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GGRNA2022

We are preparing to bargain our next Garden Grove Registered Nurses Association (GGRNA) collective bargaining agreement soon. Through preparation and working together, we can achieve our priorities in our next contract. It’s never been more important to raise standards for health care professionals and patients – especially given the intense… 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

UTNC wage adjustments

​Dear UTNC Members, The first of our negotiated wage adjustments will occur in this Friday’s paycheck on February 4, 2022. The process of rolling out these wage increases for all UTNC members is a complex one that KP will implement in multiple phases. First, this Friday’s paycheck will reflect grid placement… Read More

Reengage

UNAC/UHCP has officially lifted our pause on the Labor Management Partnership. On September 17, 2021, we found it necessary to formally pause the largest, longest-lasting, most-comprehensive labor-management partnership in the United States. We declared the 24-year partnership on life support, citing a lack of sponsorship and a fundamental understanding of LMP… 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

SPNN2022

We are preparing to negotiate our next Sharp Professional Nurses Network (SPNN) collective bargaining agreement soon. Through preparation and working together, we can achieve our priorities in our next contract. It’s never been more important to raise standards for health care professionals and patients – especially given the intense pressure… 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

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

UNAC/UHCP Education Email List Sign Up

UNAC/UHCP scholarship program for 2024 will remain open for applications until May 6, 2024. For more information, or to apply, visit scholarship.unacuhcp.org. Sign up below to join the UNAC/UHCP education email list, and receive information about our scholarships or continuing education. Read More