We want to update you on the extraordinary effort and progress we are making together in bargaining to ensure you are supported in the important care you provide each day and remain among the best compensated nursing professionals in the…
From the very first day of bargaining, Kaiser Permanente has expressed our commitment to resolving negotiations with CNA in a manner that honors our nurses, addresses our members’ needs, and avoids unnecessary conflict. Today, to resolve the open issues in…
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…
A message from Steve Shields, Senior Vice President, National Labor Relations and Office of LMP, KFHP/H; and Jim Pruitt, Vice President, LMP and Labor Relations, The Permanente Federation. To our therapists, When hearing from NUHW that the union wanted to…
A message from Steve Shields, Senior Vice President, National Labor Relations and Office of LMP, KFHP/H; and Jim Pruitt, Vice President, LMP and Labor Relations, The Permanente Federation. To our therapists, Yesterday, we met with NUHW President Sal Rosselli and…
At the conclusion of bargaining on Tuesday, October 4, we now have 26 tentative agreements between Kaiser Permanente and the California Nurses Association (CNA). Significant progress has been made during all the bargaining sessions with CNA. The bargaining process, pace and…
To our therapists, We appreciated hearing from those of you who found our previous message helpful to understand KP’s proposals and our rationale – all of which continues to be driven by what our patients need, while finding ways to…
As fellow mental health professionals, and your colleagues, we are personally aware of the impact that ever-increasing demands for mental health care in our communities continues to have on you. As members of the Kaiser Permanente bargaining team, we have…
As we have consistently said, we are committed to meeting with the union to reach an agreement that is good for you and good for our patients. To that end, we communicated with NUHW today, offering additional bargaining dates, Sept.…
We hear the fatigue and frustration of our nurses, and we continue to work effectively to hire and retain skilled, dedicated nurses. Staffing shortages are affecting all of health care, as well as other sectors in the U.S., and Kaiser…