Kaiser Bargaining Updates

01 August 2025
in: What's Happening

August 1, 2025 – Pharmacy Bargaining

We met with Kaiser Friday, August 1st for continued bargaining on our Kaiser Pharmacy contract. We stood strong on the principles that matter most, and made sure Kaiser heard us loud and clear.

We had several robust conversations in which management listened to the importance of how significant life events may impact our ability to commit to new roles. We also explored the option of utilizing mediation within the grievance procedure as a way to discuss and resolve issues prior to escalating to the arbitration process.

Kaiser continues to want to discuss on-call and temporary agency workers. We refuse to allow the company to explore ideas that could erode our part-time and full-time benefited positions and jeopardize the quality of care our patients receive. Additionally we expressed our opposition to the company’s interests in limiting the flexibility we have once we begin or transfer into a position.

We were in alignment on some issues and far apart on others. Despite our efforts to have interest-based conversations, we were met with resistance at the end of the day when the employer rejected several of our proposals.

This session was frustrating, to say the least. It seems that Kaiser is losing sight of the interest-based process and is not willing to consider our point of view. However, we know the battle is not over yet as we will continue to stay strong so we can achieve the best contract.

We will return to the bargaining table with Kaiser on August 29, 2025 with a federal mediator to facilitate the process.

Get Involved

Don’t forget to join us for the 2025 National Bargaining Virtual Town Halls, happening Thursday, August 7th at 8:30 PM and Friday, August 8th at 7:00 AM (PT).

These quick 30-minute sessions are designed to inform and equip CAT members with:

Key National Bargaining updates
Joint messaging for rounding
Details on upcoming actions

Stay connected with fellow CATs, union leaders, and Alliance members.

Register using the link below:

Thursday, August 7 at 8:30 PM PT
Friday, August 8 at 7:00 AM PT

Follow UFCW 324 and Alliance of Healthcare Unions social media accounts to stay up to date.

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

July 29, 2025 – CLS Bargaining

Bargaining is an Uphill Battle

We met with Kaiser last Wednesday, July 23 and today, Tuesday, July 29, for more bargaining sessions on our Kaiser CLS/MLT contract.

We had good conversations about the importance of work-life balance and the need to have time to observe personal holidays. We work hard and deserve to have a day off so we can each celebrate a holiday or occasion that has individual meaning. KP has built its brand on providing people care so they could “thrive.” They take pride in their diversity, equity and inclusion so we urge them to hold true to their brand and provide workers with the space to express their cultural belonging.

We also spent some time discussing the use of per diems and we believe we are getting closer to a solution that improves staffing levels for KP while providing necessary protections for per diem workers.

We will return to the bargaining table with Kaiser on Monday, August 11, 2025, and Tuesday, August 12, 2025, to continue discussing our contract. But these are our last two days currently scheduled with the company. We’ve been meeting since April and it’s time Kaiser gets its act together. Kaiser needs to come back next session prepared to get a deal that we can recommend to you.

We did come to a tentative agreement ensuring the commitment of new hires, but we still have a lot of outstanding issues that Kaiser needs to address. Bargaining is always an uphill battle, but we’re almost at the peak. Wear your gold shirts and continue to take photos with our campaign signs! We have to show Kaiser that we are powerful.

How can you get involved:

Attend a Solidarity Action with UNAC/UHCP

Join our siblings at UNAC/UHCP for their day of action this Friday, August 1st at the following locations.

Riverside: 6:30 AM – 10:30 AM
San Diego: 6:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Downey: 11 AM – 2 PM
West LA: 11 AM – 2 PM

RSVP Today: https://unacuhcp.org/actions

We’re back at National Bargaining in two weeks. Register for our National Bargaining Town Hall Calls after these sessions on Thursday August 7, 2025 at 8:30PM and Friday August 8, 2025 at 7:00AM:

Follow UFCW 324 and Alliance of Healthcare Unions social media accounts to stay up to date.

