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May 27, 2025 – RX Bargaining Day 4

KP Not Interested in Solving Work/Life Balance 

Management rejected our increased holiday, PTO and vacation cash out proposals

Today we met with Kaiser Permanente for our fourth day of bargaining on our pharmacy contract. 

Despite work/life balance being one of our key interests, management rejected our proposals for increased holidays and personal time off, as well as an automatic cash out proposal for our hardworking members to be paid what they’re owed when they reach maximum accrual without having to request it.

They also made a proposal to create  an on-call job status claiming that this would allow for more time off granting – however we already have strong staffing language therefore, we will further explore if any additional benefits exist. 

One of the bright spots in our negotiations today was reaching a tentative agreement on convening to discuss a career pathway for outpatient members to receive the necessary training to qualify for positions within the inpatient setting.

We will meet with KP again on Friday, June 13th. In the meantime, we need to show KP we are not backing down from fighting for the contract we deserve. Here’s how you can stay engaged: 

Join us at our next CAT National Bargaining Town Hall Calls! At 6PM on June 5 and 7AM on June 6, we’re going to be holding a town hall call so you can stay engaged and informed on what’s going on in our national bargaining sessions. Register here.

Fill out and take a picture with our bargaining poster! Bargaining posters were passed out earlier this month. Fill it out and snap a pic with you and your co-workers then post it online.

Follow the UFCW 324 and Alliance of Healthcare Unions social media accounts! These platforms will house the most up-to-date information. Kaiser members can find bargaining updates and other content about the contract there, so make sure you and all of your co-workers follow the accounts to stay informed. 

UFCW 324:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UFCW324

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ufcw324

Twitter/X: https://x.com/ufcw324 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ufcw324

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/ufcw324.bsky.social

Alliance of Healthcare Unions:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AHCUnions/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahcunions

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ahcunions 

If you have any questions about bargaining or if there is anything else we can do to support you, please do not hesitate to contact your Bargaining Committee Members, Union Representatives, or Stewards. 

In Solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

May 19, 2025

Kaiser Management is Slow and Steady, but Not Yet Ready

KP needs to respond to our outstanding issues

Today we met with Kaiser Permanente for our fourth day of bargaining on our CLS/MLT contract. We started the day by reminding KP why we’re here, and revisiting our core mindsets of improving our morale and work/life balance, staffing for operational efficiency, and maintaining an available and committed workforce to continue to deliver quality care to our communities. 

They were very resistant to working with us on our shared interest in maintaining a committed, stable workforce when it comes to the overwhelming number of per diems at some of our facilities compared to full-time or part-time employees. 

KP also wasn’t ready to commit to putting state law regarding overtime into the contract, or to respond to our many non-economic proposals around classification seniority, PTO, the corrective action process, part-time conversion, or streamlining the grievance process that have been in their court since last month.

We made it clear we expect them to have answers to our non-economic proposals when we meet again on May 28.

Stay engaged:

Join us at our next CAT National Bargaining Town Hall Calls! At 6PM on June 5 and 7AM on June 6, we’re going to be holding a town hall call so you can stay engaged and informed on what’s going on in our national bargaining sessions. Register here. 

Fill out and take a picture with our bargaining poster! Bargaining posters were passed out earlier this month. Fill it out and snap a pic with you and your co-workers then post it online.

Follow the UFCW 324 and Alliance of Healthcare Unions social media accounts! These platforms will house the most up-to-date information. Kaiser members can find bargaining updates and other content about the contract there, so make sure you and all of your co-workers follow the accounts to stay informed. 

UFCW 324:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UFCW324

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ufcw324

Twitter/X: https://x.com/ufcw324 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ufcw324

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/ufcw324.bsky.social

Alliance of Healthcare Unions:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AHCUnions/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahcunions

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ahcunions 

If you have any questions about bargaining or if there is anything else we can do to support you, please do not hesitate to contact your Bargaining Committee Members, Union Representatives, or Stewards. 

In Solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

May 16, 2025

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April 30, 2025 – CLS Bargaining Day 2

Aligned or Not Aligned? That is the Question 

Kaiser Bargaining Update

Today we met with Kaiser Permanente for our third day of bargaining on our CLS/MLT contract. We started the day by presenting a lot of important worker interests to the company and had robust discussions. However we are still not aligned on important issues to us such as just culture, work-life balance, and staffing. 

We were hoping to get more accomplished today and we urge KP to take the next couple of weeks to seriously consider the issues we raised. 

We will meet with KP again on Friday, May 16, 2025, and send you another update on the progress made at that time. In the meantime, here are some upcoming activities where you can show KP that we’re united for the contract we deserve:

Attend the rally/picket action on Monday, May 5! The Alliance will be holding a kickoff rally and picket action in Harbor City at 5PM on May 5, the day before bargaining on our national contract starts. Having a large turnout at this event will make it clear to Kaiser that we’re ready for a strong contract. RSVP for the rally/picket action here: https://www.addevent.com/event/so25393958 

Fill out and take a picture with our bargaining poster! Throughout the first national bargaining session from May 6 to May 8, we’re going to be passing out posters you can fill out what you’re fighting for on and take pictures with. Members of the bargaining committee will have posters, or you can contact your union representative to get a hold of one. 

