SEIU and our Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are standing strong for a REAL partnership. Here’s our latest update.
Kaiser management is trying to make significant changes to our 20-year-old partnership without our input or agreement. The changes they are proposing would limit our ability to advocate for ourselves and our patients.
SEIU members, along with the unions who stuck with our Coalition, are demanding that Kaiser stop delaying our negotiations and continue bargaining with us NOW.
SEIU 49 members’ upcoming raises are still coming, regardless of Kaiser’s behavior. We have a guaranteed 1% raise coming on September 1, 2018. If Kaiser refuses to renew the National Agreement, then all SEIU 49 members will also get a 2% raise on October 1, 2018—a total of 3% in raises before the end of the year.
All economic provisions, including wages, performance opportunities, and benefits of the National Agreement and all provisions of our local contract are fully in effect through June 30, 2019 and cannot be changed without bargaining with us.
What we’re fighting for is simple. We want the best contract possible, not the quickest—Kaiser should continue bargaining with us immediately. Legally, Kaiser has an obligation to bargain with us.
Other unions who left our Coalition have formed a new “alliance”, and there’s news that they may be going to the bargaining table soon. But we are focused on our contract and protecting job security, retirement benefits, strong wage increases, and educational opportunities so we can continue providing quality patient care—and we won’t accept anything less.
We’re preparing to file charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Kaiser for violating labor law. We must continue to stand united across our worksites and unions.
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