Message from the President
President’s Message
Dear UF Health Shands RNs,
As the President of the Nurses Union at UF Health Shands, I am excited to share with you a new initiative aimed at addressing crucial issues concerning our RNs and fostering a stronger, more supportive community.
We believe that by working together, we can improve our working conditions and enhance the overall professional environment. To achieve this, we are launching a committee dedicated to tackling important topics such as safe staffing, workplace safety, and more.
To make this initiative a success, we need your active participation. Please respond to Shandsnurses713@gmail.com with your personal email address (as we cannot use work emails for this purpose). Additionally, in your response, kindly list the topics that are important to you.
Your involvement, along with your input on critical topics, will play a significant role in shaping the future of our nursing community at UF Health Shands.
Thank you for your dedication and commitment to our shared cause.
Onward, in solidarity,
Marsha Martin
President FNA/OPEIU Local 713
UF Health Shands Nurses Union
Your Working Conditions
With OPEIU Local 713, you decide what to ask for in your contract. You elect a collective bargaining committee to negotiate on your behalf. These committee members are assisted by professional negotiators.
The members who will work under the contract then have the right to vote on the agreement. The contract is not effective until ratified by a vote of your group.
Once signed, management cannot change pay rates, benefits, or any other working condition without agreement from the collective bargaining unit; and, that is you.
OPEIU and Local 713 are leaders on items such as:
- Job security
- Pay rates
- Cost-of-living allowances
- Retirement and pension plans
- Health plans
- Training and promotional opportunities
- Vacation pay
- Sick leave
- Tuition remission
- Safety and health protections
- Technological change and automation
- Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Alternative work schedules (flextime, 4-day weeks, et cetera)