Join our National Bargaining Town Hall Calls! At 6PM on May 8 and 7AM on May 9, we’re going to be holding a town hall call so you can hear what has happened in the first national bargaining session. Mark your calendar now and keep an eye out for the information to join this important call. Calls like this are a key way you can stay involved in bargaining.

Become a member of the Contract Action Team! The contract action team is critical to bargaining and to ensuring your co-workers know what’s going on. Commit to informing colleagues, sharing bargaining updates, gathering feedback and mobilizing your co-workers to support all efforts to win a fair contract by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/WyYvJZ7rtW5gjfTP6 

If you have any questions about bargaining or if there is anything else we can do to support you, please do not hesitate to contact your Bargaining Committee Members, Union Representatives, or Stewards. 

In Solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

April 29, 2025 – Pharmacy Bargaining

Slow but Steady: Kaiser Bargaining Update
What happened during our second bargaining session?

Today we met with Kaiser Permanente for our second day of bargaining on our pharmacy contract. We were able to come to an agreement on using gender neutral terms in the contract and had some productive conversations with the company regarding their interest around the probationary period. We ended the day by presenting a new interest to KP around bridging seniority when returning to previous positions.

The conversations were engaging and we were able to express the areas of potential improvement in our facilities.

We will meet with KP again on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, and send you another update on the progress made at that time. In the meantime, here are some upcoming activities where you can show KP that we’re united for the contract we deserve:

Attend the rally/picket action on Monday, May 5! The Alliance will be holding a kickoff rally and picket action in Harbor City at 5PM on May 5, the day before bargaining on our national contract starts. Having a large turnout at this event will make it clear to Kaiser that we’re ready for a strong contract. RSVP for the rally/picket action here: https://www.addevent.com/event/so25393958

Fill out and take a picture with our bargaining poster! Throughout the first national bargaining session from May 6 to May 8, we’re going to be passing out posters you can fill out what you’re fighting for on and take pictures with. Members of the bargaining committee will have posters, or you can contact your union representative to get a hold of one.

Join our National Bargaining Town Hall Calls! At 6PM on May 8 and 7AM on May 9, we’re going to be holding a town hall call so you can hear what has happened in the first national bargaining session. Mark your calendar now and keep an eye out for the information to join this important call. Calls like this are a key way you can stay involved in bargaining.

Become a member of the Contract Action Team! The contract action team is critical to bargaining and to ensuring your co-workers know what’s going on. Commit to informing colleagues, sharing bargaining updates, gathering feedback and mobilizing your co-workers to support all efforts to win a fair contract by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/WyYvJZ7rtW5gjfTP6

If you have any questions about bargaining or if there is anything else we can do to support you, please do not hesitate to contact your Bargaining Committee Members, Union Representatives, or Stewards.

In Solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

 

April 7, 2025 – Pharmacy Bargaining

What happened during our first bargaining session?

Work-life balance was the theme of the day

Today we met with Kaiser Permanente for our first day of bargaining on our pharmacy contract. We started the day by defining our priorities for this year’s contract negotiations and setting expectations on how we will achieve an agreement that benefits both the members and the communities we serve. Negotiations occur through interest-based bargaining and today we focused on our work-life balance. We discussed the time-off approval process and the company’s response time.

One of management’s interests, which we also discussed today, was our dedication to staying in positions longer. We followed up by reiterating our commitment to our patients and agreed to continue the conversation after conducting a member survey to get more information. 

This was a good first day and we’re hopeful about our future ability to get the contract you deserve. 

We meet with KP again on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, and we will send another update for you on what happened then. In the meantime, here’s how you can show KP that we’re united for the contract we deserve:

  1. Follow the UFCW 324 and Alliance of Healthcare Unions social media accounts! These platforms will house the most up-to-date information. Kaiser members can find bargaining updates and other content about the contract there, so make sure you and all of your co-workers follow the accounts to stay informed. 
    1. UFCW 324:
      1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UFCW324
      2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ufcw324
      3. Twitter/X: https://x.com/ufcw324 
      4. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ufcw324
      5. BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/ufcw324.bsky.social
    2. Alliance of Healthcare Unions:
      1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AHCUnions/ 
      2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahcunions
      3. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ahcunions 
  2. Wear your union buttons! Please continue to show your solidarity by wearing your union buttons! 
  3. Save the date for May 5, 2025! The Alliance will be holding a Kickoff rally in Southern California. Mark your calendars so we can show up in force and tell Kaiser loud and clear that we’re ready for a strong contract. More information to come on this event! Keep an eye out on your text messages for more details.
  4. Join the Contract Action Team! The contract action team is critical to bargaining and to ensuring your co-workers know what’s going on. Commit to informing colleagues, sharing bargaining updates, gathering feedback and mobilizing your co-workers to support all efforts to win a fair contract by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/WyYvJZ7rtW5gjfTP6 

If you have any questions about bargaining or if there is anything else we can do to support you, please do not hesitate to contact your Bargaining Committee Members, Union Representatives, or Stewards. 

In Solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

April 2, 2025 – CLS/MLT Bargaining

Today we met with Kaiser Permanente for our first day of bargaining on our CLS/MLT contract. We started the day by defining our priorities for these contract negotiations and setting expectations on how we will achieve a contract that benefits both the members and the communities we serve.

These conversations were productive and by the end of the day, we had agreed on cleaning up some pieces of the language in the contract and have a good jumping off point for our next session next week. 

We had interest-based conversations and we’re hopeful about our future ability to get the contract you deserve. 

We meet with KP again on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, and Thursday, April 30, 2025. We will send another update for you on what happened in those sessions after April 30th. In the meantime, here’s how you can show KP that we’re united for the contract we deserve:

  1. Follow the UFCW 324 and Alliance of Healthcare Unions social media accounts! These platforms will house the most up-to-date information. Kaiser members can find bargaining updates and other content about the contract there, so make sure you and all of your co-workers follow the accounts to stay informed. 
    1. UFCW 324:
      1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UFCW324
      2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ufcw324
      3. Twitter/X: https://x.com/ufcw324 
      4. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ufcw324
      5. BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/ufcw324.bsky.social
    2. Alliance of Healthcare Unions:
      1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AHCUnions/ 
      2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahcunions
      3. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ahcunions 
  2. Wear your union buttons! Please continue to show your solidarity by wearing your union buttons! 
  3. Save the date for May 5, 2025! The Alliance will be holding a Kickoff rally in Southern California. Mark your calendars so we can show up in force and tell Kaiser loud and clear that we’re ready for a strong contract. More information to come on this event! Keep an eye out on your text messages for more details.
  4. Join the Contract Action Team! The contract action team is critical to bargaining and to ensuring your co-workers know what’s going on. Commit to informing colleagues, sharing bargaining updates, gathering feedback and mobilizing your co-workers to support all efforts to win a fair contract by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/WyYvJZ7rtW5gjfTP6 

If you have any questions about bargaining or if there is anything else we can do to support you, please do not hesitate to contact your Bargaining Committee Members, Union Representatives, or Stewards. 

In Solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

April 1, 2025

It’s Time to Get Ready for 2025 Bargaining!
CLS Bargaining Starts Wednesday April 2! Pharmacy Bargaining Starts Monday April 7!

Dear Kaiser members,

It’s time to get ready for 2025 bargaining! This year, Kaiser members throughout the country are coming together with one voice to fight for a contract that will better their futures. We’re 22 separate local unions but we’re all fighting for the same thing: a stronger future for workers and our patients.

A stronger future starts with a strong contract that provides:

• The best wages, not just fair wages
• Protections for current health benefits and pensions
• Staffing levels that allow us to focus on patient care and not burnout
• Partnership improvements
• Limitations for subcontracting

We can win a contract that does all of this and more by standing together and showing KP that you’re willing to fight and raise your voice to ensure a better workplace for you and your co-workers.

How Bargaining Will Work

The first scheduled bargaining session for CLS members with Kaiser is on April 2, 2025. Pharmacy bargaining starts on April 7, 2025, and national bargaining starts on May 6, 2025. At those bargaining sessions, we, the worker bargaining committee and leaders from your union UFCW, will present proposals to Kaiser based on the contract surveys you completed.

Throughout the process, both labor and management will have discussions regarding their various interests in making improvements that benefit both parties in an attempt to reach a “tentative agreement” on a new contract. This tentative agreement then goes to the members to review it and vote before becoming final. If a majority of workers vote to accept the contract, only then will it be ratified and go into effect.

Throughout bargaining, we, the bargaining committee, will send coordinated updates to keep you informed of what happened at each session, what the company said or did, and to let you know what you can do to fight for the contract you deserve.

What We Can Do to Show Our Power

1. Follow the UFCW 324 and Alliance of Healthcare Unions social media accounts! These platforms will house the most up-to-date information. Kaiser members can find bargaining updates and other content about the contract there, so make sure you and all of your co-workers follow the accounts to stay informed.

UFCW 324:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UFCW324
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ufcw324
Twitter/X: https://x.com/ufcw324
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ufcw324
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/ufcw324.bsky.social

Alliance of Healthcare Unions:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AHCUnions/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahcunions
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ahcunions

2. Save the date for May 5, 2025! The Alliance will be holding a Kickoff rally in Southern California. Mark your calendars so we can show up in force and tell Kaiser loud and clear that we’re ready for a strong contract.

3. Join the Contract Action Team! The contract action team is critical to bargaining and to ensuring your co-workers know what’s going on. Commit to informing colleagues, sharing bargaining updates, gathering feedback and mobilizing your co-workers to support all efforts to win a fair contract by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/WyYvJZ7rtW5gjfTP6

Only by standing together can you make a change in your workplace, not only for you, but for your co-workers as well. This is your union, and it is only as powerful as you make it. Imagine what you can do this year if you get involved with this contract campaign.

If you have any questions about bargaining or if there is anything else we can do to support you, please do not hesitate to contact your Bargaining Committee Members, Union Representatives, or Stewards.

In Solidarity,

Your Kaiser Bargaining Committee

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