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Do you know a nurse who, since April 2019, has earned an academic degree advancement or professional certificatin, been published, or presented a lecture or poster at a professional conference between April 2019 and March 2020? 

Three UHP members were among those from the UConn Health Labor Coalition who tesified before the Appropriations Committee Feb. 18, in a continuing effort to advocate for investment in UConn Health as a public asset.

See the results from the 2020 call for nominations.

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).

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 

President Bill Garrity now has an insider's perspective on what it's like for a union member to run for elected office.

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. 

“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.

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.

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.