Unit 17
Registered Nurses
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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.
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Unit 17 Bargaining Updates
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...
Unit 17 Bargaining News for Sunday, June 12
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...
Unit 17 Bargaining News for Saturday, June 4
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...
Unit 17 Bargaining News for Friday, May 13
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...
Unit 17 Bargaining News for Wednesday, May 18
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...
Unit 17 Bargaining News for Friday, May 6
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...
Unit 17 Bargaining News for Wednesday, May 4
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...
Unit 17 Bargaining News for Friday, April 22
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...
Unit 17 Bargaining News for Thursday, April 21
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...
Unit 17 Bargaining News for Tuesday, April 19
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...
Unit 17 Bargaining News for Monday, April 25
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...
Health Facility Evaluator Nurse: First Classification selected by the Bargaining Unit 17 Recruitment and Retention Committee
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...
First Bargaining Unit 17 JLMC report on Upward Mobility sent to CalHR Director
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...