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

In Solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

July 22, 2025

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July 18 , 2025 – Pharmacy Bargaining

Kaiser needs to stop dragging their feet and address our issues

Kaiser Pharmacy Bargaining Update July 18, 2025

We’ve been bargaining our new contract now for three months. Today, like all days, we came prepared. We presented 6 proposals (not new issues, interests we’ve been discussing from day one) relating to vacation, corrective action, longevity pay, reimbursement for the cost of certification and licensure renewal, and a 24-hour guarantee. We got no response.

After three months, they should be able to respond to something during our session.

Even worse, rather than addressing the serious concerns we have raised about staffing, Kaiser is proposing to use more on-call help and non-union temporary agency workers. We need to make it clear to Kaiser that these are not the solutions to their failure to hire sufficient staff to serve our patients.

We will return to the bargaining table with Kaiser on July 28, 2025, to continue discussing our pharmacy contract. Meanwhile, wear your gold shirts and take photos with our campaign signs!

Get Involved

Attend a Solidarity Action with UNAC/UHCP

Join our siblings at UNAC/UHCP for their day of action on Friday, August 1st at the following locations.
Riverside: 6:30 AM – 10:30 AM
San Diego: 6:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Downey: 11 AM – 2 PM
West LA: 11 AM – 2 PM
RSVP Today: https://unacuhcp.org/actions up to date on our contract negotiations.

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

In Solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

July 8, 2025 – CLS Bargaining

We’re frustrated

CLS Bargaining Update – July 8, 2025

We met with Kaiser on Wednesday, July 2, and today, Tuesday, July 8, to discuss our CLS/MLT contract where we continued to have discussions on our priorities. We had robust discussions about the grievance procedure as we want to find a way to expedite the process so that we can get a timely resolution to our issues. We also discussed how per diems are used and ways we can explore utilizing them more efficiently.

At the end of the day, we were able to sign one Tentative Agreement that contains small clean up language regarding timekeeping.

After today’s bargaining session, we’ve reached a point of frustration with Kaiser. We’ve had to remind the employer several times about embracing the interest-based bargaining mindset and the importance of working in partnership. We expected to be farther along after meeting for three months, but have not seen much progress. At our next session, we hope to see more movement from Kaiser on issues that are important to us.

We will meet with Kaiser again on July 23 and July 29. In the meantime, National Bargaining will occur next week, and the Alliance of Healthcare Unions will be holding three National Bargaining Town Hall calls, where you can hear about the latest developments in negotiations on our national contract.

Register for the calls here:

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM PDT: https://actionnetwork.org/events/2025-cat-virtual-town-hall-3?source=direct_link&

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM PDT: https://actionnetwork.org/events/2025-cat-virtual-town-hall-7?source=direct_link&

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM PDT: https://actionnetwork.org/events/2025-cat-virtual-town-hall-6?source=direct_link&

Follow the UFCW 324 and Alliance of Healthcare Unions social media accounts to stay up to date on our contract negotiations.

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

In Solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

June 20, 2025 – Pharmacy Bargaining

Continued Discussions and one TA!
Kaiser Pharmacy Bargaining Update June 20, 2025

We met with Kaiser today to negotiate our pharmacy contract, during which we had more discussions on our economic proposals, including increases for employees who have translation responsibilities, longevity pay to honor workers for their dedication to Kaiser Permanente and hazard pay for all of us who work in highly dangerous environments.

We also discussed an inpatient pharmacy technician differential, as well as a differential for anyone performing ambulatory oncology work, so they receive an increase for hours worked. We also spent time discussing options to streamline our grievance procedure, including a mediation step that will provide more guidance before escalating to arbitration.

We ended the day by reaching a tentative agreement with the company on the vacation scheduling period.

It was not all good news though. We discussed bereavement leave, and the company wants to take away our ability to support our spouses or partners when their family passes away. This is unacceptable and we will continue to work to ensure we can support our families no matter what they look like.

We will return to the bargaining table with Kaiser locally on July 18, 2025, to discuss our pharmacy contract further. Meanwhile, wear your yellow shirts and take photos with our campaign signs!

You can follow the UFCW 324 and Alliance of Healthcare Unions social media accounts to stay up to date.

