UNAC/UHCP

Sign Up to Attend Negotiations

Sign up online to attend bargaining sessions.

New for this year’s bargaining: Members are invited to attend negotiations sessions in large numbers. See for yourself what happens at the Bargaining Table. Let our Bargaining Team know we’ve got their backs. And show management we’re serious about not stepping back, and only moving forward. Read our Q&A to find out more about attending bargaining.

Click on a shift below to sign-up.

Each day, we have a morning shift from 9 AM to noon, and an afternoon shift from 1 PM-5 PM. You are welcome to attend both shifts on one day, but you must sign up for both shifts. When you complete the sign up process for one shift below, you will return to this page and can go through the process with the other shift for that day.

We’ll see you there!

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Join Us for Bargaining: Questions and Answers

All UNAC/UHCP members are strongly encouraged to attend National Negotiations to see first-hand how our issues and concerns are addressed as we negotiate our new contract.

Register to Attend Bargaining:

1. Sign up on line at unacuhcp.org/socal2012signup or
2. Fill out the I’ll Be There registration card and turn it into your Affiliate Officers or UNAC/UHCP staff. Download the card here.

Questions and Answers:

Q: Will I get to be in the room during negotiations?
A: Yes, you will be in the room with the bargaining team as an observer. There will be various negotiations going on at the same time for you to observe.

Q: How much time do I spend in negotiations?
A: It’s your choice. You can sign up for Shift 1: 9am—noon; or Shift 2: 1—5pm; or both shifts.

Q: Where do I go exactly?
A: The online registration and I’ll… Read more

Possible Lawsuit to Remove San Diego Pension Reform from Ballot

San Diego city unions won a crucial victory on February 13 when the California Public Employees Relations Board ruled that a pension initiative that was to be voted on in June in the city of San Diego is an unfair labor practice.

The decision will force a lawsuit to attempt to strike the measure from ballots.

At issue in the ballot measure was the fate of new city employees’ retirement. The initiative would have enrolled most new employees in 401(k) plans instead of in pensions. The unfair labor practice in this case was that the city did not bargain the change in benefits.

Board of Registered Nursing is Restored

Governor Jerry Brown announced late Tuesday he signed Senate Bill 98, the legislation reconstituting the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN). The entire board will be reappointed under the new bill.

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 continue to try to chip away at important retiree benefits that our union has negotiated. That’s why we urge you to join the UNAC/UHCP Retiree Council. Dues are only $15 per year. For more information on the council, please call the retiree office at 909-618-0657.

UNAC/UHCP Bargaining Team Elected!

Last week ballots were counted in an election held by the UNAC/UHCP Executive Committee to elect our representatives to serve on the National Bargaining Committee. We are pleased to announce that the following leaders will be representing us:

Ken Deitz, RN, UNAC/UHCP President
Barbara Blake, RN, UNAC/UHCP State Secretary
Bill Rouse, UNAC/UHCP Executive Assistant to the Officers
Pam Brodersen, NP, Kaiser Downey Medical Office President, UNAC/UHCP
Cindy Klein, RN, Kaiser Riverside Clinic Co-Chair, UNAC/UHCP
Danny Pollack, OD, President KPASCO, UNAC/UHCP

“It is our goal to have an active, well-educated membership as we begin negotiations next month. It is vital to our team that we hear from you and strongly encourage you to fill out the bargaining surveys and sign up to attend negotiations,” said Ken Deitz, RN, President of UNAC/UHCP.

In the next few days more information will be provided on how you… Read more

Unity in Negotiations

With Kaiser contract negotiations fast approaching, what can you do to prepare?

First, if you haven’t already, take the local bargaining survey online right now!

We interviewed members to ask what they think, and will be posting their video comments on this page over the next few weeks.

Transparency | February 2012

From this month’s newsletter, the most important thing you can do this month to help our bargaining team as we head into contract negotiations is fill out a local bargaining survey if you haven’t already. You can do so online at: unacuhcp.org/kaiserlocalsurvey

To stay up-to-date on contract negotiations, check out unacuhcp.org/bargaining2012

For more information about KSBHPA, download the full newsletter.

Upcoming Negotiations a Hot Topic at Steward Training

UNAC/UHCP members from several different affiliates gathered in San Dimas on February 7 to learn how to become the best steward possible to union members.

Our own Beverly Crawford, RN, Gagan Gill, RN, and Marsha Kwon, RN (pictured right) were among those in attendance at the training and will be bringing back the skills they learned to Kaiser Woodland Hills. For more information about contract negotiations, or to learn how you can attend the next Steward Training on April 18, check out www.unacuhcp.org/bargaining2012

Hundreds of Uniformed Flight Attendants are Joined by Allies at LAX Protest

Flight attendants from over 20 airlines held protests on February 6 at LAX to protest attacks on collective bargaining rights in the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, which has passed both Houses of Congress and is waiting for a signature from President Obama. Several LA unions and many other LAX workers joined in the protests on Monday in solidarity with the flight attendant and their cause.