Baldwin Park (Kaiser)

Join Us for Bargaining: Questions and Answers

All UNAC/UHCP members are strongly encouraged to attend National Negotiations to see first-hand how our issues and concerns are addressed as we negotiate our new contract.

Register to Attend Bargaining:

1. Sign up on line at unacuhcp.org/socal2012signup or
2. Fill out the I’ll Be There registration card and turn it into your Affiliate Officers or UNAC/UHCP staff. Download the card here.

Questions and Answers:

Q: Will I get to be in the room… Read more

Board of Registered Nursing is Restored

UNAC/UHCP Bargaining Team Elected!

Last week ballots were counted in an election held by the UNAC/UHCP Executive Committee to elect our representatives to serve on the National Bargaining Committee. We are pleased to announce that the following leaders will be representing us:

Ken Deitz, RN, UNAC/UHCP President
Barbara Blake, RN, UNAC/UHCP State Secretary
Bill Rouse, UNAC/UHCP Executive Assistant to the Officers
Pam Brodersen, NP, Kaiser Downey Medical Office President, UNAC/UHCP
Cindy Klein, RN, Kaiser Riverside… Read more

Together, Let’s Imagine Our Future

Take the UNAC/UHCP Local Bargaining Survey

Together, let’s imagine our future. We have the responsibility in these negotiations to make sure that we secure what we have as we go forward into our future. Falling back is not an option. We all need to step up–be active, educated and informed. Unionized workers in our country have faced difficult negotiations in every industry. Our negotiations are likely to be no different.

Please complete the local bargaining survey online here.

As Kaiser… Read more

Take The Kaiser National Bargaining Survey Now – Just 8 Questions

Take Charge: Know Your Union Contract!

In 2011 UNAC/UHCP continues its commitment to make sure members are well educated on the benefits, rights and guarantees we have won in our union contract.  Check out the attached leaflets on a variety of issues so that you can TAKE CHARGE!

Contract Education – National Bargaining 2012

Contract Education – 24 Hour Clock

Contract Negotiations – How it all Works

Contract Education – Grievance and Arbitration Procedure

Contract Education – Vacation

Contract Education… Read more

Adopt a Store

Please come out to support local union members.

Sept. 7, 2011
3 pm – 4 pm

Vons
777 Glendora Ave
West Covina

Wear your UNAC/UHCP scrubs!

KBPRNA Officers & Stewards Attend Training

Kaiser Baldwin Park Registered Nurses Association’s Officer,  Stewards and Reps attended the last UNAC/UHCP Kaiser Steward Training at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

Topics included:

- KP’s Financial Forecast/Strategic Plan
- History of the LMP
- The Future of Active and Post-Retirement Benefits
- Protecting Our Future through Partnership

We are now starting to get ready for the contract bargaining next year.  We encourage every member to participate in union… Read more

General Membership Meeting Report

On June 30th, 2011, the Kaiser Baldwin Park Registered Nurses Association conducted their quarterly general membership meeting. Local officers presented the history of AFSCME, and gave a summary of what they learned at the UNA conference and AAOC (Annual Affiliate Officers Conference).  Other topics presented to membership include political action, effective representation, association grievances, and regional grievances.  Also, the onewisconsin.org video was shown, and lunch was provided.

At the meeting, people cards were collected, serving… Read more

Are You Being Denied Time Off?

Tracking Denied Time Off Requests for KBPRNA RNs and NPs

It has come to KBPRNA’s attention that time off (i.e. Life Balance) is being denied. We are tracking all denied “Time Off Requests” for the next three months: July 1, through September 30, 2011.

In order to keep track of the number of Denied Time Off Requests we will need the following information for each denied request:

• Name
• Dates Requested
• Date Submitted
• Date Processed
• Authorized Approver
• Denied

… Read more

Get the Latest News

In the last year, UNAC/UHCP has emailed out critical information to members about contract negotiations, license notices, and health care benefits. Don’t be left out because we don’t have your email address. Send us your email address at publicaffairs@unac-ca.org along with your name and your affiliate.

KBPRNA Congratulates its Newest Graduates

We congratulate two of our affiliate members who recently completed their BSN degrees, and will be graduating from University of Phoenix on June 4, 2011: Olga Torres, our Treasurer and 4th floor RN; and her sister Alma Torres, who works in Dermatology at Crossroads.

Why Verbal Orders? Kaiser RNs Petition to Management

Kaiser RNs are patient advocates in accordance with the California Nursing Practice Act.

Out of concern for the chronic and growing problem of verbal orders given in non-emergency situations, Kaiser RNs are circulating and signing a petition to Kaiser Permanente management calling for an immediate investigation and quick resolution of the problem.

Click here to sign the petition. Add your name to the hundreds of Kaiser RNs who have already signed.

Click here to download a leaflet to share… Read more

UNAC/UHCP Retiree Council Plans Next Steps

Orange County UNAC/UHCP Members Rally for Wisconsin

Advanced Union Training Strengthens Affiliates

UNAC/UHCP provides an Advanced Labor Management Training that offers a practical application of the skills learned from the introductory Basic Labor Management Training to guide members in effective resolution of grievance, arbitration, corrective action and other issues at their affiliates. UNAC/UHCP held its most recent Advanced Labor Management Training in November with nearly 30 members in attendance.

