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UNITED STEELWORKERS – DISTRICT 12

Michael Barnett: Demand Fair Treatment from Kaiser Permanente

DAILY BARGAINING UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Today the Alliance released a new analysis of KP’s two-tier wage proposal. If implemented, the KP proposal would see newly-hired USW mobility techs, housekeeping attendants, and dietary aides in the Inland Empire earning less than California minimum wage! KP’s proposed two-tier system would only make the wage injustice in the Inland Empire worse.

In the past few weeks we have received many questions about incentive pay and why certain classifications are receiving incentives for additional shifts and not everyone.

The Union has been strongly urging KP Regional and Local Senior Leaders to reinstate the incentive agreements reached during the winter surge, and also to include additional classifications.

Today our local bargaining committee met with local KP management for our 9th day of bargaining. In the morning, our subcommittees reported out on their work. Significant progress has been made is several areas including: 

8/11/2021

All USW 7600 LVNs

The Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region is experiencing a high increase in patient census resulting in an increased demand for staffing. Faced with this challenge, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (KFH), Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) leadership and USW 7600 agreed to temporarily offer an "Extra Shift Incentive" to induce employees in the above-mentioned classifications to work additional shifts.

The Regular Monthly Membership Meeting and The Women of Steel Meeting have been canceled for the month of August. 

Please call the union hall @ 909-302-0000 if you have any questions.