UHW
SEIU-UHW stands for______.
Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers (West)
You must be offered this (upon request) when being disciplined or investigated.
Union Representative / Steward
These two (2) groups—especially vulnerable to Trump-era Medicaid cuts—make up the majority of Medicaid enrollees.
1) Children and 2) People with disabilities
These are the three types of rotations offered.
Core, Shared, Flex
Two types of grievances.
1) CBA Violation, 2) Disciplinary
This CA state legislation, cowritten and lobbied by UHW, raised the minimum wage for healthcare workers to $25/hour.
CA Senate Bill 525 (SB 525)
Rights that provide for union representation.
Weingarten Rights
Estimated amount in cuts to Medicaid and food stamp programs as a result of HR 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
About $800 billion cut over ten years.
Any safety issue that is filed to the employer must be addressed within this amount of time.
24 hours
The number of calendar days a worker has to file a grievance after a violation (2 answers).
30 days for CBA violation, 10 days for discipline
This program provides tuition-free education in healthcare training to California residents, family and friends of UHW members.
Futuro
Employers must do this before making any changes to working conditions.
Bargain / Negotiate / Meet & Confer with Union
One of the main goals of Trump’s Medicaid policies was to impose these requirements on “able-bodied” adults, threatening coverage for millions.
Work requirements
This article of the CBA is the most commonly-cited in filed grievances since the CBA has been ratified.
Article 11. Scheduling
The four steps/stages of the grievance process.
Step 1 (Lower Mgmt, HR), Step 2 (Director/Leadership-level), Mediation, Arbitration
This body of elected workers represents the UHW member base and makes union-wide decisions, including dues, budgets, political decisions, etc. and meets on a quarterly basis.
UHW Executive Board (E-Board)
This acronym, S.P.I.T., represents four behaviors that employers cannot legally do: _ _ _ _
Surveil. Promise. Interrogate. Threaten
Estimated number of healthcare jobs reported to be lost in CA if this legislation is passed.
Between 109,000 and 217,000 healthcare jobs in CA
The arbitrary percentage cited by Scheduling Dept. for the "optimal" amount of staff using PTO on any given workday.
10%
Union workers are no longer at-will employees, they must be disciplined or terminated for reason, also known as for...
Just Cause
This committee provides funding for pro-healthcare worker, pro-union political actions and policies.
Committee on Political Education (COPE)
This 1935 law guarantees workers the right to form unions, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activity. Its enforcement agency hears unfair labor practice charges and holds employers accountable.
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Trump’s plan would allow states to turn Medicaid into this type of capped funding model, limiting how much the federal government contributes.
Block grant or per capita cap
When a clinic or worksite is closed due to unforeseen circumstances, the employer needs to provide these two (2) options to impacted staff in this order.
The state agency charged with enforcing California’s civil rights laws. The mission of the CRD is to protect the people of California from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing, businesses, and state-funded programs.
California’s Civil Rights Agency / CA Civil Rights Department