News and Bargaining Updates

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).

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

August Meetings

Our membership meeting for the month of August has been canceled. 
The Women of Steel meeting is scheduled for August 18, 2022, at the USW Local 7600 Union Hall.

Photos coming soon! USW LOCAL 7600 EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAYS!!!

Photos coming soon!

Extra Shift Incentive – Specified Classifications - KFH Surgical Technicians and Sterile Processing Technicians

July 21, 2022

Extra Shift Incentive – Specified SCPMG Message Management LVN / MA Classifications

July 20, 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 Licensed Vocational Nurse and Medical Assistant classifications to work extra “message management” shifts in departments under SCPMG as specifically listed below: 

Wage Justice FAQ

SCAL WAGE EQUITY WIN – Inland Empire and Kern County FAQ’s and Important Information

In person meetings are back beginning the month of April

Correction, in person meetings will begin in the month of April.

We are excited to announce that in-person meetings are returning to the USW Local 7600 Hall. Please see the flyers below for more information. We hope to see you soon!