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Evidence-Based Research on Staffing by Acuity

ANA’s Principles for Nurse Staffing, Third Edition (2020) Acuity-Based Staffing: Balance Cost, Satisfaction, Quality, and Outcomes Matching Nursing Assignment to Patients’ Acuity Level: The Road to Nurses’ Satisfaction A Comparison of a Standardized Method of Identifying Nursing Staff Needs with Measures of Nursing Staff Needs by… Read More

COVID-19 Update: Unions Negotiate Extended KP COVID Childcare Benefit

Grant program will last through mid-December Kaiser Permanente has agreed to reinstate the childcare benefit effective August 17 through December 19, 2020, with a benefit of up to $200 per week. This announcement comes after many weeks of discussion between the employer and UNAC/UHCP and the rest of the Alliance… Read More

UPSC Newsletter: August 2020

Issue 2 / August 2020 (Click here to view the PDF version) CONTENTS 01: Officers/Staff Reps 02: Announcements 03: Local/Regional News Roundup… Read More

Bargaining Representative Responsibilities

Bargaining Representative Responsibilities • The primary responsibility of a Bargaining Representative is to negotiate a contract in good faith based on the needs and interests of the therapists in the NCAL Region • Attend negotiating sessions as well as Union internal caucuses or meetings • Keep the membership… Read More