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Placentia · UCI Health · approximately 7.3 mi from St. Joseph Orange

UCI Health – Placentia Linda nurse contract research

Published pay, benefits, and contract history for the RN bargaining-unit context. Sources and gaps are included below.

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Contract period and evidence

Contract / evidence period
Nov. 22, 2025–Jan. 2, 2030
Evidence type
Official ratified CBA text
Union / representation
CNA/NNU
Research status
Current term documented

Published pay information

19.49 percentage points

Measure: UCI scheduled percentage-point total, before steps

Same official UCI schedule: 19.49 points, about 20.95% compounded, plus eligible July steps.

Published wage events

Percentages cover the stated contract terms. Across-the-board totals, individual ranges, averages, and compounded growth describe different measures. Eligible steps and premiums may add to base increases.

Terms and benefits in the current evidence

Wages

5.33%, 5.33%, 4.83%, and 4.0%, plus eligible July steps.

Coverage

The official agreement expressly lists Placentia Linda among UCI medical centers.

Protections

Staffing review, ratio-preserving breaks, penalty pay, just cause, grievance, and arbitration.

Source status

UCnet publishes this as the complete ratified agreement. Its Appendix A hourly wage tables are still pending; Article 40 supplies the raise schedule.

Eligibility and enforcement limits

Non-probationary discipline protections and per-diem scheduling/probation exceptions apply. Staffing/acuity disputes use PPC and special-review procedures; ordinary grievance/arbitration is not a universal staffing route. Floating, break-pay, bonus, and premium provisions have stated conditions.

Current source citations: Article 40 wages pp. 141–142; staffing/floating pp. 24–28; breaks pp. 37–39; safety pp. 49–52; discipline pp. 19, 112–113; technology p. 145; subcontracting p. 147

Agreement texts and supporting sources

Agreement and benefit history

Representation context: Mapped to CNA/UC division following UCI acquisition.

The 2024 transition into UC-CNA is documented; a reliable predecessor contract series was not located.

2025-2030 · Full agreement text

UC-CNA systemwide agreement

Bargaining unit: RN unit

Published wages: UCI: 5.33%, 5.33%, 4.83%, and 4% - about 20.95% compounded - plus steps and bonuses.

  • Interfacility floating limits and missed-break penalty pay
  • Disaster and workplace-violence response
  • AI/technology voice, per-diem just cause subject to scheduling/probation exceptions, and subcontracting protection
  • Professional Practice Committees and chronic staffing/acuity review; staffing-preserving break relief.
  • Health plans, retirement, vacation, holidays, sick leave, and paid family-care/bonding provisions retained.
  • Just-cause discipline and grievance/arbitration procedures retained.
  • On-call pay increased to $20/hour; qualifying full-time specialty certification differential is $100/month.

Pages as cited in the research: 19, 24–28, 37–39, 47–52, 86–88, 112–113, 141–148

Agreement texts and supporting sources

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