Resolution #5

CONTINUING UNAC/UHCP’S COMMITMENT TO STRATEGIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

1  WHEREAS:

2  Long-term strategic planning strengthens labor organizations by enabling unions to address

3  immediate challenges while also being future-oriented, anticipating change, building

4  organizational capacity, aligning resources with established priorities, developing leaders and

5  activists, and preparing for what lies ahead; and

6  WHEREAS:

7  UNAC/UHCP continues to experience significant growth while operating in a highly

8  complex, rapidly changing healthcare sector in an environment that is increasingly hostile toward

9  labor, requiring UNAC/UHCP to act strategically, establishing clear priorities to ensure continued

10  strength, adaptability, and success; and

11  WHEREAS:

12  Sustainable and durable strategic planning strengthens labor organizations by enabling

13  unions to address immediate challenges while anticipating change, building organizational

14  capacity, aligning resources with established priorities, developing future leaders and activists, and

15  preparing for an uncertain future; and

16  WHEREAS:

17  In passing the resolution, “The Establishment of a Collaborative and Comprehensive

18  Process for Strategic Planning“, the delegates at the 2024 UNAC/UHCP Convention recognized

19  that meeting these challenges requires more than responding to immediate needs and committed

20  the union to long-term planning and sustainable strategies that advance the interests of members,

21  strengthen patient advocacy, and position UNAC/UHCP for future challenges and opportunities;

22  and

23  WHEREAS:

24  The delegates further recognized that deeply rooted challenges facing healthcare workers,

25  including workforce shortages, professional burnout, artificial intelligence, rising healthcare

26  demands, and continual changes within the healthcare landscape in the United States, cannot be

27  addressed through short-term solutions alone and require deliberate, sustained, and forward-

28  looking planning; and

29  WHEREAS:

30  The 2024 UNAC/UHCP Convention delegates therefore directed UNAC/UHCP to

31  establish a Strategic Planning Initiative Involving leaders at all levels of the union In a coordinated

32  process to establish and document long-term goals, identify critical priorities, develop actionable

33  strategies, and ultimately create a comprehensive UNAC/UHCP Strategic Plan; and

34  WHEREAS:

35  UNAC/UHCP, in accordance with the 2024 resolution, developed a Strategic Plan; and

36  WHEREAS:

37  On September 19, 2026, the UNAC/UHCP Executive Council met at its regular meeting,

38  reviewed the Strategic Plan, and formally approved a plan to be presented to the delegates at the

39  UNAC/UHCP Convention being held in Los Angeles, California, between October 12 and October

40  14, 2026, in accordance with the 2024 resolution.

41  THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

42  That the delegates to the 2026 UNAC/UHCP Convention reaffirm the union’s commitment

43  to strategic planning established by the delegates at the 2024 Convention; and

44  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:

45  That implementation shall include the development of specific goals, timelines, actionable

46  initiatives, and measurable benchmarks sufficient to evaluate progress toward the objectives

47  established within the Strategic Plan; and

48  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:

49  Implementation of the UNAC/UHCP Strategic Plan shall be carried out by UNAC/UHCP

50  staff, under the direction of the Executive Director and appropriate State Officers, with regular

51  oversight by the UNAC/UHCP Board of Directors; and

52  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:

53  That progress toward implementation of the Strategic Plan, including relevant goals and

54  measurable benchmarks, shall be a standing agenda item at all regularly scheduled meetings of the

55  Board of Directors, providing the Board an ongoing opportunity to review progress and provide

56  direction concerning priorities, resources, timelines and modifications necessary to advance the

57  Strategic Plan; and

58  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:

59  That implementation of the Strategic Plan shall be subject to ongoing review and

60  accountability, with progress reports presented at each regularly scheduled meeting of the

61  Executive Council; and

62  BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED:

63  UNAC/UHCP shall maintain an ongoing cyclical commitment beyond the 2026 Strategic

64  Plan to strategic planning through the continuous process of establishing priorities, implementing

65  strategies, measuring progress, evaluating results, and refining organizational goals and strategies

66  in response to changing circumstances.

SUBMITTED BY:
Laura Lopez, RN, Clinic President and Delegate
Lisa Martinez, RN, Secretary and Delegate
Kaiser Baldwin Park Registered Nurses Association (KBPRNA)

Andrea Muir, RN, President and Delegate
Hayley Kellas, RN, Secretary and Delegate
Sharp Professional Nurses Network (SPNN)

 

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION: ADOPTION

A/R COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: ADOPTION

AS PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE