Click through the tabs below to share when your affiliate or chapter joined UNAC/UHCP, or iconic moments from the past 50 years.
When we voted to join the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees (NUHHCE) in April 1987, it was a pivotal moment for our union. With the larger nationwide union, we unlocked access to education, contract analysis, research, lobbying and organizing. ✊ More UNAC/UHCP 80s history: unacuhcp.org/1980s #WeAreUNACUHCP50
In 1996, 2,500 registered nurses at Sharp Healthcare, the largest single bargaining unit in history at that time, voted to join UNAC/UHCP by an overwhelming majority. ✊ More UNAC/UHCP 90s history: unacuhcp.org/1990s #WeAreUNACUHCP50
In 2016, Sharp registered nurses won historic improvements after a rally that included an iconic moment in UNAC/UHCP lore, the unfurling of the "Support Sharp Nurses" banner on a bridge. ✊ More UNAC/UHCP 2010s history: unacuhcp.org/2010s #WeAreUNACUHCP50
💪 During an epic contract battle, UNAC/UHCP Kaiser members flood bargaining on July 8, 2018 to beat back attempted benefit cuts and changes to cancellation language. ✊ More UNAC/UHCP 2010s history: unacuhcp.org/2010s #WeAreUNACUHCP50
In 1977, UNAC/UHCP registered nurses across Kaiser Southern California facilities were on strike for 24 days before they settled the agreement. One of the key things won was every other weekend off. ✊ More UNAC/UHCP 70s history: unacuhcp.org/1970s #WeAreUNACUHCP50
In 1980, UNAC/UHCP registered nurses of strike Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, again.
Chief Negotiator Sonia Moseley, RNP, won an incredible agreement after a strike that lasted nearly a month. At issue was quality patient care and fair and equitable compensation. The employer tried to institute a two-tier pay scale where clinic nurses would be paid less than hospital nurses. ✊ More UNAC/UHCP 80s history: unacuhcp.org/1980s #WeAreUNACUHCP50
At long last in 1988, St. Francis registered nurses are certified, joining UNAC/UHCP after more than a decade of legal wrangling. The group, caught up in a fight about whether or not registered nurses alone could be a union on their own, eventually went all the way up the Supreme Court of the United States. The justices declined to hear the case, leaving intact the lower court’s ruling. ✊ More UNAC/UHCP 80s history: unacuhcp.org/1980s #WeAreUNACUHCP50
In 2021, UNAC/UHCP members at Kaiser Permanente beat back a two-tier proposal from management and maintained all benefits, while three new groups join UNAC/UHCP in Hawaii and Northern California. ✊ More UNAC/UHCP 2020s history: unacuhcp.org/2020s #WeAreUNACUHCP50
When Maui Health becomes affiliated with Kaiser Permanente, members vote to join UNAC/UHCP in 2018. The United Nurses and Health Care Employees of Hawaii expands UNAC/UHCP’s servicing area to Hawaii. ✊ More UNAC/UHCP 2010s history: unacuhcp.org/2010s #WeAreUNACUHCP50
In 2014, registered nurses at Parkview Community Hospital strike. The walkout was the first strike for UNAC/UHCP members for 34 years. 💪 More UNAC/UHCP 2010s history: unacuhcp.org/2010s #WeAreUNACUHCP50
In 2020, Kaiser Permanente physical, occupational and speech therapists across Northern California joined UNAC/UHCP, expanding to a new region. ✊ More UNAC/UHCP 2020s history: unacuhcp.org/2020s #WeAreUNACUHCP50
In an effort to multiply our power and grow the union, NUHHCE affiliated with the 1.2 million members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) after an all-member vote. ✊ More UNAC/UHCP 80s history: unacuhcp.org/1980s #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1972.⏳Kaiser Fontana registered nurses began organizing in 1970 and decided to form their own union when they weren’t getting the representation they needed. 🛠 Our founder Kathy Sackman worked at Kaiser Fontana. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1973.⏳ The Balboa Registered Nurses signed our first contract as UNAC/UHCP in 1973. 🖋 We were one of the original signatories on the founding UNAC charter in 1972. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1974.⏳ The group, called the Kaiser Bellflower Registered Nurses Association at the time, later changed its name to Kaiser Downey when a new hospital was built. In 2021, physician assistants at Downey joined UNAC/UHCP. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1974.⏳ The registered nurses at what was then called Kaiser Sunset, now Kaiser Los Angeles, filed for an election to join a union prior to amendments to the National Labor Relations Act in 1974. Once labor law allowed all health care workers to join unions and collectively bargain, this group of RNs at the Kaiser Sunset clinic quickly joined UNAC. 🛠 Our founder Sonia Moseley worked at Kaiser Sunset. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1975.⏳ The first collective bargaining agreement for the registered nurses at Garden Grove became effective in the final days of 1975. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1976.⏳ By a two-to-one vote, Kaiser Panorama City Registered Nurses voted to join UNAC/UHCP back in the 1970s. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1978.⏳Registered nurses at what we now know as Kaiser South Bay, technically voted to join UNAC/UHCP on December 16, 1977, but the first contract was signed in 1978. The group then sprinted to set up their affiliate, electing officers and preparing their constitution. Bargaining started a few weeks later. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1979 and we were certified ten days later.⏳ At the first general membership meeting, officers were elected and Kaiser West LA was on its way. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1980.⏳
