Connecticut Health Care Associates - Organizing Yuor Family

Who will speak for patients?
Connecticut Health Care Associates:
A strong voice for Patients and Health Care Professionals!

What is a Union?
A union is an organization of employees who join together in order to have Power over decisions that affect their work and their patients. Unions are democratically run institutions. Each facility that organizes forms a local organization. Officers of the local union are elected by the membership of that facility, unit representatives are elected by their unit co-workers, and a bargaining team is elected at large to sit at the negotiating table.

A union is about power, democracy, equality, professionalism and accountability.
By forming a union, emoloyees can have a voice in fair and effective management. With a union, POWER is shared. When power is shared it enhances respect and a system of accountability is established.

CHCA is composed of local chapters of health care professionals who participate in creating policies and procedures that affect their role as care givers. Each local ensures, through a legally binding contract that policies and procedures are not created arbitrarily. CHCA members participate in determining staffing levels, floating patterns and patient care delivery models in order to ensure optimal patient safety and improve working conditions.