Replace on Labor Negotiations with CNA and AFSCME

Dear UCSF Community,

Late final evening, the University of California reached a systemwide tentative settlement with the California Nurses Association (CNA). As a end result, CNA has withdrawn its sympathy strike discover and has directed all nurses scheduled to work on Monday and Tuesday, November 17 and 18, to report back to work as scheduled.

At UCSF Health, we’re dedicated to compensating our folks competitively and supporting the setting they should ship distinctive care. This tentative settlement displays our shared dedication to affected person care and acknowledges the excellence our nurses deliver to UCSF Health daily. 

With the withdrawal of the CNA strike discover, operations throughout UCSF Health will stay near regular. Clinical groups are actively backfilling surgical procedures and procedures that had been rescheduled and including clinic appointments. Inpatient models are working to renew regular capability, and the kids’s hospitals have largely returned to regular operations, together with reopening to unscheduled admissions and transfers. Some delays are nonetheless anticipated in radiology and lab, in addition to enterprise-wide help providers like transportation and custodial.  

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) has not withdrawn its strike discover for November 17–18. After 16 months of good-faith negotiations, the University declared deadlock in July. To guarantee these staff obtained significant will increase with out additional delay, UC carried out key phrases from its final, finest, and last supply at the moment — together with a increase of 5% or a minimal charge of $25 an hour, whichever is larger. Last week, the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) agreed to a contract that features a 5% across-the-board enhance, and the tentative settlement reached with CNA displays comparable wage provisions. We hope AFSCME will select to hitch UPTE and CNA in reaching a good decision.

We respect the appropriate of UCSF staff to make their voices heard by labor motion. Our mission to advance care, discovery, and schooling is grounded within the energy and continuity of our folks and our shared duty to the sufferers and communities who depend on us daily.

Thank you to your continued dedication to the folks we serve.

Sincerely,

Sam Hawgood, MBBS

Chancellor
Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Distinguished Professor

Suresh Gunasekaran

President and CEO
UCSF Health