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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.

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!

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.

At the end of this month we bid farewell to Lucille Miller, UHP member for 14 of her19 years of service at UConn Health, including the last four as our chief steward.

We couldn’t let Lucille leave without an exit interview!

Congratulations to our members who recently were recognized with a PAWS Award!

Part of a team
Awesome attitude
Wonderful work ethic
Superior service

Three UHP employees recently volunteered in the Virgin Islands, helping provide hearing and vision screenings for more than 10,000 public school children in areas still recovering from the 2017 hurricanes.