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2024 BOD Special Election Candidate Biographies

Article 7, Section 703 of the UNAC/UHCP Constitution states: “When either a temporary or permanent vacancy occurs in the Directors between Conventions, the Executive Council shall elect a member of the elected Executive Council members to fill such vacancy until the term expires. The Executive Council shall have the power… Read More

Chino Valley Bargaining Update: January 30, 2024

On January 30, we voted overwhelmingly to approve our new three-year contract, which our bargaining team negotiated over months of hard negotiations, guided by member input and with crucial member support. We made some huge gains with this contract, including: Established a new wage grid that is competitive within… Read More

Charmaine Morales, RN, Elected UNAC/UHCP President

  At our 40th biennial convention celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of our founding in 1972, UNAC/UHCP delegates elected Charmaine Morales, RN, to serve as our union’s next president. Morales has served as Executive Vice President since 2016 and will be the first woman of color to serve as UNAC/UHCP… Read More

Parkview Bargaining Survey 2022

Please take the bargaining survey below as we begin preparations for upcoming negotiations.   Online Form – Parkview Bargaining Survey Powered by Formstack… Read More

BHRNA Contract Ratified. WE DID IT!

On February 3 and 4, Beverly Hospital Registered Nurses Association (BHRNA) members voted on the tentative agreement for a new three year contract. The ballots have been counted and the agreement received an overwhelming YES vote! The vote successfully locked in significant wage increases, new float language, increase to differentials,… Read More

VICTORY! COVID Sick Leave Restored

UNAC/UHCP continues to push for COVID protections. Our voices have been a key part of the efforts to restore COVID paid leave. On Jan. 13, UNAC/UHCP leader Jeffrey Nuguid, RN, co-chair at Fountain Valley, joined a group of essential workers on a Zoom press… Read More

COVID-19 Update: UNAC/UHCP Letter to Our Employers On COVID Work, Pay

UNAC/UHCP Urges Employers to Protect Health Care Staff, Provide COVID Leave Benefits On January 11, 2022: UNAC/UHCP, on behalf of our 32,000 registered nurses and healthcare professionals, called for employers to protect our health care staff and our patients through actions that include providing COVID sick leave, solving the staffing… Read More

Pioneering UNAC/UHCP founder Kathy J. Sackman has Passed

Kathy J. Sackman, RN, founder and 33-year President of UNAC/UHCP passed away on December 31, 2021. Our “charge nurse of the labor movement” was one of a small group of nurses who formed UNAC/UHCP in 1972. As our union begins our fiftieth year, we say goodbye to one of… Read More