UNAHI Bargaining Update: April 18
This Week in Bargaining
On April 17 we met to bargain again with management. Our team continued discussion and development of proposals that address the needs of UNAHI members and we passed to management new proposals covering Contract Agreement, Contract Preamble, and Status.
Management came to the table with questions, but no responses. Our team is awaiting responses to fifteen proposals that we have passed to the management team, whereas we owe them one response. Based on our conversations, next week we expect more responses from Management.
In our discussions revolving around transparency in scheduling processes, we invited a representative from the scheduling app QGenda to present at our next session on what the platform offers. Once both sides better understand what scheduling technology is available, we hope to find a way to improve our scheduling processes.
Town Hall on Thursday, May 1
We are holding a Town Hall for UNAHI members on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7pm HST. Please register and plan to attend this important meeting as we will conduct a thorough review of where things stand in bargaining.
Future Bargaining Dates and Town Hall
April 24 – Kaiser Mapunapuna, Plumeria Room
April 30 – Kaiser Mapunapuna, Plumeria Room
May 1 – Town Hall
May 8 – Kaiser Honolulu conference room 2E
May 22 – Kaiser Honolulu conference room 2E
May 29 – Kaiser Honolulu conference room 2E
Take Action
Member actions send a strong message to management and one of the easiest ways for members to support the bargaining effort is by wearing your UNAC/UHCP gear on bargaining days! If you don’t have any branded UNAC/UHCP items you can simply wear blue shirts to show solidarity. We are in this to win and appreciate your support!
If you are interested in attending bargaining as an observer please reach out to a bargaining team member. All bargaining sessions are open for members to attend. We typically bargain from 9-5, but some of the time is spent in caucus. Please be advised you will be asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement to attend.
UNAHI Bargaining Update: April 11
Crucial Conversations
Our UNAHI bargaining team is focused, upbeat and showing up ready to go at each and every bargaining session!
This week, we leaned into the importance of creating a transparent and predictable scheduling process, emphasizing the issue as a high priority for our members. Yesterday’s conversations with management were framed around how to address our members’ needs while also satisfying departmental operational needs.
More to come at the next session!
Join us for Bargaining
- Thursday, April 17 – Kaiser Mapunapuna, Plumeria Conference Room
- Thursday, April 24 – Kaiser Mapunapuna, Plumeria Conference Room
- Wednesday, April 30 – Kaiser Mapunapuna, Plumeria Conference Room
UNAHI Bargaining Update: April 4
Protecting Our Members
Yesterday in bargaining we proposed a contract article on harassment that would provide contractual protections for our members against discrimination, unlawful harassment, and retaliation.
We also reviewed the employer’s counters on ground rules for the negotiations; probationary period, and performance evaluations.
We began working on seniority which we intend to propose on April 10.
Join Us for Bargaining
- Thursday, April 10 – Kaiser Honolulu, Conference Room 2E
- Thursday, April 17 – Kaiser Mapunapuna, Plumeria Conference Room
- Thursday, April 24 – Kaiser Mapunapuna, Plumeria Conference Room
- Wednesday, April 30 – Kaiser Mapunapuna, Plumeria Conference Room
All bargaining sessions are open to all members. We typically bargain from 9 – 5, but some of the time is spent in caucus. If you would like to attend a bargaining session, please be advised you will be asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
UNAHI Bargaining Update: March 20
We won our first tentative agreement (TA) today, an article called Courtesy which encourages management and employees to work together in a courteous and dignified manner.
We proposed ground rules to make the bargaining more efficient.
We also passed two new proposals to management:
- Grievance and Arbitration gives us a formal process to challenge contract violations and unfair discipline.
- Strikes and Lockouts ensures that no work stoppages will occur during the term of the contract.
Management gave us counters to proposals we made last week on two articles: Non-Discrimination, and Performance and Evaluation.
Join Us for Bargaining
- Thursday, April 3 – Kaiser Honolulu, Conference Room 2E
- Thursday, April 10 – Kaiser Honolulu, Conference Room 2E
- Thursday, April 17 – Kaiser Mapunapuna, Plumeria Conference Room
- Thursday, April 24 – Kaiser Mapunapuna, Plumeria Conference Room
- Wednesday, April 30 – Kaiser Mapunapuna, Plumeria Conference Room
All bargaining sessions are open to all members. We typically bargain from 9 – 5, but some of the time is spent in caucus. If you would like to attend a bargaining session, please be advised you will be asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement. We encourage those who are interested to attend. Please reach out with any questions to UNAHI@unacuhcp.org.
UNAHI Bargaining Update: March 14
In our first negotiating session, our bargaining team made six contract proposals, covering:
- Courtesy
- Just Culture
- Probationary Period and Evaluation
- Recognition and Coverage
- Savings Clause
- Non-Discrimination
In some ways, Just Culture might be the most important. Just Culture helps ensure that our workplace remains one where employees can share safety concerns to improve processes and achieve the safest conditions for optimal patient care.
In contract bargaining, each side makes proposals, the other side counters. When an agreement is reached on an article between our union and management, that becomes a Tentative Agreement or TA. Our bargaining team is optimistic that we will reach our first TA in next week’s negotiations.
We Have a New Name
Our new chapter has an official new name!
Our new name is UNAHI (pronounced oo-NAH-hee, like unagi or ahi), which stands for the United Nurse Anesthetists of Hawaii.
Join us for Bargaining
Our next bargaining session is Thursday, March 20 at Kaiser Mapunapuna, Plumeria conference room.
Bargaining Dates
- Thursday, March 20
- Thursday, April 3
- Thursday, April 17
- Thursday, April 24
- Wednesday, April 30