KP national bargaining is set to begin April 6th and is expected to continue through late May or early June. As with the previous two contracts, local bargaining will begin after the completion of national talks. National bargaining will be different this year, with a single committee of senior leadership and rank and file employees undertaking the work. Using a proportionality formula, UNAC/UHCP has been allocated six committee positions.

Representing us will be: Kathy J. Sackman, RN, UNAC/UHCP President; Ken Deitz, RN, UNAC/UHCP Executive Vice President; Bill Rouse, UNAC/UHCP Executive Assistant; Pam Brodersen, NP, Medical Office President (Downey); Linda Morales, RN, Hospital President (Baldwin Park); and Danny Pollack, OD, KPASCO President (Panorama City). Brodersen, Morales and Pollack were elected to the national committee in a vote by all KP affiliate officers.