News and Bargaining Updates

Extra Shift Incentive - Specified SCPMG Message Management L VN / MA Classifications

The Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region is experiencing a high Urgent Care and Emergency Department patient census resulting in an increased demand for staffing as a result of COVID-19 imp

November Monthly Meetings

Our NextGen Committee Meeting will be held at the hall on November 2, 2022, @ 5:30 P.M.

Please be advised that our monthly membership meeting will be held at the USW Local 7600 Hall on November 9, 2022, @ 6:00 P.M. 

The Women of Steel Meeting will be held on November 17, 2022, @ 5:30 P.M. also at the USW Local 7600 Hall.

2️⃣​ Actions You Can Take Today to Address the Staffing Crisis

For the past few weeks, the Alliance had thousands of rounding conversations with UBT members and co-leads on how to improve our departments and Unit-Based Teams and address the staffing crisis.

Emergency Room / Urgent Care - Extra Shift Incentives

September 30, 2022 

The Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region is experiencing a high Urgent Care and Emergency Department patient census resulting in an increased demand for staffing as a result of COVID-19 impacts. Faced with this challenge, Southern California Permanente Medical Group ("SCPMG") leadership and USW 7600 agreed to temporarily offer an "Extra Shift Incentive" to induce Employees in the following specified SCPMG classifications to work extra shifts under SCPMG in the Urgent Care and Emergency Departments as specifically listed below: 

October Meetings

Solidarity Tuesdays - Learning Blitz

Union Fam,

We are trying to sign up as many Alliance members as possible for PUMP and LMPO training. Why are we doing this? Because your voice matters and knowledge is power. The more we educate ourselves about the inner workings of our workplace and its processes the more successful we become.

Come to any of the locations below, today, 9/20/2022, we will be here till the afternoon. Come come say hi to Union officials from USW, UNAC, and other Unions. We're here to help you sign up and answer any questions you have.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MONKEYPOX, LIVE, TODAY @ 5PM

The Alliance of Healthcare Unions and Kaiser Permanente have teamed up to deliver an educational session about Monkeypox. There will be three presenters from KP on the medical and workplace safety issues related to monkeypox. They are the national KP leaders working on this issue. The meeting will include an opportunity to ask questions and dialogue. Please find below, the ATTENDEE Link for the Alliance Monkeypox Educational Session, scheduled for Today, September 15th, 5-6 pm (PDT).

September Updates

Dear Members,

We hope you had a nice Labor Day weekend.

Before we begin the updates, EVS in Fontana and Ontario is offering overtime this upcoming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 9/9/22-9/11/22. The overtime is available to all USW members from any classification. To sign up, please call:
Fontana 909-302-8540
Ontario 909-724-5540

Extra Shift Incentives are extended for Urgent Care, ED, & Message Management

Urgent Care and ED Extra Shift Incentives which expired at 7:00 am, on August 31, 2022, have been extended. The new sunset date is 7 am on October 1, 2022. All other terms and conditions remain the same as the current originating ESIs for the following:

Union

Job Title

Job Code

USW

Emergency Room Tech

46770