SBAR
SITUATION. Healthcare workers are not just punching a time clock, we are passionate about people and helping the community. We are in a situation where it is hard to do our job, our passion. Healthcare was already a high stress environment. This situation has only increased through the pandemic and now in the post-pandemic period.
BACKGROUND. Workers at UCHealth are the foundation of the system of care yet we lack a voice in process, pay, and policy development. Workers deserve for our voices to be heard in situations and environments that directly affect us and the patients of UCHealth. We cannot individually create real change in such a broken system.
ASSESSMENT. While we do our best to address concerns and problem solve at work, we find that voicing our concerns individually to higher administration results in sidelining those who speak up or worse. We lose so many dedicated and experienced colleagues who leave the UCHealth system because they are tired of not being heard. The reality of healthcare is that it is a broken system with amazing, passionate people that work amongst the rubble. It is time for the workers to be in charge of the rebuild.
RECOMMENDATION. JOIN OUR UNION. Workers at UCHealth love the job we do and serving the community. We, the workers, need a voice to create positive change to improve our healthcare system within UCHealth and beyond. We are passionate about uniting all the voices of UCH employees into one collective through UCHealth Workers United (UCHWU). Together, unified, in numbers, our power and voice grows daily to create workplace and workforce stability for a healthier working environment for us and improved care for our patients.
Unity, solidarity, and collective movement will heighten our voice, energy, and power.
We are rising.
Come join us.
Together we will make UC Health the best place to work and receive care.
Our Issues
Workplace and workforce stability
Mutual respect
Rejection of all forms of racism
Safe and adequate staffing every shift in all departments and clinics
A workplace free from violence, bullying, aggression be it lateral, hierarchical, or otherwise
Transparency in pay grade and level determinations
Team-based approach to policy and process development
Honesty in job postings, interviews, job descriptions, and expectations of staff
Advocating for public health care and eliminating health inequities
Community support
Our working conditions directly effect the care our community receives. If you are a community member who does not work at UCHealth and you want to support our movement, here’s how:
Encourage the UCHealth workers you know to join the union today.
Add your name to our UCHWU community supporter email list and send a message of support.
Donate to our local union to provide support for public sector employees in CO.