On November 13, 2021, after an unprecedented campaign, we won agreements with Kaiser Permanente. The following is a list of the new agreements we’ve reached, with many gains going into effect on January 1, 2022. In mid-2022, look out for the printed booklet of our 2021-2024 Alliance National Agreement.

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ECONOMICS

• Across-the-Board Wage Increases and Lump Sum Payouts

• Alliance Performance Sharing Program

• Affordability Task Force

• Labor Management Partnership Trust

• SCAL Wage Equity

• KPNW RN and ONA RN Wage Scale Adjustment

 

BENEFITS

• Chiropractic and Acupuncture Services

  • List of bargaining units covered by this benefit

• Hawaii Alliance Medical Plan

• Health and Welfare Benefits - NW, GA, MAS

• Life Balance Days - UFCW and USW 7600

• Retiree Medical HRA - KPWA

• Other Benefits

  • UFCW Local 1996 and Employers Legal Assistance Fund

  • Citizenship Fee Assistance

 

PENSIONS

• KPWA UFCW Local 21, Optical and Pharmacy Units, Pension Trust Funding

• SCAL UFCW Pharmacy Pension and IUOE Local 501 Pension

 

PROBLEM & DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• Dispute Resolution Process

• Recommendation 1: Develop an easy to read, accessible guide showing the purpose and process of problem and dispute resolution.

• Recommendation 2: Develop an annual refresher for UBT’s and LMP Councils on how to use IB conversations in everyday interactions and problem solving.

• Recommendation 3: Provide just-in-time training for issue resolution participants.

• Recommendation 4: Develop internal capacity to train/facilitate IR.

• Recommendation 5: Provide targeted information and education designed to clarify how the IR process (1L1) should be used.

• Recommendation 6: Small group of subject matter experts to develop guidance on techniques to get unstuck in the issue resolution (IR) process.

 

PATIENT AND WORKER SAFETY

• Just Culture

• Programs and Services

• Total Health

• Well-Being Model

• Reporting of Injuries, Incidents, and Near Misses

• Prevention of Workplace Violence

• Psychological Safety

 

RACIAL JUSTICE

• Create a National LMP EID and Racial Justice taskforce that report into the Alliance LMP Executive Committee

• Health Equity, including:

  • Include Equity, Inclusion and Diversity projects to the “Quality” category that UBTs could choose to work on in the Path to Performance for level 3 and higher.

  • Develop targeted goals and strategies, materials, existing staff, and necessary resources to eliminate employee care gaps and health disparities (in partnership with Workforce Wellness)

  • Partner with Quality and Care Delivery to identify priority areas where LMP could support improvement of culturally responsive practices targeted to people of color

• Workforce Equity, including:

  • To mitigate bias in the hiring process, KP will provide education and training to hiring managers and interview panelists on importance of and how to utilize inclusive hiring and selection practices.

 

STAFFING, BACKFILL, AND TRAVELERS

• New Language on Staffing, Backfill, and Travelers

• Recommendation 1: Encourage LMP Council to sponsor Backfill & Staffing work to prioritize and help remove barriers, including but not limited to sick calls, attendance.

• Recommendation 2: LMP Council will add Partnership goals to its standing agenda for June and December.

 

GRIEVANCE ARBITRABILITY 

 

*To download all the tentative agreements, click here.

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