We met with management this week for the second time since our 5-day strike. Kaiser has clearly been trying to make the point that our strike didn’t change their position. Last week, they didn’t budge from their positions before the strike. They treated local bargaining as something to check off their to-do list rather than problems to solve.

I’m not surprised. Kaiser doesn’t want to publicly acknowledge that they don’t work unless we do. They don’t want to publicly acknowledge the level of disorganization inside those medical facilities during the strike or number of services that were not

We want to provide clarification on the language in Section 3.E.4 of the National Agreement regarding wage increases that take effect on or after October 1, 2025.

Some members have asked whether Techs and RDHs should have or will receive a wage increase on that date. They will not, and here’s why:

The language in Section 3.E.4 only applies if there is no successor National Agreement. We are already in active negotiations for that successor contract right now. Once we reach a tentative agreement, the across-the-board (ATB) wage increases we negotiate will apply to all OFNHP-represented units