When We Fight, We Win!

Our Bargaining Team Recommends a YES Vote for Our Jobs, Our Patients & Our Futures!

We stood together. We picketed & rallied. We went on strike and made an historic sacrifice to protect our patients and our jobs. Now our National Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement for a new 4-year National Agreement with Kaiser Permanente that accomplishes our priorities and more!

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RATIFICATION SUMMARY

Renewed outsourcing and subcontracting protections for all classifications, including Revenue Cycle workers.

The fair wage increases we deserve!

  • 21% across-the-board raises for ALL regions:

    • 6% in October 2023

    • 5% in October 2024

    • 5% in October 2025

    • 5% in October 2026

  • ...the largest raise package in the history of the Kaiser Labor/Management Partnership.

  • PLUS: $1,500 ratification bonus for all workers.

✔ Protected healthcare and pension benefits and improved retiree medical benefits.

Protected our retirement benefits & added the following improvements:

  • Increased our HRA to $2500 for new retirees on or after January 1, 2024

  • Able to use Medical subsidy for any KPSA plan

PSP payouts going forward:

  • If Kaiser fails to meet financial goals, members will be paid $300 per each labor goal met (up to $1,200 for four labor goals).

  • If Kaiser meets financial goals, members will be paid $700 per each labor goal met (total potential payout of $2,800).

  • If Kaiser strongly exceeds financial goals, members will be paid $950 per each labor goal met (total potential payout of $3,750).

A full menu of initiatives to invest in the workforce and address the short-staffing crisis.

Many other improvements to differential pay and other financial and language parts of our Local Union Contract.

  • New weekend differential

  • New replacement pool differential

  • New training differential

  • Increases to longevity differential

  • Increases to shift & lead differentials

...and much, much more!

**More written details to be available at ratification votes**


Contract ratification ends Thursday, October 26.


Thursday, October 26

Location Time Space
Cedar Hills 11am-2pm Breakroom
Tigard Dental 6:30-8:30am Breakroom
Tualatin 11am-2pm TUA 1A
Rockwood Dental 6:30-8:30am Breakroom
Rockwood Medical 11am-2pm Breakroom
Mill Plain 7:30-9am Breakroom
Orchards Medical 11am-2pm ORC C
Hawthorne 9:30am Walk Through

Thursday, October 26

Location Time
Vote Count at Union Hall 3pm

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.

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