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Sharp

Officers

Jay O'Brien, RN
SPNN President
Deborah Shepley, RN
SPNN Vice President
Sheila Berg, RN
SPNN Treasurer
Anna Patterson, RN
SPNN Secretary

Chairs and Co-Chairs

Rachelle Padilla, RN
Chair (Coronado)
Cynthia Karlicek, RN
Co-Chair (Coronado)
Kristen Palumbo, RN
Chair (Grossmont)
Sandy Cooper, RN
Co-Chair (Grossmont)
Melissa Reed, RN
Chair (Chula Vista)
Malyne Santos, RN
Co-Chair (Chula Vista)
Shawn McCoy, RN
Chair (Mesa Vista)
Julie Braatz, RN
Co-Chair (Mesa Vista)
Jan Hodgson, RN
Chair (Non-Hospital)
Carmen Picaso, RN
Co-Chair (Non-Hospital)
Deborah Shepley, RN
Chair (Mary Birch)

Staff Representatives

Michael Boccio, RN
Staff Representative
Email: Michael.Boccio@unacuhcp.org
Joel Emerson, RN
Staff Representative
Email: Joel.Emerson@unacuhcp.org
Yesenia Godinez
Staff Representative
Email: Yesenia.Godinez@unacuhcp.org

Sharp News

United Nurses Partner with Labor Council for Holiday Toy and Food Drive

Posted on November 19, 2010

San Diego, CA – The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) is partnering with the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council and other local affiliate unions for the Labor Council’s annual holiday food and toy drive. The food and toys are collected from Labor Council affiliates and distributed to union […]

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Sharp Nurses Agree to 15 Month Contract – May 1, 2010

Posted on May 1, 2010

Sharp Professional Nurses Network (SPNN) members overwhelmingly voted to accept a new 15-month agreement on April 30, moving away from their mid-summer expiration date. The new agreement runs from July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. The new agreement only modifies a few contractual terms. “With the economy still climbing out of recession, we believed […]

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Sharp Nurses Agree to 15 Month Contract – May 1, 2010

Posted on May 1, 2010

Sharp Professional Nurses Network (SPNN) members overwhelmingly voted to accept a new 15-month agreement on April 30, moving away from their mid-summer expiration date. The new agreement runs from July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. The new agreement only modifies a few contractual terms. “With the economy still climbing out of recession, we believed […]

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To The Point – January – March 2010

Posted on January 13, 2010

The Sharp Professional Nurses Network (SPNN), in conjunction with UNAC/UHCP, has developed a brand new newsletter to inform SPNN members about affiliate activities and to highlight the achievements of individual members and the Union. We hope you enjoy our new streamlined design. To view the SPNN newsletter, get information regarding your professional job and find […]

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A Victory for Nurses’ Rights at Sharp

Posted on December 19, 2008

UNAC/UHCP members at Sharp HealthCare in San Diego have won a significant victory. An arbitrator on December 17 ruled that Sharp is required to allow a union representative to attend meetings and represent bargaining unit members in those meetings with the employer when members are seeking accommodation because of their medical or physical limitations, and […]

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SPNN Members Launch Quality Liaison Initiative

Posted on January 2, 2008

As part of their hard-won contract this summer, members of the Sharp Professional Nurses Network negotiated a new quality initiative giving health care workers a bigger voice in patient care. The quality liaison program will involve nurses in identifying and resolving concerns about the quality of patient care. The quality liaisons will work with fellow […]

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