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)

From the makers:
This resolution is submitted for consideration by the delegates to the 2026 UNAC/UHCP Convention with the understanding that the UNAC/UHCP Executive Council will review and approve a Strategic Plan at its regularly scheduled September 19, 2026, meeting in accordance with the direction established by the delegates at the 2024 UNAC/UHCP Convention through the resolution entitled “The Establishment of a Collaborative and Comprehensive Process for Strategic Planning.”

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION: ADOPTION