# Providence Southern California union-contract history

> Evidence-review update (October 30, 2026): the live dashboard and hospital summaries use the reviewed source records. Full agreement texts, signed clauses, official summaries, and secondary reporting are distinguished. Historical working descriptions below do not independently prove current retention; see the source-specific qualifications in the live summaries.

Research current through 2026-10-30. This memo inventories every contract or contract result I could verify publicly for the Providence Southern California hospitals already in the dashboard. A missing signed CBA is not treated as evidence that no contract existed: CNA/NNU and SEIU 121RN publish many ratification summaries but generally do not expose signed agreements. SEIU 121RN's contract form is member-gated.

## Downloaded signed-contract archive

Directory: `../contracts/history/providence_socal/`

The only complete, continuous public CBA series found is the NUHW service/technical/clerical unit at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana. Workers voted for NUHW in 2010; all four CBAs since the first agreement are now downloaded:

| Bargaining unit | Contract | Local file | Public evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarzana NUHW service/technical/clerical | 2012–2014 first CBA | `Providence_Tarzana_NUHW_CBA_2012-2014.pdf`; OCR copy `..._OCR.pdf` | https://nuhw.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Providence-Tarzana-Medical-Center-contract.pdf |
| Tarzana NUHW service/technical/clerical | 2015–2017 second CBA | `Providence_Tarzana_NUHW_CBA_2015-2017.pdf` | https://nuhw.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Providence-Tarzana-1-15-2016-thru-12-31-17.pdf |
| Tarzana NUHW service/technical/clerical | 2018–2022 third CBA | `Providence_Tarzana_NUHW_CBA_2018-2022.pdf` | https://nuhw.org/wp-content/uploads/PTMC-CBA-2018-2022-FINAL.pdf |
| Tarzana NUHW service/technical/clerical | 2022–2026 fourth CBA | `Providence_Tarzana_NUHW_CBA_2022-2026.pdf` | https://home.nuhw.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Contract_Providence_Ceedars_Sinai_Tarzana_Medical_Center_10222022_10122026.pdf |

Also archived: the 2011 first-contract settlement summary and 2023 ratification summary. PDF validation succeeded for all files.

### OCR warning

The original 2012–14 CBA is a 67-page image-only scan; ordinary extraction returns no text. `Providence_Tarzana_NUHW_CBA_2012-2014_OCR.pdf` is a searchable derivative produced with OCRmyPDF. Citations below use PDF page numbers. Page 66 contained too few characters for OCR, but it is a wage-grid page; the original scan remains archived for visual review. A separate focused-agent review was requested per the project instruction.

## Compact timeline data for site integration

### Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana — NUHW service/technical/clerical

- **Union start:** voted to join NUHW in 2010. Source: https://nuhw.org/workplace/providence-tarzana-medical-center/
- **2012–14, first CBA:** 2% ATB in each of 2012, 2013, and 2014 (6.12% compounded); retirement-plan transition; contribution improvements are not quantified by the CBA; subcontracting restriction with mutual-consent exception; stronger successorship/job security; patient-care committee with two paid hours monthly; just-cause/progressive discipline; tuition assistance and seniority protections. Evidence: OCR CBA PDF pp. 31 (wages), 17 (patient-care committee), 20–21 (discipline), 40 (health/retirement), 45–46 (education), 53 (successorship), 55 (subcontracting). Result summary: https://nuhw.org/we-bargained-a-three-year-contract-at-providence-tarzana/
- **2015–17, second CBA:** 3% ATB each year (9.27% compounded), plus 0.25% lump sum in 2016 and 0.50% in 2017; subcontracting restriction retained, subject to mutual consent; improved patient-care committee. Evidence: signed CBA PDF pp. 28–29 (wages/bonuses/differentials), 16 (committee), 18 (just cause), 36 (health/retirement), 40–41 (education), 47 (successorship), 48 (subcontracting). Result: https://nuhw.org/nuhw-members-have-ratified-nine-contracts-this-year/
- **2018–22, third CBA:** new experience wage grid; each full/part-time employee guaranteed 2.25%–4% individual increase annually, while grids rose 2%, 1.5%, 0%, 1.5%; four-year individual result 9.3%–16.99%; bonuses $700 FT/$350 PT/$150 per diem; shift differentials increased for many classifications. Evidence: signed CBA PDF pp. 31–33, and https://nuhw.org/nuhw-members-win-contracts-across-california/. Continuing protections include just cause (p. 20), patient-care committee (p. 17), health/retirement (p. 41), education (p. 46), successorship (p. 53), and mutual-consent subcontracting ban (p. 55).
- **2022–26, fourth CBA:** Year 1 placement guarantees 4%–18%; grids +5% in 2023, +5% in 2024, +4% in 2025 with at least 3% individual increase in each later year; bonuses $1,500 FT/$750 PT/$325 per diem. Added Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a premium holiday and clearer paths from part time to full time; NUHW reports average total wage growth near 40%. Evidence: signed CBA PDF pp. 33–34 (wages/bonuses), 42 (MLK holiday), 41 (health/retirement), 46–47 (education), 54 (successorship), 56 (subcontracting), 81 (patient-care committee); https://nuhw.org/how-nuhw-members-won-a-great-contract-at-providence-tarzana/

### Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana — SEIU 121RN nurses/licensed professionals

- **Representation start:** predates the public 2011 material. The precise organizing/first-contract year was not established from an official public source; the unit already had a mature CBA in 2011.
- **2011–13 contract:** the public NUHW account says SEIU agreed to a three-year wage freeze for nurses already at scale, delayed increases for others, and weaker subcontracting/job-security protections. This is a cross-union characterization, not the signed SEIU agreement: https://nuhw.org/we-bargained-a-three-year-contract-at-providence-tarzana/
- **2013–15 contract:** maintained the wage scale and existing clinical-ladder levels; increased evening/night differentials; removed restrictive vacation-request windows. Source: https://seiu121rn.org/2013/10/14/tarzana-contract-ratified/
- **2015–18:** intervening agreement/extension history was not located, but neither a signed CBA nor public ratification summary was found.
- **2018–25:** ratification confirmed Dec. 20, 2018; terms and signed agreement are member-gated. Source: https://seiu121rn.org/2018/12/30/four-new-contracts-four-strikes-averted/
- **2025–26 bargaining:** no settled successor was located by 2026-10-30 after strikes. March 2026 bargaining material separates the employer's 3% step from its 3% ATB proposal and documents demands for paid protective leave/safe reassignment after harassment reports. These were proposals, not wins: https://seiu121rn.org/pcstmc-19/

### Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank — SEIU 121RN nurses

- **Union start:** RNs voted to organize Sept. 27–28, 2002. Source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-17-me-union17-story.html
- **First/early CBAs, approximately 2003–07:** no signed agreements or full public term summaries found. A 2007 ratification is reported but the agreement is not public.
- **2011–14:** 2% lump sum in 2011; 1% scale increases in 2012 and 2013 (with eligibility exceptions). Preserved certification bonuses, pension and education benefits; free HMO tied to wellness assessment or PPO premium credits; investigatory suspension maximum cut from 10 to 7 days; holiday scheduling parity; 6-on/2-off schedules grandfathered; most PTO accrual preserved. Source: https://seiu121rn.org/2011/12/20/st-joseph-contract-ratified/
- **2014–18:** 3.25% ATB in 2015, 2016, and 2017, then 2.9% in 2018 (13.27% compounded). Per diem rate rose $44.50 to $47.50; in-house registry premium +$9/hour; charge, night, standby/callback and certification premiums increased. Extended sick-leave banks grandfathered for three years and expanded to family; PTO accrual protected during low-census flexing; clinical-ladder access improved with college-course credit. Source: https://seiu121rn.org/2015/01/30/providence-st-joseph-contract-ratification-vote-set-for-feb-5-6/
- **2018–25:** ratification confirmed Dec. 28, 2018; signed CBA and economic summary remain member-gated. The contract contained enforceable attendance thresholds, three-consecutive-day call-out treatment, and tardiness rules still described during 2026 bargaining: https://seiu121rn.org/psjmc-attendance/
- **2026 successor:** a June 2026 ratification is confirmed only indirectly on the union's scholarship page; no public terms or signed CBA were located. Source: https://seiu121rn.org/2026-winners/

### Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank — SEIU-UHW service/technical

- **2023 tentative agreement:** 7% / 4% / 4% wage sequence (15.7% compounded); new diagnostic-position training programs; staffing/recruitment focus. Signed contract unavailable. Source: https://www.seiu-uhw.org/press/frontline-healthcare-workers-at-providence-st-joseph-medical-center-reach-new-tentative-contract-agreement/
- Earlier representation/contract sequence was not reliably established from public primary sources.

### Providence Little Company of Mary, Torrance — CNA/NNU RNs

- **Union start:** election won September 2013, 279–261. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/california-election-called-biggest-rn-union-win-7-years
- **2015–19 first CBA:** at least 12% over four years, with larger service-based increases and signing bonus; limits on out-of-specialty assignments and mandatory overtime; RN professional-practice committee; scheduling/layoff rights; protection against unilateral health-coverage reductions. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/rns-three-la-area-providence-hospitals-san-pedro-santa-monica-torrance-ratify-new-contract
- **2019–24 successor:** existence is established by the June 4, 2024 expiration, but no signed CBA or ratification result with terms was found. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/torrance-nurses-to-demand-safe-patient-care-at-informational-picket
- **2024–27:** 14.5% ATB over three years plus steps; strengthened health/safety measures, safe break-relief staffing, equity/inclusion committee, and expanded tuition assistance. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/torrance-nurses-ratify-new-three-year-contract-with-overwhelming-majority

