The University of California and the California Nurses Association ratified a four-year agreement for nearly 24,000 registered nurses that includes an 18.5% minimum increase in wages over the life of the four-year contract across the university’s 19 medical centers and campuses, the union announced on Saturday, Nov. 22.

CNA said in its statement that the contract also caps health care premium increases and adds “protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.”

A union spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions about how many members voted to support or reject ratification of the contract, or what the new minimum hourly wage is under the contract for first year nurses.

“UC nurses were unified in our demands for a contract that reversed and halted UC management’s gro

See Full Page