From everyday wins to extraordinary efforts, our members’ stories highlight the strength, solidarity, and impact of our union. Help us build a wall of truth: We may not be able to share every story, but every voice helps shape our union’s vision and our future.
In the spirit of gratitude, UNAC/UHCP held a donation drive to benefit House of Ruth, an organization dedicated to the prevention of domestic violence and to ensuring the safety and well-being of those impacted by it. Domestic violence reports have increased with COVID-19 quarantine orders in place and it is more important than ever to […]
On the 200th anniversary of her birth, today’s nurses are guided by her pioneering commitment to data and her devotion to healing. By Anjetta McQueen Thackeray and Jeff Rogers By the time nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale was in her early 30s, she was running a hospital. She had just gotten started. From there, she developed […]
Inspirational Stories from our UNAC/UHCP members #HumansofUNACUHCP #COVID19 #KSRNA #FlattentheCurve #HealthCareHeroes"As a combat veteran, my nature and training have… Posted by UNAC/UHCP on Monday, April 6, 2020 #HumansofUNACUHCP #PRNA #COVID19 #COVID19Pandemic #Healthcareheroes#emergencynurse #Parkview"We’ve been hearing the… Posted by UNAC/UHCP on Friday, April 17, 2020 #HumansofUNACUHCP #OTMonth #COVID19 #COVID19Pandemic #Healthcareheroes#therapymatters #UTSC… Posted by UNAC/UHCP on Wednesday, April 8, […]
The Cost of Care Across the country, unions are standing up for patients as for-profit ventures bankrupt hospitals and compromise community health Sandi Marques, RN, has spent 30 years at St. Francis Medical Center, caring for the people she went to elementary, junior high and high school with—some of the least healthy and least insured […]
Alexis Goudeau, RN, BSN, is the founder of homeless services organization Highly Favored: A Blessing to Others and UNAC/UHCP union steward. Tonight, Alexis will join the Commonwealth Club of California‘s Thought Leadership series, in a discussion of how to grapple with some of the highest costs of housing and highest rates of homelessness of our time: “An astonishing […]