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St. Francis Bankruptcy

Last week, Verity Health, parent company of St. Francis Medical Center, filed for bankruptcy. On Wednesday of this week, our attorneys, including a specialized bankruptcy attorney retained for this issue, participated in an Emergency Hearing in federal bankruptcy court to stake out UNAC/UHCP’s interests in protecting members’ wages, benefits, and… Read More

Important Kaiser Update

IMPORTANT UPDATE With developments occurring rapidly around Kaiser negotiations and our new union alliance, we want to make sure you have the latest information. New Union Alliance The 21 local unions who left the coalition on Monday have been actively working to establish a new structure – one that builds… Read More

I Am a Man

Martin Luther King told the Memphis sanitation workers, “it is a crime for people to live in this rich nation and receive starvation wages.” Read More

Know Your Weingarten Rights

WHAT IS WEINGARTEN? An employee may be represented by the union at an investigatory interview with his/her supervisor when the employee reasonably believes that the interview may lead to a disciplinary action. This rule was set forth by the US Supreme Court in 1975 in NLRB v J. Weingarten, Inc. Read More

Social Media Policy

United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals has created this social media policy to explain to members and the public our social media policy. UNAC/UHCP monitors our social media feeds. Posting comments or material that is abusive, defamatory, pornographic, crude, offensive, or insulting may result in the person… Read More

Join the Retiree Council

Even though you are retired, you need to stay informed and active to protect your retirement security. Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid are being attacked as never before, with some politicians calling for cuts in Social Security and the elimination of Medicare as we know it! What’s more, employers will… Read More