2020 Call for Nominations
See the results from the 2020 call for nominations.
News
Fast and Loose With Our Contract
UHP leadership recently posted an update on a decision by management to start bringing in nurses at the CN3 level, in what we believe to be in clear violation of our contract.
UPDATE (Jan. 24): We had our Step 2 grievance hearing this morning, argued by President Bill Garrity, 1st VP Ivonne Hamm, Chief Steward Jean Morningstar, and junior steward Gloria Valentino (CN2).
Q&A on 2022 Retirement Changes
Are you considering retiring in the next few years? Here's an updated document from SEBAC outlining the changes in retiree benefits that take effect July 1, 2022.
Plus, an additional resource from SEBAC and AFT CT's Ed Leavey
What I Have Learned
President Bill Garrity now has an insider's perspective on what it's like for a union member to run for elected office.
'We Win'
On Our Displaced Correctional Pharmacy Employees: ‘We Win’
The state, UConn Health, and DOC all decided that they did not want to have to answer to an injunction in court, President Bill Garrity explains.
On the Ground in the Hurricane-ravaged Bahamas
“These communities lost everything, and the pictures don’t do it justice.”
ED nurse Amannda Ramsdell was part of a relief mission to the Bahamas with the International Medical Corps.
'I'm a Nurse; I Can't Let You Do This'
A member spotlight on Lauren Brennan, APRN in urology:
Saving a life on the job is nothing new for nurses. Lauren probably saved a life on her way to her job.
Solidarity Report: Contract for Food Service Workers
We recently got word of a deal for the 80 UConn Health food service workers who’d been working under an expired contract that had them facing a choice between a livable wage or health benefits.
Kids Need Full Backpacks and Full Bellies
Once again we’re partnering with the United Labor Agency, which has been running a weekly food backpack program for six years. Learn how you can help!
New (Chief) Steward in Town!
Jean Morningstar, who served as UHP president from 1998 to 2013, returns to the UHP Executive Committee, this time in the role of chief steward.