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COVID-19 UPDATE: UNAC/UHCP Sues To Keep OSHA Safety Standards in Place

  UNAC/UHCP and AFSCME Join Legal Action To Safeguard Federal COVID-19 Protections Prompted by federal government plans to curb the emergency temporary standard (ETS) for protecting health care workers from COVID-19, UNAC/UHCP and AFSCME are asking for COVID safety standards to not only continue but be made permanent. In a… Read More

Strike Halted, Tentative Agreement Reached Between Alliance Unions and Kaiser Permanente 

On Saturday, November 13, 2021, Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions reached tentative agreement on a four-year contract, covering nearly 50,000 Kaiser Permanente health care employees in 21 local unions, and strengthening the Labor Management Partnership.  In light of this, the Alliance unions have… Read More

UTSC Bargaining Update: June 7-8, 2021

Bargaining Update: June 7-8, 2021 Our UTSC bargaining team engaged in a vigorous discussion with Kaiser Permanente (KP) over the past two days regarding schedule utilization and “operational flexibility.” KP management introduced the idea of cutting our patient management time and our bargaining team strongly objected to the idea. We… Read More

UPHI Bargaining Update: January 21, 2021

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UNAC/UHCP Facebook Live: United to Heal – A Virtual Vigil for All

UNAC/UHCP Vigil Remembers COVID Losses and Looks to Healing The value of our lifesaving nurses, professionals, and essential workers has never been felt so deeply by so many. Our communities recognize and respect our commitment, and they too continue to show their commitment to us: Neighbors and grandmas and… Read More

Respite from Chaos: RNs and Health Care Professionals Roar Out Their Trauma

Nurses and health care professionals climaxed their candlelight vigil in Panorama City on Wednesday night, April 28, with a collective roar, shout, and scream—a cathartic release of more than a year’s pent-up emotion—so they could begin to heal. For nearly an hour, those assembled, socially distanced and masked, held electric… Read More

Our NCAL Rehab Therapist Bargaining Team!

Welcome to our 2020 NCAL bargaining team!  … Read More

No Blackout Dates Can Block Your Time Off

After our first day of negotiations, we’ve reached tentative agreements (TAs) on four articles toward our first contract: No Discrimination; Probation; Notices; and Savings Clause. Read More

Hearing on Paradise Valley Union Election Held by National Labor Relations Board

After our first day of negotiations, we’ve reached tentative agreements (TAs) on four articles toward our first contract: No Discrimination; Probation; Notices; and Savings Clause. Read More

COVID-19 update: Kaiser Permanente Employee Benefit Reinstatement, July 9, 2020

Kaiser Permanente has reinstated the enhanced leave benefit for COVID-19 positive employees, retroactive to June 14, 2020. The benefit, which will run until September 30, 2020, will provide up to 80 hours of COVID-19 positive leave for employees who are required to report to work at a KP facility… Read More

Teaming with UNAC/UHCP for Change

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UNAC/UHCP Stands with the Floyd Family and All Black People Calling for Justice and Equality

UNAC/UHCP Stands with the Floyd Family and All Black People Calling for Justice and Equality The past few weeks have been difficult and emotional for many Americans, especially our Black brothers and sisters. We felt a collective horror at watching a man plead for his life as he was murdered. Read More