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Capping years of discussions aimed at making the pay our nurses receive more reflective of the valuable work they do for the state of California, our Unit 17 bargaining team presented a proposal to the state that would adjust the wages in six nursing classifications...

Unit 17’s bargaining team began the day at the State Capitol, as our bill to stop mandatory overtime, AB 840, was heard for the first time in the Senate Public Employee and Retirement Committee. The bill has already passed the assembly and we and our allies are...

Our Unit 17 bargaining team returned to the table today for the second time this week. Today, the state presented dozens of proposals they believe preserve the current intent of our contract. Our team will work the weekend to carefully review the state’s proposals and...

Unit 17’s bargaining team went to the table today to address workload and scheduling issues that challenge our nurses as we struggle to provide the highest possible standard of care. As we worked through these issues, we also continued to press upon the state...

Local 1000’s Unit 17 bargaining team met with state negotiators today, representing the interests of our members who work as Registered Nurses in state service. Today’s meeting was a continuation of yesterday’s work on leaves. We are focusing on health and safety this...

Local 1000’s Unit 17 bargaining team met with state negotiators today, representing the interests of our members who work as Registered Nurses in state service. Leaves and health and safety—both that of our members and of the people we serve—are the focus this week....

Local 1000’s Unit 17 bargaining team met with state negotiators for the first time today, representing the interests of Registered Nurses for the state of California. Our team shared their diverse backgrounds and job experience with the state’s negotiators. The team...

Local 1000’s Unit 17 bargaining team met with state negotiators today, representing the interests of our members who are Registered Nurses. Today’s bargaining session focused on professional development for Unit 17 members. Professional development and career mobility...

Bargaining Unit 17 will meet with CalHR in mid-September regarding the recruitment and retention issues in the Health Facility Evaluator (HFEN) classification.  Our contract article 5.17.17 affords BU 17 the opportunity to discuss recruitment and retention of six...

Bargaining Unit 17’s first Nursing and Upward Mobility Joint Labor Management Committee (JLMC) report was sent to the Director of the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). A committee of five representatives from SEIU Local 1000 and five from the State of...