Contract Signed!
More than two years since our first day at the table with management to negotiate our next contract, our new collective bargaining agreement is finally signed!
News
Preferred Provider Update
Some information from the Office of the State Comptroller to SEBAC about Preferred Providers
Plus, a letter about the Anthem/Hartford Healthcare dispute
Contract Updates
Our new contract is in force, and we'll have a signing ceremony after the lawyers get done with their part. Meantime:
We've been getting questions about comp time payouts.
Also, some clarification about cargiver FMLA.
UHP Represents at CT AFL-CIO Convention
UHP sent seven delegates to the 2017 CT AFL-CIO Convention, Oct. 4-6 at Foxwoods.
- Bill Garrity
- Ivonne Hamm
- Michelle Proper
- Chris DeFrancesco
- Joyce Fritz
- Elizabeth Barrientos
- Jean Morningstar
Recap: AFL-CIO Workshop on Mobilization
Joyce Fritz, one of the UHP delegates to the 2017 CT AFL-CIO Convention, shares an experience from a workshop she attended, “Mobilizing Our Members to Build Strong Unions.”
Bill Garrity Speaks at #SaveUConn Rally
Watch the video (above) or read the transcript of our president's remarks to the crowd at Friday's rally at the Legislative Office Building.
UHP, SEBAC Deals Win Final Legislative Approval
(UPDATED JULY 31, 2017)--The SEBAC agreement and the 33 local union contracts tied to it now have final legislative approval. Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman cast the deciding vote in a deadlocked Senate to uphold the agreements that had been ratified by unionized state employees and the State House earlier this month.
Why I'm Voting YES to SEBAC
As we hold our ratification vote, our VP for Communication shares his personal thoughts on why he supports the SEBAC deal (as well as the UHP contract).
Update: SEBAC TA Awaits Ratification
(JUNE 26, 2017)--Please see the latest from AFT CT President Jan Hochadel.
AND Be sure to share this update with fellow union members to help educate, engage and organize for the challenges that we face.
Tentative Agreement Reached on New UHP Contract
(UPDATED JUNE 29, 2017) -- UHP and UConn Health management have reached a tentative agreement on the next UHP contract.
NEW: Signed UHP TA
Remember, this is only one step. We are holding information sessions Thursday, June 29, and Wednesday, July 5. Keep yourself informed!