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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
After months of stalling by KP negotiators, scheduled national bargaining sessions ended today. “Because of management’s approach, these negotiations are in serious trouble – unlike anything our Alliance unions have experienced with Kaiser Permanente since the 1990’s,” said Alliance chief negotiator Hal Ruddick. “Unless management dramatically changes course, this conflict will continue to escalate. The Alliance is united, strong, and ready to stand up for our members and our patients.”
We are united, determined, and ready to win a good contract, and defend our patients and the organization we have built. We will take a stand for our patients, co-workers, and all healthcare workers.
TAKE ACTION TO WIN A GREAT NATIONAL CONTRACT
UNION SOLIDARITY TUESDAYS
Every Tuesday, wear your union gear to work until we win a fair contract. (Mondays if you’re in Colorado). Take a photo wearing your union gear and post it on social media with the hashtag #BestJobsBestCare. Remember to tag KP @KPThrive and your local union.
SIGN THE PETITION
Tell KP to invest in patient care and health care workers. Scan the QR code to sign the petition. After you sign it, share it co-workers and friends on social media.
URL: https://usw7600.ink/SignThePetition
LOCAL ACTIONS
In the coming days, connect with your local union to participate in local actions and learn about the next steps in our national contract campaign. Remember to follow your local union and the Alliance on social media. Our handle is @AHCUnions. Check our website for upcoming updates and breaking news on national bargaining.
TOGETHER, WE WILL WIN
Public opinion, elected leaders, our labor allies, and our strength and unity are all in our favor. We are 52,000 strong, and KP has no path to winning this fight. KP’s proposal is out of sync with what is happening in healthcare today, as other employers provide wage increases, benefits improvements, sign on bonuses and more to recruit and retain employees. We will never let two-tier wages lead us into a broken healthcare system with worsening patient outcomes.
KP execs have abandoned a...
Friday, September 10 2021
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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
As negotiators ground through the fifth day of National Bargaining, Alliance negotiators worked to fix the logjam of unresolved local bargaining issues. Local bargaining, including long-drawn-out negotiations for newly-organized workers, has been going poorly due to KP stonewalling. Many items will be escalated to the national table, where we’re focused on wage increases, expanding benefits, raising substandard benefits, correcting wage inequities, and addressing staffing issues. Friday, September 10 is the final scheduled day of negotiations, and KP’s haphazard stonewalling continues.
Draconian Two-Tier Proposal Produces Subminimum Wages
KP’s so-called “market-based approach” to wages means the roll-out of a two-tier system that sets starting wages 26% or more below what they currently are now. If implemented, for some job classifications that would mean earning less than the California $15 minimum wage in 2023. Our research team did the math and here are the numbers:
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In California, it’d be illegal to pay below the minimum wage of $15. At a time when businesses are offering higher pay and incentives, why is KP proposing a two-tier system that, if implemented, would result in subminimum wages?
In previous bargaining sessions, we’ve suggested solutions to address affordability including the use of APPs. Reducing wages for the workforce that saves countless lives during the pandemic is not the solution to affordability.
Furthermore, reducing the wages of the lowest-paid workers at KP reinforces structural racism. For example, 75% of clerical jobs are held by people of color and the wage of the positions will be further reduced increasing the wage disparity in the Inland Empire and Kern County.
Raising KPWA Standards
When Kaiser Permanente first acquired Group Health, they committed to investing in the Washington operations - in us. Investing in operations is more than bricks and mortar - it’s about investing in the...
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