Wages

Annual pay increases allow our wages to keep up with the rising cost of living, and let us share in Kaiser’s success - last year, we helped Kaiser make $2.1 billion in profits. (Click here to see Kaiser's own financial statements.)

When NUHW’s leaders negotiated our contract in 2005, we won wage increases of up to 28% over five years. After SEIU officials took over our bargaining committee, they accepted the lowest increases we've seen in 15 years.

SEIU has also failed to address the dramatic pay inequity in Southern California. Kaiser workers in Los Angeles make less than workers in Fresno — in some cases, as much as $14,000 less. (Comparison between job classifications.) NUHW leaders' 2005 contract won extra pay increases of 4.23% for Kaiser employees in Southern California, to begin to bridge that wage gap. SEIU-UHW's 2010 contract widens the pay gap that we had begun to close.

By negotiating low raises, cuts in our pensions, and side deals that threaten our health benefits, SEIU-UHW has shown that our wages and benefits aren't their top priority.

Together in NUHW, with a 20-year track record of negotiating the best raises and benefits at Kaiser, we can win a strong contract and thrive.