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Bakersfield (Kaiser)

Officers

Grace Bidin-Phelan, RN
Executive Chairperson
Cell: 661-808-4760
Email: gbidinphelanKBKRNA@gmail.com
Gracie Johnstone, RN
Treasurer
Cell: 661-205-5377
Email: graciejohnstone@att.net
Sandra Presson, RN
Secretary / Parliamentarian
Cell: 661-703-7887
Email: spressonKBKRNA@gmail.com

Contract Specialist

Traci Sheehan, RN
2018 Contract Specialist
Cell: 909-929-5504
Email: kbkrna.cs@unacuhcpaffiliate.org

Staff Representative

Holly Rhodes
Staff Representative
Cell: 909-451-3072
Email: Holly.Rhodes@unacuhcp.org

Bakersfield (Kaiser) News

Kaiser National Bargaining Update: April 2, 2015

Posted on April 2, 2015

Over the last several days, UNAC/UHCP bargaining team members met with those bargaining on behalf of other Kaiser Permanente unions, as well as Kaiser management, to kick off bargaining with a three-day training.

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UNAC/UHCP Members Testify in Sacramento

Posted on March 16, 2015

On March 9, UNAC/UHCP members testified before the Health and Human Services Budget Subcommittee in Sacramento about the importance of prioritizing funding to improve statewide staffing ratios.

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UNAC/UHCP Member Testifies Before U.S. Congress

Posted on March 6, 2015

UNAC/UHCP member Brenda Crawford, RN, spoke in favor of fairer union election procedures at a hearing in the US House of Representatives on March 4.

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Kaiser Members: Get Ready for Bargaining

Posted on March 1, 2015

Calling all UNAC/UHCP Kaiser members! It’s time to support our bargaining team at the table by attending bargaining in Southern California. Click through to see how you can help make our next contract the best ever.

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UNAC/UHCP Members Lead the Charge at Cal/OSHA Hearing on Workplace Violence in Hospitals

Posted on February 6, 2015

Dozens of UNAC/UHCP health care professionals participated in a hearing by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, on February 5 regarding draft regulations to protect health care workers.

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UNAC/UHCP Ebola Preparedness Update

Posted on October 24, 2014

Dear UNAC/UHCP Member: As we are all aware, there has been plenty of activity and discussion around Ebola and its arrival in the United States. As of today, there are only four confirmed cases and many false alarms.

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Governor Brown Vetoes Staffing Ratio Enforcement Bill

Posted on October 1, 2014

SB 455, a bill sponsored by UNAC/UHCP which would require hospitals to be in compliance with California’s nurse-to-patient ratio law, has been vetoed by the Governor.

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Address Updates

Posted on July 9, 2014

Have you moved to a new residence and need to inform UNAC/UHCP about your change of address? Doing so is easy! Send an email to AddressChange@unacuhcp.org and be sure to include your name, the name of the UNAC/UHCP affiliate that you work for, your old address, and your new address.

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Workplace Violence – Take the Survey Today!

Posted on June 30, 2014

Health care workers from the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) launched a campaign against workplace violence in an effort to improve work environments. Assaults in hospitals, especially in emergency rooms, are a very common occurrence but little has been done to regulate safety for health care workers. In May 2014, […]

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UNAC/UHCP Members to Testify about Workplace Violence on Thursday

Posted on June 16, 2014

UNAC/UHCP nurses, along with other concerned members of the public, will testify on June 19 at 10 am at a California Occupational Safety Administration (Cal/OSHA) Health Standards Board public hearing regarding workplace violence. These health care workers will share real-life stories of workplace attacks sustained by health care workers while caring for patients. UNAC/UHCP surveyed […]

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