Bargaining Unit 17
Registered Nurses
Recent Updates from Unit 17:
“These are some recent wins we’ve had: successfully helping members fight for their bonuses, including a victory against DSH’s refusal to pay. We also completed three critical reports on mandatory overtime for the Dept. of State Hospitals, CDCR/CCHCS, and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, strengthening our fight for fair working conditions.”
Who We are
Unit 17 includes registered nurses who work in California prisons, veteran’s homes, developmental centers, mental health hospitals, departments of healthcare services and public health, special schools and other departments that serve Californians.
For any questions or concerns, please email us at [email protected]
Unit 17 Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee (BUNC)
CA Nurse Alliance offers free CEUs
Assignment Despite Objection
Mandatory Overtime (MOT) Information
GeoPay Task Force Presents and Releases Report
Our contract is the agreement between SEIU Local 1000 and the State that outlines our pay, our benefits, and our rights! Our bargaining team is gearing up to negotiate a new contract and what we win depends on how strong and united we are.
Here are the priorities our Bargaining Unit 17 team is bringing to the table:
Special Salary Adjustment (SSA) for Registered Nurses (RN)
- RNs have lacked recognition for decades.
- We will do everything possible to secure this SSA, however it will also take you to fight with us at your worksites. Your actions are essential to our fight for a fair contract.
Strengthen Article Language for Floating/Redirecting RNs
- We must eliminate contract violations, which are currently happening at an alarming rate in the majority of departments with RN staff.
- This issue was in the top three for member responses in the Unit 17 Bargaining Survey.
Improve the Reimbursement Process for the State of California
- The inefficient system known as “CalATERS” prohibits our members from receiving their work-related reimbursements in a timely manner or at all.
- Our bargaining team will be developing a proposal to change this antiquated process to a more modern procedure of reimbursing SEIU Local 1000 nurses that is already being used in other classifications.
Unit 17 Bargaining Updates
MOT Bargaining Update – Jan 22
On January 16, 2026, SEIU Local 1000 met with the State in our ongoing effort to address the important issue of Mandatory Overtime for nurses in state service. The State once again refused to provide our team with a counterproposal. The...
MOT Bargaining Update: Dec. 9, 2025
SEIU Local 1000 met with the state on December 8, 2025, and, like last month, the state was ill-prepared and didn’t have a counterproposal or anything tangible to offer our union. The state also cancelled our next meeting, which was scheduled for...
Mandatory Overtime (MOT) Bargaining Update – Nov. 20th
SEIU Local 1000 was prepared to meet with the state today, November 20, 2025, but before going to the table, CalHR communicated that they are still working on their response. Both SEIU Local 1000 and the state are currently in the process of...
Latest Update on Mandatory Overtime Bargaining
As part of our “Don’t Let CalHR Silence Us” campaign, we want to update you on one of the most urgent examples of CalHR’s interference happening right now: Mandatory Overtime (MOT). For weeks, we’ve been calling out how CalHR is restricting union...
CRC Voluntary Transfer Process (VTP) Agreement Reached
A Local 1000 Bargaining Team — made up of a number of directly impacted employees and the Bargaining Unit Chairs for those Units — have reached an agreement with the State outlining the process, eligibility and support that our represented...
Upcoming Virtual Info Sessions on the Closure of California Rehabilitation Center (CRC)
Our Union will be hosting Zoom informational sessions to provide information about the current closure phase and what impacted employees can expect this Fall. The meetings will be held on the following dates and times: Thursday, October 9th from...
Protect Patient Safety & RN Leadership at DSH & DDS
Take Action: End the misuse of Psychiatric Technicians as Nursing Coordinators Patient safety and respect for professional licensure are at stake. For too long, the State has assigned Psychiatric Technicians (PTs) to perform supervising duties as...
CDE Meet and Confer Update: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
On May 29th, 2025, SEIU Local 1000 conducted a Meet and Confer with the California Department of Education regarding the implementation of the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) process as of 6.13.2025 at the Schools for the Deaf in both Riverside...
CDE proposed Special Schools Academic Calendar 2025-2026
Members of Bargaining Unit 3 as well as Bargaining Unit 20 met with the California Department of Education on March 18th, 2025, regarding the proposed Academic Calendar for 2025-2026. We went into the meeting with...
Update on Appendix S – 12.1 Business and Travel Expenses [New]
SEIU Local 1000 met with CalHR on July 22, 2024, and again on September 17, 2024, regarding implementing “New” Appendix S - 12.1 Business and Travel Expenses. As negotiated last year, the Business and Travel Expenses section (12.1) will be updated...
Unit 17 Bargaining Update for Tuesday, July 9, 2019
The SEIU Unit 17 bargaining team met for the first time with state negotiators on Tuesday, July 9, to represent the interests of the over 5300 Registered Nurses across California. During the session, Unit 17-represented members made presentations...
Unit 17 Bargaining Update for Friday, July 19, 2019
Unit 17 RNs met with state negotiators to drive home the value of their work and the daily challenges they face in providing quality care to our most vulnerable patients. Members from Unit 17 provided compelling stories of unreasonable workloads...
Unit 17 Bargaining Update for Friday, July 26, 2019
Unit 17 bargaining team went to the table Friday and continued its efforts to create opportunities for better work schedules. Many of our nurses work in 24-hour facilities and often are subject to management’s rigid scheduling practices, which...
Unit 17 Bargaining Update for Tuesday, July 31, 2019
On Tuesday, July 30, 2019, Unit 17 went back to the bargaining table in the latest stage of our ongoing battle to create a safe, equitable workplace and deliver job satisfaction for our 5300+ Registered Nurses across California. “We...
Units 17 & 20 Joint Bargaining Update for Monday, August 5th, 2019
Our bargaining teams representing Unit 17 (Registered Nurses) and Unit 20 (Medical and Social Service Specialists) met jointly with the state on Monday, August 5, 2019, to negotiate over issues impacting members in both units. “It’s past time for...
Unit 17 Bargaining Update for Wednesday, August 7th, 2019
Local 1000’s Unit 17 bargaining team returned to the negotiation table with the state on August 6, 2019, and was able to sign off on a number of tentative agreements that preserved previous victories important to Unit 17 nurses. One...
Units 17 & 20 Joint Bargaining Update for Friday, August 9th, 2019
On Friday, August 9th, Unit 17 and Unit 20 met with the state together as part of a joint table to discuss issues of mandatory overtime (MOT) and vacation scheduling at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) California...
Unit 17 Bargaining Update for Monday, August 19th, 2019
Local 1000’s Unit 17 Registered Nurses (RNs) returned to the bargaining table on Sunday, August 19 and signed a number of tentative agreements (TA) that strengthened and protected contract language around issues important to California state...