Update on Alliance national bargaining

Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions met September 9 to 13 in Los Angeles to continue negotiations on a new national agreement. The current agreement is set to expire on September 30, 2025.

One new tentative agreement was reached — measuring the implementation of existing staffing, backfill, budgeting, and capacity-building commitments in the current national agreement.

Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance have reached 45 tentative agreements so far.

During this session, we enhanced our economic offer, with proposed wage increases totaling 20% over the 4 years of the contract, education fund increases to support employees in growing their careers, enhanced benefits for new retirees, and more.

You can see Kaiser Permanente’s economic offer here.

Negotiations continued on national topics including additional economic considerations, staffing practices, and the Performance Sharing Plan (PSP).

The Common Issues Committee — the full bargaining team — reached consensus on a joint recommendation from the Staffing and Patient Care subgroup that resulted in the new tentative agreement.

Kaiser Permanente and Alliance representatives also continued to negotiate local contracts, with more than 50 sessions taking place at the same time as national bargaining. Finalizing local bargaining is a critical step toward securing a new national agreement.

Looking Ahead

We remain committed to bargaining in good faith with the Alliance to reach an agreement that supports our employees, reinforces our historic Labor Management Partnership, and helps ensure we can continue providing our members and patients with high-quality, affordable health care.

We’re proud to offer competitive pay, outstanding benefits, and a mission-driven work culture. Find out more about the value of a Kaiser Permanente job.

The national economic subgroup and local bargaining teams will continue to meet over the next 2 weeks. The next meeting of the Common Issues Committee is scheduled for September 29 to 30. We will continue to keep you informed.