News and Bargaining Updates

Fontana Pharmacy Assistants Training Opportunity

Attention Fontana Pharmacy Assistants!

Kaiser Permanente has an exciting training opportunity exclusively for Full-time, Part-time, and On-call Pharmacy Assistants under USW.

Exciting News for USW 7600 Members: New Office in Riverside!

We are thrilled to announce the opening of a new office right in the heart of Riverside, California, just across the street from Kaiser Permanente on Magnolia Avenue and Polk (the old patient suppo

Posting for Alliance Partnership Representative (APR)

 Alliance of Health Care Unions
Special Assignment Agreement – Trust Funded Position
Posting for Alliance Partnership Representative (APR)

Role Title

Alliance Partnership Representative (APR)

General Description

APR will support building Alliance union capacity and UBTs

Locations Available:

Regional Ops (geographical area of concentration – Downey and Corona)

Live May Day Discussion on Immigrant Workers and COVID-19

Sisters and Brothers,

How to Access and Apply for COVID-19 Enhanced Benefits

Qualified members can now take advantage of enhanced COVID-19 temporary benefits which include, but are not limited to:

Your Benefits During COVID-19

For employees exclusively working from home

You should use your already existing, union-negotiated sick time:

- Full-time employees recieve 120 hours frontloaded
- Part-time and on-call employees receive 60 hours frontloaded and accrue the rest based on an average of straight time hours paid in the preceding two (2) pay periods.

MeFIT News!

The Alliance of Healthcare Unions in partnership with the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions have created a weekly newsletter, "MeFit," as a positive resource for us to use.  The information within the newletter are subjects related to health, financial wellness, kids activities, current events, useful tips and much more.  "A one stop shop to help staff stay positive and a nice break from COVID emails," as stated by Marci Acevedo, one of the content creators.

The most recent edition Volume 1 | Issue 5, covers:

COVID-19 Update March 29, 2020

LATEST UPDATES

Homeless Population Isolation Protocols

March 27, 2020 - COVID-19 Daily Update

March 27, 2020  

1. PPE and Use of Personal Masks

COVID-19 Interim Scrub Policy.

Kaiser permanente is providing scrubs for those employees who are providing care and support to patients who meet the criteria or have tested positive for covid-19.  

COVID-19 Interim Scrub Policy
Effective 3/27/2020
The policy applies to all employees who are employed by Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
and Health Plan, Inc (KFH/HP) and Permanente Medical Groups (PMGs)