on the morning of April 23, 2021. The team showed relentless commitment and dedication to the members they represented at the table....
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Animal Care and Control Veterinarian Retaliatory Discipline Rescinded
In February 2020, the Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) granted a UAPD steward’s grievance and rescinded a retaliatory written Warning that had been issued a few months earlier. The steward, who had been challenging unsafe conditions and practices by the...
LA County Anesthesiologists Win Big Pay Increase
After months of pressure from UAPD, in January 2021 the LA County Chief Executive Officer (CEO) issued a memo authorizing a “Critical Shortage Recruitment Rate” for obstetric, pediatric and cardiothoracic anesthesiologists which moved them to the top step of the pay...
UAPD Stops Workload Increase; Forces Clinic to Pay Physicians for Overtime Worked
In September 2019, a committee of UAPD physicians and staff forced LA County Mid-Valley Comprehensive Health Center (MVCHC) management to agree to pay physicians for overtime hours worked and to refrain from imposing increased workload. It was in August of 2019 that...
Correctional Health Pharmacists Win Fair, Transparent Vacation Request Procedure
LA County Correctional Health Services Pharmacists who had endured an opaque, unfair, and ever-changing vacation request process for years, finally had enough and with help from UAPD staff filed several grievances in early 2020 alleging favoritism and demanding a fair...
PERB Rules in Favor of Doctors in Ventura County
A Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) Administrative Law Judge issued a scathing ruling against Ventura County last week, in favor of the doctors there who have been fighting to have UAPD represent their unit. Ventura County had recognized UAPD as the exclusive...