NX — Registered Nurses

Contract between the University of California and the California Nurses Association

Effective November 22, 2025 – January 2, 2030
*New contract ratified for contract period 11/22/2025 to 1/2/2030. Updated individual articles are forthcoming. Appendix A – Wage Tables is being updated and will be added to the Complete Contract upon finalization. Links to the individual links are currently under construction and will be activated upon completion of uploads. Please use the Complete Contract Table of Contents to access articles.

Complete Contract for 2025-2030

• 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