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Written Warnings & Your Personnel FileUniversity of California RNs (UCSF, UC Davis & all UC)

What the California Nurses Association (CNA/NNU) agreement (Jul 2022 – Jun 2025) actually says, excerpted from the contract with page citations. Note: A successor agreement (2025–2030) was ratified in Dec 2025; its full text is not yet published. This is the latest published complete contract.

Personnel Recordsp. 104
notice of suspension shall be destroyed after two (2) consecutive years during which there has been no further discipline. 4. There shall be no charge for the first copy of the contents of the Nurse's personnel file. H. REPRESENTATION 1. A non-probationary Nurse shall have the right of representation at any scheduled meeting the outcome of which may be a disciplinary act of written warning, suspension without pay, demotion or discharge. The University shall advise a Nurse of any scheduled meeting, the outcome of which may be a written warning, suspension without pay, disciplinary demotion or discharge. A Nurse may request a representative of the Nurse's choice other than a University employee who has been designated as supervisory, managerial, or confidential to be present when there is reason to believe that a meeting may result in disciplinary action as defined above. If the Nurse's pr …
Nurse Responses To An Evaluationp. 28
Subsequent to receiving a University performance evaluation, a Nurse may write comments pertaining to the evaluation or add relevant materials which may supplement or enhance the evaluation. When such written comments or materials are received from the Nurse, they shall be attached to the performance evaluation and placed in the Nurse's personnel file in which performance evaluations are maintained. D. DISPUTES Disputes arising regarding the content of the performance evaluation shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedures of this Agreement. Performance evaluations are not considered an independent step in the disciplinary process, although they may be used as a form of corrective action. Docusign Envelope ID: F99CCBA1-32AA-4BEB-B549-08B74A2110BB Docusign Envelope ID: C4078131-7E64-4016-9601-5580E984F282
Personnel Recordsp. 103
1. A counseling memorandum shall be placed in the Nurse's personnel records. 2. A copy of a written warning or notice of any further disciplinary action, given or mailed to a Nurse shall be placed in the Nurse's personnel records. The University agrees that written warnings and other disciplinary notices shall be accompanied by a proof of service. 3. Counseling memoranda and written warnings shall be destroyed after two (2) consecutive years during which there has been no further written warnings issued to the Nurse. A Docusign Envelope ID: F99CCBA1-32AA-4BEB-B549-08B74A2110BB Docusign Envelope ID: C4078131-7E64-4016-9601-5580E984F282
Nurse Responsep. 103
1. The Nurse shall be entitled to respond, orally or in writing, to the notice of intent described in §E., above. If the written notice is delivered in person to the Nurse, the Nurse's response must be received within ten (10) calendar days from the date of issuance of such notice of intent in accordance with instructions given by the University in the written notice. If the written notice is mailed to the Nurse and the Association, the Nurse's response must be received within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of issuance of such notice of intent. 2. After review of the Nurse's timely response, if any, the University shall notify the Nurse of any action to be taken. Such action to be taken may not include discipline more severe than that described in the notice of intent; however, the University may reduce such discipline without the issuance of a further notice of intent. When s …
Association Access To Nurse Recordsp. 119
Upon reasonable notice, the Nurse and/or the Nurse's representative and/or an Association representative, if authorized in writing by the Nurse, may examine or request material in the Nurse's personnel records. The written authorization shall be valid for thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the signature of the authorization or within a written time limit specified by the Nurse, whichever is later. Records protected by recognized legal privilege and records excepted from disclosure by law may be withheld from the Nurse and the Nurse's representative. H.
Type Of Activityp. 102
The University may use an oral reprimand or counseling memorandum as corrective action. Discipline may involve a written warning, suspension without pay for up to five (5) working days for eight (8) hour Nurses, four (4) working days for ten (10) hour Nurses, or three (3) working days for twelve (12) hour Nurses without prior notice; suspension beyond five (5) working days for eight (8) hour Nurses, four (4) working days for ten (10) hour Nurses, or three (3) working days for twelve (12) hour Nurses with notice; demotion for failure to meet performance standards, as defined in §C., below, or discharge. Nurses who are suspended without pay for up to five (5) working days for eight (8) hour Nurses, four (4) working days for ten (10) hour Nurses, or three (3) working days for twelve (12) hour Nurses, and who wish to contest the suspension, must grieve within the time limits established by t …
Step 2 – Local Grievance Reviewp. 108
1. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 1, the Nurse or the Association may proceed to Step 2 by filing an appeal, as follows: a. The Nurse or the Nurse's representative shall submit the written appeal on the mutually agreed-upon form. b. The written appeal must be postmarked, submitted via email, or hand delivered to the local labor relations office listed in Appendix G within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date on which the written response to Step 1 was given or due. 2. The University shall schedule a Step 2 meeting within ten (10) calendar days following receipt of the appeal to Step 2, to attempt to resolve the grievance. During the Step 2 meeting, the Nurse and the Nurse's representative, if any, shall present the known facts, issues and allegations relevant to the grievance. 3. Within fifteen (15) calendar days following the Step 2 meeting, or within fifteen (15) calendar d …
No Strikesp. 128
A. During the term of this Agreement or any written extension thereof, the University agrees that there shall be no lockouts by the University. The Association, on behalf of its officers, agents, and members agrees that there shall be no strikes, including sympathy strikes, stoppages or interruptions of work, or other concerted activities which interfere directly or indirectly with University operations during the life of this Agreement or any written extension thereof. The Association, on behalf of its officers, agents, and members, agrees that it shall not in any way authorize, assist, encourage, participate in, sanction, ratify, condone, or lend support to any activities in violation of this Article. B. The Association shall immediately take whatever affirmative action is necessary to prevent and bring about an end to any concerted activity in violation of this Article. Such affirmati …

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