News and Bargaining Updates

Sept. 17: USW 7600 Pauses Partnership

Throughout our contract negotiations, KP has made outrageous demands. Management is refusing to act as an equal partner by proposing below market wage increases to frontline workers who put their lives and their families at risk throughout the pandemic.

Sept. 10: National Bargaining Update

We’re ready to fight for our patients and all health care workers

DAILY BARGAINING UPDATE | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Final national bargaining session ended with no progress

We’re ready to fight for our patients and all health care workers

Sept. 9: National Bargaining Update

Alliance negotiators keep pushing to improve the lives of patients and workers; Kaiser doesn't move on key economic issues

DAILY BARGAINING UPDATE | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Sept. 4: Bargaining Update; What You Need To Know

Progress on racial justice, safety and dispute resolution; KP digs in on destructive staffing and economic positions

With contract negotiations entering their final scheduled days next week, our bargaining team made progress on racial justice, patient and worker safety, and improving dispute resolution. But KP clung to destructive, unsustainable positions on economics and staffing. The final national bargaining sessions are next Wednesday, September 8, through Friday, September 10.

Sept. 2: KP Proposal Will Worsen Wage Injustice

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 Person Meetings Cancelled for September 2021

USW Local 7600 Strongly Urging KP (Incentive Pay For Members)

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.

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

8/19/21

The Alliance and USW local 7600 met to discuss KP’s announced vaccine mandate. KP should have spoken with us prior to announcing this policy as this is not how partners act. We have agreed to bargain over the effects and implementation of this policy.

Our priorities in bargaining include: