Kaiser Psych-Social, Keck USC Sodexo Dietary contract (English) Voting begins to ratify new 4-year agreement. CPMC workers get Sutter to nearly double proposed raises in new contract CNA and NUHW will now jointly seek decertification of SEIU in a unit of 43, 000 service and technical employees at Kaiser. They were reaching out and following up. Bargaining with California Nurses Association on Tuesday, August 9, and Thursday, Aug. 11, was constructive and professional. Union leaders representing more than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente workers, including nearly 27,000 in Southern California, have given management a 10-day notice of their intent to strike beginning Monday, Nov. 15 over what they claim are proposed wage cuts for new and existing employees. The new 4-year agreement will benefit Kaiser Permanente patients and drive collaborative efforts aimed at improving access to mental health care, while at the same time recognizing and better supporting mental health therapists in their important work. Kaiser is also under investigation by the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs after therapists filed a 57-page complaint in late 2021. Over the last several contracts, our union has had to strike to advocate for a fair contract. They were helping people get the things they were owed.Read more. The contract was signed less than four months before SB 221, NUHWs landmark behavioral health timely access law, is scheduled to take effect. The unions revised wage proposal significantly altered its own previous wage proposal which is highly unusual in bargaining and does not support forward movement. January 17, 2022 Kaiser Permanente statement on NUHW MLK Day strike. In our last bargaining session we were about 1% apart in our respective wage proposals, and we came to bargaining last Friday with hopes to bargain vigorously and bring negotiations to a conclusion. And as Kaiser activist Dan Mallen told me, workers in all Kaiser facilities are watching closely, and will be energized as never before should NUHW prevail. Under the contract, NUHW members will now receive Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday, collect an additional $10,000 in their retiree Health account when they turn 85, and become eligible for the student loan repayment program if they are scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week. 06/23/2022 : Dismissal Letter: NLRB - GC: 04/20/2022 : Initial Letter to Employer in C Case* . At last Fridays bargaining session, a tentative agreement was formalized for Appendix D of the contract, regarding incentive plan criteria and eligibility for performance bonuses. This is in sharp contrast to Kaisers treatment of its non-mental health unionized employees, who recently received substantial raises and no reductions in benefits, including their pension plan. National Union of Healthcare Workers members voted 1,349 to 222 to refuse a deal from Kaiser, a sign that negotiators may be weeks or even months from coming to an agreement and further. NUHW members in Northern California began an open-ended strike on Aug. 15 to protest Kaisers chronic understaffing and access problems. The majority of our therapists are coming to work. Yesterday Kaiser Permanente's negotiating team met again at the bargaining table with NUHW. News March 28, 2022. You can fill out a complaint form on cca.hawaii.gov. On Friday, March 18, 2022, the National Union of Healthcare Workers announced to Kaiser Permanente that it had ratified a new 3-year contract that ensures continued delivery of high-quality care and service for our members and sustainable marketplace-competitive wages and benefits for our employees represented by the bargaining unit in Southern California. Unfortunately, Kaiser has done the exact opposite with its mental health therapist workforce. Assembly Bill 2724, sponsored by Asm.Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) and known by its critics as the "Kaiser sweetheart deal," authorizes the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to enter into one or more comprehensive risk contracts with an Alternate Health Care Service Plan (AHCSP), specifically defined as Kaiser Permanente, to serve as a primary Medi-Cal managed care plan for . Kaiser, rather than improving its recruitment and retention of mental health clinicians, is proposing steps that would exacerbate the crisis for therapists and their patients. This level of care requires retaining the current skilled workforce and recruiting new talent into the statenot engaging in years-long contract disputes. We are committed to also reaching an agreement in Northern California that benefits our therapists and our patients. NUHW members who provide behavioral health care at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California overwhelmingly ratified a contract that improves wages, expands eligibility for student loan repayments, provides a new paid holiday, and increases retiree medical benefits. KP-NUHW Bargaining Update, May 27, 2022 June 1, 2022 Friday's bargaining session was focused and continued in the cordial tone of prior sessions. . . We appreciate our therapists confidence in this agreement, which addresses the concerns they expressed, while upholding Kaiser Permanentes commitment that any agreement must protect and enhance access to mental health for our members. With Kaiser staffing just 52 psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and chemical dependency counselors to care for its 266,000 members in Hawaii, patients are being forced to wait months for therapy in violation of state law and clinical standards. NUHW members who provide behavioral health care at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California overwhelmingly ratified a contract that improves wages, expands eligibility for student loan repayments, provides a new paid holiday, and increases retiree medical benefits. The contract will boost wages 14.5 percent over four years with bigger boosts for certified nursing assistants. Strike Fund NUHW San Rafael and Petaluma needs your support for Strike Fund NUHW San Rafael & Petaluma