NX — Registered Nurses

Contract between the University of California and the California Nurses Association

Effective November 1, 2025 – January 2, 2030
*New contract ratified for contract period 11/1/2025 to 1/2/2030. Updated articles are forthcoming.

Complete Contract for 2022-2025

• Article 1 – Recognition 
• Article 2 – Bargaining Unit Classifications 
• Article 3 – Positions 
• Article 4 – Per Diem 
• Article 5 – Nondiscrimination in Employment 
• Article 6 – Educational and Professional Development 
• Article 7 – Professional Practice Committee 
• Article 8 – Staffing 
• Article 9 – Probationary Period 
• Article 10 – Acting Appointments 
• Article 11 – Work Rules 
• Article 12 – Performance Evaluation 
• Article 13 – Job Posting 
• Article 14 – Hours of Work 
• Article 15 – Benefits 
• Article 16 – Health and Safety 
• Article 17 – Vacation 
• Article 18 – Holidays 
• Article 19 – Sick Leave 
• Article 20 – Leaves of Absence 
• Article 21 – Military Leave 
• Article 22 – Work Incurred Injury and Illness 
• Article 23 – Layoff and Reduction in Time 
• Article 24 – Medical Separation 
• Article 25 – Resignation 
• Article 26 – Corrective Action Discipline and Discharge 
• Article 27 – Grievance Procedure 
• Article 28 – Arbitration 
• Article 29 – Association Rights 
• Article 30 – Association Payroll Deduction 
• Article 31 – Nurse Lists and Distribution of Materials 
• Article 32 – Leave of Absence for Union Business 
• Article 33 – Management Rights 
• Article 34 – Indemnity 
• Article 35 – No Strikes 
• Article 36 – Severability 
• Article 37 – Waiver 
• Article 38 – Duration 
• Article 39 – Release Time for Bargaining 
• Article 40 – Compensation 
• Article 41 – Parking 
• Article 42 – New Technology 
• Article 43 – Disclosure of Personal Information 
• Appendix A – Wage Tables 
• Appendix B-1 Enumeration of University Benefits 
• Appendix B-2 Retiree Health Benefits 
• Appendix C – Vacation Credit Tables 
• Appendix D – Holiday Pay for Part-Time Employees 
• Appendix E – Parking 
• Appendix F – Meeting Rooms and Bulletin Boards 
• Appendix G – Designated Grievance Office 
• Appendix H – Sick Leave Credit Table 
• NX Contract Index 
• NX Contract Execution of Agreement  
• Memorandum of the Negotiators 
• Side Letter – 2018 UCRP 
• Side Letter – Concerning Adherence to Article 16 
• Side Letter – Factfinding Settlement 
• Side Letter – Management Rights-Deletion of Merit Pay Section 
• Side Letter – Sympathy Strike Participation 
• Side Letter – Transport Teams at UCSD Health Locations 
• Side Letter – UCDHS Transplant Coordinators 
• Side Letter – UCLAMC NP Career Ladder of Internal Staff 
• Side Letter – UCSF – RNAS 
• Sideletter between UCSF CNA Regarding Staffing 
• Sideletter Exempt Nurse Anesthetist 
• Sideletter – Student Health Nurse Representative Monthly Association Meetings 
• Side Letter Agreement – Cesar Chavez Holiday 
• Side Letter – Joint Labor Management Committee – Health, Safety, and Emerging Infectious Diseases 
• Sideletter – Additional Rollover Terms 
• Side Letter – Concerning Adherence to Article 7 and Article 29 
• Side Letter Agreement – Labor Management Meetings 
• Side Letter Agreement – Arbitrability Mediation – “Pilot Program” 
• Side Letter Agreement – Adherence to Article 8 – Staffing 
• Joint Labor Management Committee – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
• Side Letter Agreement – Subcontracting