“With UNAC/UHCP we know we are not alone and have collective bargaining agreements that allow us to stand… Read more

On Special Assignment – Sept/Oct’10 Voice

Troy Seagondollar, RN-BC, MSN, currently serves as the UNAC/UHCP Registered Nurse technology liaison, a position that works jointly with Kaiser and UNAC/UHCP to address issues that arise regarding Kaiser’s electronic medical records system, KP HealthConnect.

This Labor-Management Partnership assignment allows Troy to: give nurses a voice in the enhancements and changes made to KP HealthConnect build a support system for nurses at the medical centers; and engage more RNs at the medical centers.

Troy has… Read more

Kaiser National Agreement Reached – Jul/Aug’10 Voice

“In a tough economy, this Agreement is remarkable – it sets a national standard for wage increases and maintenance of all benefits.”

- Kathy J. Sackman, RN
UNAC/UHCP President

A new two-year National Agreement was reached between the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions (CKPU) and Kaiser Permanente on May 28 and was approved by the CKPU Delegates Conference on June 12. UNAC/UHCP held member informational meetings the week of June 14… Read more

Crossing Borders: A UNAC Nurse’s Extraordinary Journey – Jul/Aug’10 Voice

UNAC/UHCP members are committed to caring for those in need and often volunteer their personal time and expertise to ensure that vulnerable people receive some form of basic health care. Jesus G. Huesias, an RN at the Kaiser Baldwin Park Infusion Center, is one of our members who goes above and
beyond to provide that care.

Jesus participated in a mission trip to Burundi, Africa last August – a country with the lowest per… Read more

Kaiser National Agreement Overwhelmingly Ratified – July 7, 2010

The votes are in and the results are clear: the Kaiser National Agreement was overwhelmingly ratified by UNAC members. Ballots were mailed the week of June 28, and voting was complete the week of July 6.

The new Agreement provides for 3.5% across-the-board wage increases on October 1 of 2010 and 2011 for UNAC/UHCP-represented RNs, NPs and PAs; an improved wage grid for ODs effective October 1, 2010 and a 3% ATB on October 1,… Read more

Kaiser National Negotiations

Negotiations for a new national agreement started in early April between Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, including UNAC/UHCP. Three multi-day sessions have been held, and a fourth session is scheduled in late May.

Negotiations are being conducted by a 111-member Common Issues Committee (CIC). The CIC is composed of 68 union representatives and 43 KP management participants. UNAC/UHCP is represented on the CIC by Kathy Sackman, RN, UNAC/UHCP President; Ken Deitz,… Read more

Kaiser National Negotiations Underway – May 7, 2010

Negotiations for a new national agreement started in early April between Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, including UNAC/UHCP. Three multi-day sessions have been held, and a fourth session is scheduled in late May.

Negotiations are being conducted by a 111-member Common Issues Committee (CIC). The CIC is composed of 68 union representatives and 43 KP management participants. UNAC/UHCP is represented on the CIC by Kathy Sackman, RN, UNAC/UHCP President; Ken Deitz,… Read more

UNAC/UHCP members lobby on SB 1111 during AFSCME California PEOPLE Convention

Kaiser Bargaining Begins in Early April – Mar/Apr’10 Voice

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.… Read more

Union in Brief – Mar/Apr’10 Voice

UNAC/UHCP – The 2010 Advanced Labor-Management class schedule has been set. The two-day class will be held March 17-18, June 16-17, September 15-16 and November 17-18 at the UNAC/UHCP San Dimas office. To register, contact the UNAC/UHCP office.

Kaiser– As a result of KP reaching its 2009 financial performance target, Kaiser union members with at least a year of employment received a 1% employer-paid contribution to their retirement savings plan account in early March.… Read more

2010 Union Dues – Jan/Feb’10 Voice

Your union dues support UNAC/UHCP’s efforts to strengthen the voices of health care professionals. Dues, established by the UNAC/UHCP Constitution, are based on the wage rates at each affiliate. As wage rates increase, dues go up proportionally.

For 2010, dues for full-time and part-time RNs, NPs, and PAs at Kaiser Permanente will be $47.74 per pay period, effective the pay period ending January 2, 2010. For Per Diems in these job categories, dues will be… Read more

Kaiser National Agreement Reopener Approved by Huge Margin – October 13, 2008

The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions (of which UNAC/UHCP is a part) and the Kaiser Permanente Partnership Group (the senior leadership team of health plan and physician executives) have approved the 2008 reopener of the 2005 National Agreement.

The union vote was overwhelming in favor of the agreement, passing it by a 96 percent margin. As part of the 2005 National Agreement, the reopener focused on across-the-board wage increases and retiree medical benefits for Coalition-represented… Read more

Members Make Contract Strides at St. Francis, Kaiser

UNAC/UHCP members are making terrific strides in contract negotiations. The bargaining team from the St. Francis Registered Nurses Association won a strong new contract that includes across-the-board wage increases, new resources to help nurses further upgrade their skills and education, and the creation of a new category rewarding nurses who earn a master’s degree. SFRNA members ratified the three-year agreement on September 9.

Meanwhile, negotiators from the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions and Kaiser reached… Read more

Members Make Contract Strides at St. Francis, Kaiser – September 15, 2008

UNAC/UHCP members are making terrific strides in contract negotiations. The bargaining team from the St. Francis Registered Nurses Association won a strong new contract that includes across-the-board wage increases, new resources to help nurses further upgrade their skills and education, and the creation of a new category rewarding nurses who earn a master’s degree. SFRNA members ratified the three-year agreement on September 9.

Meanwhile, negotiators from the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions and Kaiser reached… Read more