Kaiser, Where Is Our Partnership??
SEIU NATIONAL BARGAINING UPDATE
Solidarity action with hotel workers in Los Angeles
Our third session of National Bargaining was dedicated to discussing the Labor Management Partnership, and we made strong formal proposals to Kaiser management regarding the PSP and the future of the partnership.
Our Proposal to Kaiser (click here for full proposal):
PSP. We made it very clear. We expect guaranteed minimum payouts every year, and we expect that management will share our goals and payouts so we never again have the situation where our bosses get a bonus for work we did.
Staffing. Building on our agreement with Kaiser to hire 10,000 new workers into Coalition positions (with about 1000 of those for our region) by the end of 2023, we proposed language around reducing registry work, creating paid externships, investing in training, and removing even more of the experience barriers Kaiser workers are facing to “grow our own” at Kaiser.
Growth. We all want to see Kaiser grow and expand. But any new workers that come in under the Kaiser umbrella – whether it’s here in the Pacific Northwest or in Pennsylvania or wherever! – have to be part of the partnership and have the right to come together into a union.
This is your contract,
and your voice matters!
Please make sure that you sign the petition to support the bargaining team. We have told Kaiser that we represent over 4000 families in these negotiations, and we want to show them that all those families are watching. We plan to deliver the support petition in our next bargaining session July 11. Sign petition here!
Sign up for July Info Pickets! Let’s show Kaiser management how fired up we are about staffing and pay by having some big rallies at our worksites. Informational pickets are a way to show our support for our union proposals and each other. Bring your co-workers, family, and friends and join us in July. Sign up here to attend!
Continue to purple up on Tuesdays and Thursdays as a show of solidarity!
Join a virtual townhall for a Coalition National Bargaining update on June 29.
Sign up for 3pm: www.ckpu.org/june-29-3PT
Sign up for 6pm: www.ckpu.org/june-29-6PT
Please note that a confirmed registration for either session will give you access to both sessions.
Download a virtual background and signature image to show your digital solidarity!
If you have any questions, talk to a Kaiser Bargaining Team member or contact Contract Specialist by emailing KaiserMRC@seiu49.org or calling/texting 503-782-6228.
