Kaiser, let's be friends with benefits

Bargaing in San Francisco 2nd Session . . .

Lots of dicussion on performace, payouts, goals with rewards, and building successful practices . . .

Have you ever had someone take you out to a nice dinner to wine and dine you and tell you what they think you want to hear. . . Just so at the end of the eveing they can put their hands on your stuff?

Kaiser, I like what I heard today but just remember: Keep your hands off my stuff! As in, my BENEFITS!

Let's give a new meaning to the term, "friends with benefits."


In Unity,


Angela

Is this bargaining or a dating service?

The first barging session is over. What have we done so far?

Well, we've mostly flirted about our common interests and our shared hopes for a healthy long-term relationship.

Does this sound like a dating service to you? It sure does to me: people misrepresent themselves with pretty pictures and sweet talk but we don’t get at the hard cold truth about what we really want from each other.

Will these sessions have a happy ending where we all find our soul mates? Look, these are contract negotiations and I don’t need a soul mate! I need a pay raise, I need to keep all my healthcare benefits, and I need long-term job security.

So I’m saying to Kaiser right now, when you come back to the table on April 20, let’s stop talking about our hobbies and our favorite color and let’s get down to brass tacks. In other words, let’s get down to you trying to take my stuff and me keeping my stuff.

In Unity,

Angela

Bad Foreplay

I never thought there was such a thing as bad foreplay . . . until today. Management continues to sweet talk and coddle us with talk about shared interests and common goals, but our members are ready to get on with it! Enough with the foreplay, let's get to the action. Management needs to step up and say it to our faces: "We want your stuff!" Whenever they finally get around to saying it to our faces, we'll be ready to say right back, "We're keeping our stuff!" Until then, sticker up, purple up, show solidarity, be loud, and be proud.

In Unity,
Angela Young

First Day of Bargaining!

Still here!

It’s my second day here and the FIRST DAY of bargaining. Let me share some highlights.

We’re standing firm behind our three bargaining goals:

• No loss of benefits
• Wage increases for everyone
• Long-term job security

We also want to continue our Labor-Management Partnership (LMP). This partnership is a vessel and opportunity to navigate through tough times.

The day ended with a standing ovation for Dave Regan. His message was simple: “Don’t take our stuff.”

In Unity,

Angela Young

Kaiser National Bargaining Team Member

Arrival in Oakland for Bargaining!

Here in Oakland for Kaiser National Bargaining with our SEIU-UHW leaders and 150 union-elected members to discuss HOW WE WILL WIN in 2010. Our message is simple: Let's show Kaiser we're UNITED TO WIN A STRONG CONTRACT FOR ALL OUR MEMBERS. Our bargaining goals are to:

• Protect all our benefits
• Win raises for everyone
• Guarantee long -term job secrurity

BE UNITED AND BE HEARD!

Angela Young
National Bargaining Team