RSVP Today for the ESC Local 20 Annual Meeting
Please RSVP today for our 2022 Annual Meeting to be held via Zoom video conference on Thursday, April 14th at 5:30 pm.
Clinical Lab Scientists & Medical Lab Technicians
Concerned about unfair termination? Contact your Union Representative!
If you have received notice from your employer that you are being terminated because you have refused the COVID-19 vaccination, contact your Labor Representative for assistance.
Hundreds of ESC members show up for Local 39 sympathy strike
We are calling on all ESC Local 20 members at Kaiser to join our union siblings at SEIU-UHW and OPEIU Local 29 in authorizing a 24-hour sympathy strike starting November 18th at 7 a.m. in support of Stationary Engineers, Local 39, who have been on strike since September 18th. Electronic ballots go out November 8th — don’t wait, vote as soon as you get your ballot!
ESC holds KP Accountable to Shift Diff Improvements for CLS/MLT
On the eve of arbitration, Kaiser agreed to settle with the Union, acknowledging that the 2019 Agreement language on evening and night shift differential applies to CLSs and MLTs. The change in differentials should have commenced on April 11, 2021. Please check your paychecks and notify your union representative if the appropriate, higher differential does not appear. Â
Join An Upcoming Picket To Demand The Full Hero Bonus!
Over the next month, our Coalition Sisters and Brothers will be picketing Kaiser to demand that Kaiser stays true to our agreement and pays the full Hero Bonus. Please join them if you can, wear ESC blue and yellow, and let Kaiser know: Healthcare workers deserve the full Hero Bonus, period!
Does Kaiser Really Think We are Heroes? Take Action and Let the CEO Know!
Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic turned our worlds upside down, and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions pushed Kaiser to recognize the sacrifices of our unions’ healthcare workers with a Hero Bonus. Now, Kaiser is trying to short-change thousands of our coalition sisters and brothers, including ESC members, and penalize them for not meeting PSP goals they could not meet during a pandemic — take action today and tell Kaiser CEO Greg Adams that we will not stand for this!
Recognizing Black History Month
While we strive to celebrate Black History year-round, in recognition of Black History Month, we want to take the opportunity to feature some incredible Black labor leaders at ESC Local 20. Read on to meet some of ESC Local 20 Black member leaders, past and present, who broke barriers and fought — and continue to fight— for economic mobility, stability, and equity on the job.Â
ESC Local 20 Condemns Systemic Racism
ESC Local 20 pledges our commitment to the Black Lives Matters movement. We stand with those in the labor movement who will fight for equality for our Black brothers and sisters. We stand against the use of qualified immunity and union contracts to shield police from the consequences of oppressive violence. Unions have an important role to play in the constant struggle for justice, and we will not allow them to be co-opted to uphold systemic racism.
ESC Local 20 Members on the Front Lines Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
ESC Local 20 is so proud of our healthcare heroes on the front lines who are fighting hard to provide care to our patients amid the surge of COVID-19, and we are making sure that they are prioritized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine so they can continue to be the heroes our communities need.
Victory: We Have Won the KP Hero Bonus!
Our activism has worked! Kaiser has agreed to our demand for a Hero Bonus for all 85,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions across the country, and will be extending our COVID-19 paid leave benefits through March 31 and our childcare grants through April 3.