### Providence Little Company of Mary, San Pedro — CNA/NNU RNs

- **Union start:** 2003. CNA described the 2015 negotiation as the fifth contract; signed CBAs and usable public summaries for the early contract sequence are incomplete.
- **2003–12 early agreements; count not reconstructed:** no signed agreements publicly located. A 2010 dispute confirms an expiring/expired contract and bargaining over safe staffing: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/little-company-mary-san-pedro-hospital-unlawfully-locks-out-its-nurses
- **2013–15:** 5.75% over two years plus improvements for long-service and per-diem nurses; acuity and break relief considered before reducing shifts; protection against floating outside expertise to accommodate registry/travel nurses; safe-lift policy and workplace-violence training; no takeaways. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/little-company-mary-san-pedro-rns-ok-new-pact
- **2015–17:** up to 9.5% over 2.5 years; limits on out-of-specialty assignment and mandatory overtime; professional-practice committee; health-coverage, scheduling, and layoff protections. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/rns-three-la-area-providence-hospitals-san-pedro-santa-monica-torrance-ratify-new-contract
- **2019–23:** 13.5% ATB plus steps and differential increases; reduced healthcare premiums; competency-based floating clusters and specialty float pool; five-RN violence committee; improved meals/rests including rest between shifts; two-week unpaid disaster-response leave; no takeaways. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses-little-company-mary-hospital-san-pedro-ratify-four-year-contract-protections-improve
- **2023–26:** wage and working-condition improvements and stronger patient-advocacy protections reported, but no percentages or detailed terms published. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/san-pedro-nurses-ratify-new-contract

### Providence Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica — CNA/NNU RNs

- **Union start:** voted CNA in May 2011.
- **2012–14 first CBA:** up to 5% Year 1 and 7% Year 2 depending on service; minimum staffing law enforceable through arbitration; competency/orientation limits on floating; seven-RN professional-practice committee; safe-lift and technology/job protections; no health/pension cuts; just-cause discipline. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/st-johns-santa-monica-rns-overwhelming-vote-approve-historic-first-contract
- **2015–18:** at least 22% over four years and up to 30% with equity adjustments; limits on specialty floating/mandatory overtime, professional-practice committee, and health/scheduling/layoff protections. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/rns-three-la-area-providence-hospitals-san-pedro-santa-monica-torrance-ratify-new-contract
- **2019–22:** minimum 9% ATB over three years plus steps/differentials; five-RN quarterly workplace-violence committee; improved meal/rest break coverage; 8% premium cap and retained health benefits; no takeaways. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses-providence-saint-johns-health-center-santa-monica-ratify-three-year-contract
- **2022–25:** 18% over three years; many RNs 24% with steps; highest-level PPE and pandemic-task-force participation; violence-prevention committee; doubled tuition reimbursement; equity/inclusion language; full credit for international and non-acute experience. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/providence-saint-johns-nurses-ratify-new-contract
- **2026–29:** public release omits base-wage percentage; expanded tuition/reimbursement eligibility to per diem RNs, increased paid education time, break-relief and department staffing language, maintained equity/inclusion, increased weekend/night/evening/preceptor differentials, 100% 401(k) matching contributions, and no negotiated-benefit takeaways. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses-at-providence-saint-johns-ratify-new-three-year-contract

### Providence St. Mary Medical Center, Apple Valley — CNA/NNU RNs

- **Union start:** not established exactly. CNA RN representation is documented by the 2013 official release; original organizing year is unverified. NLRB 31-RC-008649 concerns a different non-professional unit and does not substantiate CNA RN representation.
- **Pre-2013 contracts:** signed agreements and term summaries not publicly located.
- **2013–16:** strengthened RN-to-patient staffing language; preserved affordable health coverage and removed a punitive wellness program; started work to reduce economic disparities across St. Joseph facilities. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/st-joseph-rns-ratify-new-contract-apple-valley-eureka-and-petaluma
- **2016–19:** 14% ATB over three years; new 25- and 30-year wage steps; standby pay to $10/hour; no healthcare-cost increases; additional holiday and educational leave/paid education; systemwide staffing and workplace-injury/needle-stick protections. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/st-mary-medical-center-rns-brave-fire-overwhelmingly-ratify-contract
- **2019–23 successor:** intervening agreement/extension history was not located before the 2023 agreement, but no signed agreement or public ratification summary was located.
- **2023–26:** improved wages and working conditions plus enforceable patient-advocacy protections; no percentages or detailed benefit terms published. Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/apple-valley-rns-ratify-new-contract

## Availability/gap summary for the site

- **Signed and complete:** Tarzana NUHW 2012–14, 2015–17, 2018–22, 2022–26.
- **Signed but already elsewhere in archive:** San Pedro NUHW 2025–28 first CBA (different service/technical/professional unit), in `contracts/california/`.
- **Member-gated:** all Burbank and Tarzana SEIU 121RN signed agreements; SEIU 121RN requires identifying information and employee number at https://seiu121rn.org/.
- **Not publicly located:** signed CNA agreements for Torrance, San Pedro RN, Saint John's, and Apple Valley. Use CNA ratification releases as summary evidence and label them as such.
- **Known historical holes:** San Pedro 2003–12; Torrance 2019–24; Burbank early post-2002 agreements, 2018–25 terms, and 2026 terms; Tarzana SEIU RN 2015–18 and 2018–25 terms; Apple Valley pre-2013 and 2019–23.
- These gaps should be visible in the webpage as “not public / not located,” never silently bridged or estimated.