One of the key issues in the early days was the high rate of RN turnover, which the nurses hoped to address at the table. A rotating shift schedule certainly did not help matters. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1983.⏳Registered nurses and physician assistants from Kaiser San Diego joined UNAC/UHCP together. This group of PAs were the first to join our union, and led a wave of other PAs to follow suit. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1985.⏳Established in 1985 before Kaiser Woodland Hills Medical Center opened in 1986,this “spin-off” of Kaiser Panorama City made it official in 1987. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1988.⏳ At long last, St. Francis registered nurses joined UNAC/UHCP after more than a decade of legal wrangling. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1990.⏳One year after Kaiser Riverside Medical Center opened its doors, registered nurses and nurse practitioners voted to branch off from the Kaiser Fontana affiliate and create their own, new affiliate. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1992.⏳Originally known as Kaiser San Gabriel, this affiliate joined before the Kaiser Baldwin Park Medical Center was opened for patients in 1998. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1993.⏳Bear Valley Community Hospital, part of a government-run hospital district, struggled with employee health care benefit costs prior to joining. A catalyst for the organizing campaign were the 50% of take home wages some workers paid for health care co-pays. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 1996.⏳ With half of the current size of the nurse workforce, Sharp nurses vote to join UNAC/UHCP, the largest in history for a single-unit at the time. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2000.⏳When the cards were counted in 2000, Kaiser Orange County became an official affiliate, but the affiliate was established three years earlier in 1997. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2000.⏳When the first optometrists contract was ratified in 2002, it was the only regional affiliate in UNAC/UHCP. It is now one of nine. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2000.⏳Lakewood RNs fought a major battle to secure a contract, including management trying to drive members away by turning on sprinklers. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2004.⏳Kaiser Ontario Vineyard was established in 2004, and a spike in members occurred in the lead up to the Kaiser Ontario Vineyard Medical Center ribbon cutting. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2006.⏳Kaiser Bakersfield registered nurses and nurse practitioners branch off to form own affiliate.
Physician assistants at Bakersfield were already UNAC/UHCP members.🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2009.⏳Five years later, Parkview RNs were the first UNAC/UHCP affiliate in 34 years to strike. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2011.⏳ In a whirlwind two-month campaign, Beverly Hospital registered nurses voted to join UNAC/UHCP in early 2011. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2011.⏳ Midwives and wound ostomy nurses became union family under the acronym KPMWON and have updated the affiliate name to KPCSP. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2011.⏳ Along with the KPCSP affiliate, SCNSC ushered in a wave of expansion for our union, building the ranks of health care professionals. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2013.⏳ The United Therapists of Southern California, or UTSC, members reshaped our union and expanded health care professional membership. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2015.⏳ The United Pharmacists of Southern California, or UPSC, secured huge gains at the bargaining table and contributed to the burgeoning health care professionals in our union.🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My chapter joined UNAC/UHCP in 2018.⏳ When Maui Health System members voted to join UNAC/UHCP, they expanded UNAC/UHCP’s service area to Hawaii. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My chapter joined UNAC/UHCP in 2019.⏳ Kaiser pharmacists across Hawaii join UNAC/UHCP. This second Hawaii group expands UNAC/UHCP service areas from Maui and Lanai to Oahu, Hawaii and Kauai islands.🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2019.⏳ The first collective bargaining agreement came after a three-day strike. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2020.⏳ Paradise Valley RNs voted for UNAC/UHCP in late February, a few weeks before the COVID pandemic hits.🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My chapter joined UNAC/UHCP in 2020.⏳ The United Therapists of Hawaii become the third Hawaii chapter. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2020.⏳ Our union expands servicing area to Northern California. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
⏳ My affiliate joined UNAC/UHCP in 2022.⏳ Kaiser audiologists, dietitians, health educators and speech pathologists across Southern California became the newest UNAC/UHCP members after a vote to join earlier this year. 🔎 Take a look back at all of UNAC/UHCPs history on @unacuhcp! #WeAreUNACUHCP50
✨ Happy 50th anniversary, @unacuhcp! 💪✊
5️⃣0️⃣ In honor of @unacuhcp's 50th anniversary, take a walk down memory lane with some of the most iconic moments since 1972. Find more old photos to share at 🔗 unacuhcp.org/share