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

In Solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

June 13, 2025 – Pharmacy Bargaining

Kaiser Listened as we Spoke Out Today About Our Working Conditions

We met with Kaiser today to negotiate our pharmacy contract, during which we discussed creating more full-time positions and increasing opportunities for employees to secure these positions. We also spent time with the company discussing extending the probationary period to evaluate new hires and reviewing the transfer language to ensure employees are retained.

Lastly, we gave economic proposals to the company, including increases for employees who have translation responsibilities, longevity pay to honor workers for their dedication to Kaiser Permanente and hazard pay for all of us who work in highly dangerous environments.

We were able to speak out today on our economic proposals and told Kaiser how our working conditions in places like oncology are hazardous and make us worried to bring home toxins to our families. Our committee really spoke from the heart, moving all who were in the room. We felt heard and will continue to have conversations around these important issues in further sessions.

We also want to give you an update on National Bargaining. National Bargaining occurred June 3-5, and we reached Tentative Agreements with Kaiser on key retiree and pension benefits:

Additional retiree medical benefits for our retirees 85 and older
Increased retiree medical benefits
Improved pension benefits.

These wins mark incredible progress already, and are the direct result of our members’ unity, action, and ongoing engagement. At national bargaining, we also introduced a full economic proposal with our key priorities, including historic wage increases, standardized healthcare across units, and job protections to prevent outsourcing and keep KP work union work. You can view a full update about this latest session of national bargaining here: https://ufcw324.org/kaiser-updates-2025/

We will return to the bargaining table with Kaiser locally on June 20, 2025, to discuss our pharmacy contract further. Meanwhile, follow the UFCW 324 and Alliance of Healthcare Unions social media accounts! These platforms host the most up-to-date information on what’s going on at bargaining. Kaiser members can find bargaining updates and other content about the contract there, so make sure you and all of your co-workers keep up to date with the accounts to stay informed.

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

In Solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

June 6, 2025 – CLS Bargaining Day 5

We’re Finally Getting All of Our Interests Out on the Table
CLS/MLT Bargaining Update

We met with Kaiser today to bargain on our CLS/MLT contract, where we talked about potential compensation for high complexity testing, the integration of classification seniority for vacation bidding, and updating bereavement leave policies. We also spent time discussing options to streamline our grievance procedure, including a mediation step that will provide more guidance before escalating to arbitration.

We received more proposals from management that will require more discussions before our next session. They proposed adverse changes to our bereavement leave benefits that prevent us from having valuable time with our families during times of loss. However, the other proposals may advance our partnership interests and we look forward to exploring them further.

We do have good news. National Bargaining occurred June 3-5, and we reached Tentative Agreements with Kaiser on key retiree and pension benefits:

Additional retiree medical benefits for our retirees 85 and older
Increased retiree medical benefits
Improved pension benefits.

We will return to the bargaining table with Kaiser locally on July 2, 2025, to discuss our CLS contract further. Meanwhile, follow the UFCW 324 and Alliance of Healthcare Unions social media accounts! These platforms host the most up-to-date information on what’s going on at bargaining. Kaiser members can find bargaining updates and other content about the contract there, so make sure you and all of your co-workers keep up to date with the accounts to stay informed.

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

In Solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

June 6, 2025

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June 5, 2025

The Alliance has reached four Tentative Agreements with Kaiser Permanente on key retiree and pension benefits:

Additional retiree medical benefits for our retirees 85 and older
Increased retiree medical benefits
Improved retiree medical benefits for IUOE Local 99 (MAS)
Improved pension benefit

These wins mark incredible progress already in just the first four days of bargaining, and are the direct result of our members’ unity, action, and ongoing engagement.

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.

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

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.

hey 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:

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.

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

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

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:

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.

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:

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
Wear your union buttons! Please continue to show your solidarity by wearing your union buttons!
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.
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

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:

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
Wear your union buttons! Please continue to show your solidarity by wearing your union buttons!
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.
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

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.

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.

In Solidarity,

Your Kaiser Bargaining Committee