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May 28, 2002
To: Campus Community
From: Tom Vani, Vice Chancellor, Business & Administrative Services
Re: CNA Strike canceled
On Friday, May 24, I wrote to you regarding a planned strike by the California Nurses Association on May 29, 2002. I am happy to report that the union has canceled the strike.
After several months of negotiations, the University of California and the California Nurses Association (CNA) reached a tentative agreement on May 24 regarding a new three-year contract for UC’s 8,000 nurses.
Last Wednesday, the University had presented the union with an offer designed to conclude negotiations. Among other things, it required that the union cancel its May 29 strike and drop its unfair practice charges. While still preserving the University’s ability to financially reward performance through lump-sum awards, the proposal also stipulated that UC would eliminate its use of merit pay for nurses, a key union issue.
The tentative agreement, which is set for ratification June 3rd, parallels UC’s prior offer. Specifically, the union agreed to cancel immediately its May 29 strike and modify its position on RN-only staffing ratios. Instead of contract language regarding ratios, the parties agreed to establish joint UC-CNA committees at each UC medical center to advise UC hospital management on the implementation of next year’s nurse staffing ratios and the role registered nurses will play in meeting them. The University agreed to eliminate merit pay for nurses and to move them immediately to experience-based pay. Upon ratification, a complete copy of the agreement will be available at http://www.ucop.edu/humres/labor/nurse.html.
With the union’s strike and unfair practice charges dropped, the University will withdraw its request for a temporary retraining order against the strike as well as drop its unfair labor charge against the union for calling a strike during bargaining.
Questions may be addressed to the Labor Relations Office at 459-2017.
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