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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!

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

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.

Montebello Firefighters Join Beverly Nurses Fight for Quality Care

Montebello’s first responders have been closely watching the Nurses’ negotiations with the hospital because they bring patients to the ER on a daily basis. The firefighters join the growing list of community leaders calling on the Beverly Hospital administration and Board of Directors to settle a contract with the Nurses and invest in patient care.

Together, Let’s Imagine Our Future

We have the responsibility in our negotiations with Kaiser this year to make sure that we secure what we have as we go forward into our future. Falling back is not an option. We all need to step up–be active, educated and informed. Unionized workers in our country have faced difficult negotiations in every industry. Our negotiations are likely to be no different. Go to Kaiser Contract Campaign Website

El Monte Mayor and Community Leaders Call on Beverly Hospital to Partner With Nurses

El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero led a delegation of concerned El Monte residents to Beverly Hospital today to speak to CEO Gary Kiff. Mayor Quintero delivered the message that partnership with the nurses union can only strengthen the health of the hospital, speaking from his experience serving on the board of a San Gabriel Valley Hospital.

Another Delegation Visits Beverly Hospital to Demand Quality Care

This morning members of the Clean Carwash Campaign, led by Felipe Villareal, visited Beverly Hospital to talk to CEO Gary Kiff about quality and safe patient care. “We thank the Registered Nurses for fighting for their patients,” said Villareal, “and for remaining strong during managements’ stalling at the negotiating table.”

Grocery Workers Stand With Beverly Nurses to Demand Quality Care

A delegation of ten grocery workers went to Beverly Hospital today to join our fight for quality care. “Everyone knows that nurses are the backbone of any hospital,” said UFCW Local 1428 Secretary Treasurer Mark Ramos, “and that’s why today we join the Beverly Nurses in support of their efforts for a collective bargaining agreement at Beverly Hospital.”