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NLRB Certifies Chino Valley RNs Union Election

Nurses File for a Union Election to Join UNAC/UHCP in Order to Protect Patients

United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals is seeking to negotiate a fair and stable contract with the Bear Valley Community Healthcare District Board of Directors.

The largest nurses union in Southern California hires labor activist Barbara Lewis to manage collective bargaining and representation services for the union's membership

United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals has significant electoral wins and congratulates Jerry Brown on his win

The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) congratulates newly elected California State Assembly Member Mike Gatto, victor in the runoff special election for the 43rd District.

Nurses Vote by Strong Majority to Join UNAC/UHCP To Win a Voice in the Workplace

Kathy Sackman, RN and president of UNAC/UHCP, reinforced the Southern California-based union’s advocacy of national health care reform today, lauding the successful passage of the Affordable Health Care for America bill.

Since 2000, UNAC/UHCP has donated $10,000 to charitable organizations selected by one of their union affiliates on a rotating basis. With the tremendous devastation and urgency of need in Haiti, UNAC/UHCP sent the increased contribution immediately.

Sackman joined panelists UCLA School of Public Affairs Professors Fernando Torres-Gil, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Mark Peterson, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, as well as John Healy, Editorial Writer for the LA Times

Registered Nurse Advisory Committee awarded $60,000 to foster effective collaboration and improve organizational effectiveness

UNAC/UHCP President Kathy J. Sackman, RN, responds to a recent LA Times article addressing Governor Schwarzenegger's decisions that have contributed to the problems at the California Board of Registered Nursing

Remarks from UNAC/UHCP Political Director, Jimmy Gomez, regarding California’s state budget initiative, Proposition 1A, on the May 19, 2009 ballot

Registered Nurse union member highlights need for protections in the workplace for health care professionals

UNAC/UHCP political director makes a case for AB 664 to create new presumptions in workers compensation for dangerous working conditions of direct health care providers

13 months of prolonged negotiations ends in a clear vote by nurses to ratify their first union contract, which will restore 5% pay cut by management and guarantee nurses a voice in the workplace

Jimmy Gomez, previously with AFSCME in Washington D.C., will start at UNAC/UHCP March 2 to represent the voice of nurses in politics

UNAC/UHCP appeals to California senators Feinstein and Boxer to help clear the way for secretary of labor nominee Hilda Solis

UNAC/UHCP Healthcare professionals administer important screening tests to families with limited access to healthcare services

California State Senate President pro Tem-elect Darrell Steinberg to address nurses and other health care professionals

Nurses File for a Union Election to Join UNAC/UHCP after Hospital Breaks Promises to Improve Patient Safety, Working Conditions