Therapists . The new 4-year agreement will benefit Kaiser Permanente patients and drive collaborative efforts aimed at improving access to mental health care, while at the same time recognizing and better supporting mental health therapists in their important work. We let the union's bargaining team know we are taking into consideration the extensive information they provided at Assuming that we all share a commitment to meeting the needs of our patients, it is deeply concerning that the union is inflexible with their proposals and threatening actions that undermine access to care for patients. However, many are reluctant to take jobs at Kaiser due to its poor working conditions and unsatisfactory compensation. Read our roundup of the latest labor and healthcare news from top media outlets. KP-NUHW Bargaining Update, April 1, 2022 April 5, 2022 This message is being sent on behalf of Debora Catsavas, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, KFHP/H; and Darin Tankersley, PhD, Chief of Medical Center Administration and Operations, TPMG. October 5, 2022. It would have been easy to have settled for less months ago, but we made a commitment to each other to never let UCSF devalue our work or our services for our underserved families.Read more. Mental health therapists at Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii are five months into what is now the longest strike by mental health workers in U.S. history. The three-year agreement improves wages, expands eligibility for student loan repayments, provides a new paid holiday, and increases retiree medical benefits. Additionally, six inpatient medical social workers and three nurses, who work at Kaisers hospital in Honolulu, also will be striking. We are optimistic about reaching agreement on important areas after further discussion. The only way Kaiser can follow the law is to improve working conditions so that it can hire more staff and keep the staff that it has., About | News & Press | Member Resources | Workplaces| Search | Store | Contact Us, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital EVS & Food Service, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital RNs and Professionals, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital Service & Tech, Kaiser Integrated Behavioral Health Hawaii, Kaiser Integrated Behavioral Health Services, Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center, San Rafael Healthcare and Wellness Center, Sutter Care at Home: Concord & San Leandro. As a member-led union, we would never agree at the bargaining table to tie our bonuses to staffing levels.. You have a right to receive services out-of-network if Kaiser is unable to provide them in-network, and not to pay more than you would have if services were provided in-network. However, the HMO is continuing to insist on paying its therapists in Hawaii at least 20 percent less than their counterparts in Northern California and eliminating retirement benefits for new hires, which would make it even harder for Kaiser to address its understaffing crisis that led to the strike. Unfortunately, the union responded that it is not willing to negotiate the percentage and will not settle a contract unless it gets its way. . This experience has really opened my eyes to the importance of being part of a union like NUHW that is willing to advocate for us and show us how to advocate for ourselves, said Stacey Miller a speech language pathologist at Kaiser. It also contributes to making Kaiser Permanente a best place for our members and patients to receive health care and a best place to work in health care. We saw what NUHW was doing for the employees they represented, Sue Tomol, a Fountain Valley nurse, told the Los Angeles Times. Our next bargaining session is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5. Voting begins to ratify new 4-year agreement. . We have been pleased with our progress in bargaining, including reaching several tentative agreements, and holding productive discussions regarding Kaiser Permanentes Indirect Patient Care (IPC) proposals. Im so proud of all of my colleagues and the contract weve won, said Felicia Hashimoto, an occupational therapist. Randy Shaw is the author of Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century. At the conclusion of bargaining on Tuesday, October 4, we now have 26 tentative agreements between Kaiser Permanente and the California Nurses Association (CNA). Panorama City Medical Center: Panorama City, CA 91402 : Charged Party / Respondent Union National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) Glendale, CA 91204 : Related Cases. Involved Party Employer Kaiser Permanente . We reviewed with the union its comprehensive package proposal going over each line carefully. . About | News & Press | Member Resources | Workplaces| Search | Store | Contact Us, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital EVS & Food Service, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital RNs and Professionals, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital Service & Tech, Kaiser Integrated Behavioral Health Hawaii, Kaiser Integrated Behavioral Health Services, Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center, San Rafael Healthcare and Wellness Center, Sutter Care at Home: Concord & San Leandro. Based on my talk with workers and staff, NUHW likely wins by a 60% margin. First, even if Kaisers claims were accurate, a workforce shortage doesnt relieve Kaiser of its responsibility to provide timely and appropriate care to its members, who are paying monthly premiums for Kaisers care. Read more. Jointstatementby the National Union of Healthcare Workers and Kaiser Permanente on having reached a tentative agreement to end the mental health care strike in Northern California: Kaiser Permanente and the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) are pleased to jointly announce that in the early hours of Oct. 18, we reached a tentative agreement for a new contract, bringing the 10-week strike by mental health therapists in Northern California to a conclusion. That's the kind of accountability we need. Sacramento Bee.