July 9th, 2021
Keck Hospital bargaining update (July 9)
NUHW Brothers and Sisters: WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT!!! The Bargaining Team is proud to share the fantastic news. After 4 months of negotiations for the Hospitals and Clinics and nearly 2 years(!) for the Call Center culminating in an overwhelming 5 day strike authorization vote, we have concluded our negotiations and reached a complete […]
July 2nd, 2021
Keck Hospital bargaining update (July 2)
Fellow NUHW members, We had another session today. It was scheduled to last 4 hours due to July 4th weekend. The employer countered on the Keck / Norris article 13 (compensation) and presented a new wage scale. The committee will review and respond at our next session — where we plan on making significant progress. […]
May 22nd, 2021
Ambulatory bargaining update #8 (May 22, 2021)
We had our eighth session of negotiations for our NUHW contract at the ambulatory clinics. Keck responded to our economic proposals today, giving us counters on Articles 11 – Hours of Work, 13 – Compensation, 14 – Time Off, and 15 – Benefits. Unfortunately, they fell short on nearly all of our priorities. Below are […]
May 10th, 2021
Keck/Norris bargaining update #12 (May 10, 2021)
“We just got through a pandemic and the hospital has offered us pennies. They have proposed minuscule raises that are worse than the standards that we won in 2018. The hospitals had profitable years because of our work. (Norris was the most profitable hospital in LA County last year). What was the thanks we got? […]
September 27th, 2018
Kaiser professionals fighting for better patient care
Kaiser Permanente is making little effort to settle a contract with more than 4,000 of its caregivers. The contract for these union-represented healthcare professionals expires September 30, yet during three months and 28 bargaining sessions, Kaiser has not offered a meaningful response to its employees’ concerns regarding staffing, patient access to appointments, or work-life balance, […]