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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 nurses. Local 1000’s Unit...

Our Unit 17 bargaining team returned to negotiations today and continued to press the state for important gains in the way our RNs schedule their vacations. We reached a tentative agreement allowing nurses at DDS three vacation bids, an increase from the two bids our...

Your Unit 17 bargaining team returned to the bargaining table today and continues to press the state on the important protections and improvements to our contract that our members have identified as priorities. Today’s session was brief and consisted mostly of...

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...