After 13 bargaining sessions over last 6 months, the UAPD Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement with Santa Cruz County on January 31, 2017. The new contract went into effect in March after being ratified by by the UAPD membership and approved by the Santa Cruz...
California Counties
LA County Safe and Just Culture Policy
Los Angeles County Policy No. 311.4, as revised on July 1, 2016, states as its purpose: “To build, maintain, and support a Safe and Just Culture at the Department of Health Services...A Safe and Just Culture is one in which safety is an individual and...
UAPD Takes On Contractors
UAPD won the first skirmish against the contracting agency Traditions Behavioral Health (TBH). Last June, Alameda Health System (AHS) contracted out employed psychiatric hours at John George Psychiatric Emergency Services, hours represented by UAPD, to...
LA County Looks for Logo and Motto
The Los Angeles County Health Agency, in partnership with labor unions including UAPD, has launched a logo and motto contest as part of their Health Agency employee engagement campaign. The contest is open to all Los Angeles County Health Agency employees. ...
Santa Cruz Bargaining Update
On October 28th, UAPD and Santa Cruz County met for the 6th session in this round of bargaining. With one more session scheduled before the expiration of the current contract on Nov 11th--and more importantly the difference in proposals--it is likely that negotiations...
San Mateo Reopener Results in Wage Increase
As previously reported, UAPD successfully negotiated a salary reopener one year into the current contract. The results of that survey found that San Mateo County Psychiatrists had fallen below the market average for the Bay Area. As a result, your salaries have been...