Chino Valley News
Chino Valley Medical Center RNs are One Step Closer to Reaching the Bargaining Table
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument on CVMC's appeal of the NLRB's determination that it violated federal law by refusing to bargain with Chino RNs' chosen representative, UNAC/UHCP. A three-judge panel asked questions of the attorneys representing CVMC, the NLRB, and UNAC/UHCP. The Court could issue its written decision by the end of the year. Read moreGovernor Brown Vetoes Board of Nursing Renewal Bill — Write Your Legislators So We Can Get it Back ASAP
Email your legislators on our site to ask for rapid action on a special session to pass legislation to ensure the BRN is maintained. Read moreUNAC/UHCP Rallies Against Prime Healthcare for Good Jobs and Fair Treatment for RNs
UNAC/UHCP members rallied Monday against the business practices of Prime Healthcare, Inc., the rich, for-profit hospital chain that owns Chino Valley Medical Center and Garden Grove Hospital. We rallied with union construction workers from IBEW Local 11 who are calling on Prime to pay wages in line with area standards on their construction projects at facilities like San Dimas Community Hospital, where the rally was held.
The rally came on the same day that an… Read more
Judge Finds Chino Valley Medical Center Guilty of Egregious Misconduct Against RNs
Chino Valley Medical Center ordered to Cease and Desist its unfair labor practices against RNs for organizing our union. Read moreUNAC/UHCP and Allies Win–Attorney General Blocks Sale of Victor Valley Community Hospital to Prime
Attorney General Kamala Harris has denied her consent to the sale of Victor Valley Community Hospital to Prime Healthcare. This means Prime will be unable to purchase the hospital. In August, Garden Grove Registered Nurses’ Association President Helen Bouman, RN, and UNAC/UHCP Staff Attorney Lisa Demidovich both testified about Prime Healthcare’s unlawful and damaging treatment of its RNs at Garden Grove and CVMC. Read moreUNAC/UHCP Testifies Against Prime Healthcare’s Expansion in Victor Valley
At a hearing in Victorville on August 17, we urged the California State Attorney General not to approve the sale of Victor Valley Community Hospital to Prime Healthcare. Prime owns Garden Grove Hospital and Chino Valley Medical Center. Nurses, families of patients victimized by Prime, community groups, doctors and other unions all packed Victorville City Hall to oppose Prime.
Download the leaflet we distributed at the hearing: United Nures Stand Against Outlaw Prime.
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Prime Healthcare Investigation Continues
The investigation into the billing practices of Prime Healthcare, owners of Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center and Chino Valley Medical Center, continued with an official letter sent to the director of the California Department of Public Health by Assemblyman Bill Monning. Read moreGet the Latest News
In the last year, UNAC/UHCP has emailed out critical information to members about contract negotiations, license notices, and health care benefits. Don’t be left out because we don’t have your email address. Send us your email address at publicaffairs@unac-ca.org along with your name and your affiliate.
UNAC/UHCP Retiree Council Plans Next Steps
Members of the United Nurses Association/Union of Health Care Professionals Retirees Council Committee met in the UNAC/UHCP San Dimas office to plan for the future. Committee member Barbara Jordan, RN, said, “UNAC/UHCP does not end when you retire. It is a new beginning.” Read moreNational Labor Relations Board Seeks to Reinstate Unlawfully Fired Chino Valley Nurse Ronald Magsino
On April 5 the National Labor Relations Board’s local Regional Director filed in federal court to reinstate Ronald Magsino to his position as Emergency Room RN at Chino Valley Medical Center. “I just want to clear my name,” said Ronald. Read moreFederal Government to Prosecute Chino Valley Medical Center
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will prosecute multiple Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs), filed by UNAC/UHCP against Chino Valley Medical Center, in a trial beginning June 6. The Hospital’s violations are considered so severe that the NLRB is seeking an extraordinary remedy: a high-ranking executive to read the Notice of Unfair Labor Practices aloud to nurses on worktime. Read moreNLRB to Prosecute Chino Valley Hospital’s Refusal to Bargain
The National Labor Relations Board Region 31 has rejected Chino Valley Medical Center’s refusal to negotiate with the 125 Registered Nurses at the hospital and is using a fast track process to resolve the matter as quickly as possible. Read moreChino Valley RNs Win Final Legal Battle, Join United Nurses
UNAC/UHCP has been certified as the representative body for the Chino Valley RNs and the hospital must now sit down at the negotiating table. Read moreUnion in Brief – Sept/Oct’10 Voice
NLRB Dismisses Charges – In a recent ruling, UNAC/UHCP was cleared of any misconduct during the Chino Valley organizing campaign that preceded the Registered Nurses vote to unionize in April. Following the election victory the hospital, owned by Prime Healthcare Services, filed 29 objections with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleging UNAC/UHCP election misconduct. On July 7, an Administrative Law Judge from the NLRB overruled all the hospital’s objections, clearing the way for us… Read more
United Nurses Cleared of Election Misconduct Allegations
Frivolous Objections by Prime Healthcare Services Overruled San Dimas, CA –The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) was cleared of any misconduct during an organizing campaign preceding the Registered Nurses vote to unionize and affiliate with UNAC/UHCP in April 2010. Chino Valley Medical Center filed twenty-nine objections with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging Union election misconduct. Last week an Administrative Law Judge overruled all of the Hospital’s objections, clearing the way for the Union to be certified as the nurses’ representative. Read moreSocial Mixer – Jul/Aug’10 Voice
UNAC /UHCP staff and members from Garden Grove, St. Francis, Fountain Valley, Lakewood and Chino Valley affiliates came together at a social mixer on June 23 to celebrate some of their recent organizing and negotiation successes and upcoming negotiations for Garden Grove and St. Francis.
Union in Brief – Jul/Aug’10 Voice
Chino Valley NLRB Hearing – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing to address Prime Health Services’ objections to our election victory was completed on June 7. Both sides submitted written legal briefs on June 21 and we expect a Board ruling could be issued in late July or early August. In the meantime, we have filed more than a dozen Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges against the company, as they have continued their aggressive… Read more
President’s Message – May/Jun’10 Voice
It is often all too easy to take the rights and protections we have as union nurses and health care professionals for granted. For many of us, all we have known is the security that our union contracts provide us, protecting us when we speak out for our patients, their families, and our professions.
For a moment, imagine that you don’t have the benefit of that safety. Imagine being confronted by your hospital medical chief… Read more
Chino Valley Nurses Vote to Join Us – May/Jun’10 Voice
In a strong showing of solidarity, approximately 125 Chino Valley Medical Center (CVMC) nurses voted overwhelmingly to join UNAC/UHCP during a two-day NLRB election held April 1 and 2. “As nurses, we want to create a work environment that makes it possible for us to provide the highest quality of care to our patients,” said Teer Lina, RN, BSN, in the hospital’s Emergency Department. “Now that we are members of UNAC/UHCP, we can directly impact… Read more
Chino Valley Nurses Win Voice in Patient Care
Chino Valley Medical Center Registered Nurses Vote by a Strong Majority to Join UNAC/UHCP To Win a Voice in the Workplace Read more
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.
Beverly Hospital Nurses Launch “Demand Quality Care”
We Demand Quality Health Care at Beverly Hospital
