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Press Center

The UNAC/UHCP Press Center helps journalists connect quickly with healthcare professionals and union leaders who are on the front lines every day. These real stories and voices bring important issues—like patient care, staffing, and workers’ rights—to life for your news audiences.

On deadline? Contact us: press@unacuhcp.org

 

Alicia Ambriz, RN, SFRNA Secretary, speaking to press during strike Dan Cotey, ER nurse, speaking about SFRNA strike Alicia Ambriz, RN, SFRNA Secretary, prepares for early morning interview by press at SFRNA strike

UNAC/UHCP In The News

UNAC/UHCP works to ensure that the voices of frontline healthcare professionals are heard in today’s headlines. From speaking out on patient care and staffing shortages to standing up for equity and workplace rights, our union regularly appears in local and national media. Through statements, interviews, and press events, we bring the lived experiences of our members directly into the public conversation, shaping how healthcare issues are understood and addressed across California, Hawaii, and beyond.

SFRNA members speaking to press during strike (October 9, 2023 - October 13, 2023)
SFRNA members speaking to press during strike (October 9, 2023 - October 13, 2023)
SFRNA members speaking to press during strike (October 9, 2023 - October 13, 2023)
Kaiser San Diego members speaking to press during picket (September 19, 2024)
UNAC/UHCP members featured on NBC Nightly News during COVID-19 pandemic.
UNAC/UHCP Secretary Elizabeth Hawkins, RN, at 2014 press conference on workplace violence prevention.
UNAC/UHCP Executive Vice President Peter Sidhu, RN, talking staffing shortages on CBS LA
UNAC/UHCP President Charmaine S. Morales on ABC network news during 2021 Kaiser contract campaign.

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Our members drive the quality of our media outreach. At UNAC/UHCP, we focus on storytelling with award-winning results:

  • 2024: 5 awards from the International Labor Communications Association (ILCA), recognizing excellence in labor communications:
    • First Place – Best Organic/Owned Social Media Live Event Coverage: TikTok video covering the Kaiser Permanente San Diego picket.
    • Second Place – Best in Labor Multi-Media Campaign: Comprehensive campaign on the St. Francis strike, which included traditional media, social media, and other outreach efforts.
    • Second Place – Best Organic/Owned Social Media Post Overall: Compelling videos highlighting nurse staffing shortages at Kaiser Permanente San Diego.
    • Third Place – Best Short Form Video Under 7 Minutes: Video featuring a patient’s perspective during the St. Francis strike.
    • Third Place – Best Design Single Website Page: Design of the SRS United microsite.
  • 2023: two first-place awards from the International Labor Communications Association (ILCA):
    • Best Multimedia Campaign for work highlighting the union’s organizing of Kaiser dietitians, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and health educators (DASH).
    • Best Use of Electronic Media: Longform Video for the 50th-anniversary documentary Building Power Through the Decades.
  • 2022:
    • First Place International Labor Communications Association (ILCA): Best Use of Earned Media-Local/Regional/State for Kaiser campaign, Invest in Patient Care
    • honorable mention in PR Daily’s Content Marketing Awards in the Strategy of the Year category for the Kaiser campaign, Invest in Patient Care.

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