Update for Kaiser members
What People Want to Know
The rights and benefits that we have now under the expired contract are better than Kaiser’s proposals. The middle column is what we currently have under the expired contract. The last column is Kaiser’s proposed packaged deal. If we accept their proposal, we accept it in its entirety.
| Issue | Local 5 Current Contract | Kaiser Proposal |
| Wages | Local 5 proposal: 3.5% per year |
3 YEAR WAGE FREEZE 2% increase first year after ratification, 1% each year after that |
| Retroactive Pay | Local 5 proposal: Full retroactive pay |
$1200 ratification bonus to “eligible” employees. NO RETRO PAY |
| Health Coverage | You have a choice of providers… Kaiser or HMA |
Kaiser wants new hires to not have a choice. They can only have Kaiser. |
| Pensions | All employees are automatically enrolled in the guaranteed Kaiser Pension Plan |
Effective Jan 1, 2017 there are no new entrants into the plan. Instead they will have a DCP plan which is very similar to a 401K. Current employees shall continue to participate in the pension plan |
| Credited Year of Service | 1800 hours = a year of credited service for calculating pension and other benefits that you may be eligible for |
2000 hours = a year of credited service for calculating pension and other benefits that you may be eligible for |
| TSA | The Employer contributes a 50% match on the dollar up to 3% of the employee’s eligible gross earnings |
The Employer contributes a 50% match on the dollar up to 2% of the employee’s eligible gross earnings |
Remember, Kaiser’s proposals are a package deal. It’s all or none. You can’t pick and choose. Once you give up what you have, you know that Kaiser will come back for more. Ask yourself… do you want the takeaways that Kaiser is proposing?
In Solidarity We Win!
Any questions, see or call your committee leader on property or your organizer at 941-2141.
