Kaiser recently settled contract negotiations with multiple other unions in Southern California, Oregon, and Hawaii. Kaiser has sent confusing emails to CNA members stating that the strike is over.Local 39 Engineers have not reached a settlement on their contract. As of today, the engineers have been on strike at Kaiser Permanente for 57 days. This is unacceptable. The CNA sympathy strike with Local 39 is still scheduled for November 19th. If there are any changes regarding Local 39’s contract fight, or CNA’s sympathy strike, look for confirmation directly from CNA. The hotline number will also be updated if there are any changes: 510-726-8646.
The 24-hour sympathy strike will take place Friday, November 19th, 2021, beginning at 7AM. Nurses will return to work 7:00am Saturday, November 20th, 2021 or your next scheduled shift thereafter. There is no need to give notice or call in your intent to sympathy strike on Friday November 19th. CNA’s issuance of a sympathy strike notice is notification to Kaiser that you have the right to not be at work on the day of the 11/19 sympathy strike.
Our sympathy strike manual is available here: nnu.org/SympathyStrikeManual
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FAQ
Q: Other unions are striking on November 18th. Should I strike for both days?
A: CNA has given notice for a sympathy strike notice for Friday, November 19th at 7am for 24 hours. All nurses should sympathy strike with Local 39 on Friday, November 19th.
Q: If an RN is on vacation when a strike begins, or is scheduled for vacation during the strike, what happens to vacation time and pay?
A: If the nurse is already on vacation, s/he is okay; if the nurse is scheduled to go on vacation during the strike, the Hospital may attempt to cancel your vacation. They are not allowed to do this.
Q: What happens to leave status (personal, maternity) if on leave during a strike (does time accrue, seniority accrue)?
A: Nurses on medical leaves will probably not be considered to be “on strike.” Leave time and seniority will not accrue unless negotiated.
Q: Should a newly hired nurse or new graduate nurse come to work or honor the picket line?
A: Federal labor law protects all concerted activity, including sympathy strikes. New hires and new grads should honor the picket line. NO RN should cross the picket line as a strikebreaker under any circumstances.
Q: Can Management discipline or fire me for striking?
A: No, Management cannot discipline or fire you for sympathy striking. Federal labor law protects all concerted activity including sympathy strikes. All RNs should honor the picket line. No RNs should cross the picket line as a strikebreaker under any circumstances.
Q: I’m working the night before the strike. What should I do when the strike begins? What if my shift starts before the strike time?
A: It is the Medical Center’s responsibility to provide someone to report off to. We have given them sufficient notice to make arrangements for a strike. If no one replaces you, report off to a manager. If your shift starts before the strike start time, show up to work and then report off to a manager at strike time.
Q: My shift would normally end at 7:30am on Saturday morning. Do I need to come into work from 7:00am to 7:30 on Saturday, November 20th?
A: Yes. Unless management sends written confirmation otherwise, you must complete the remainder of your shift from 7am until the end of your shift on Saturday, November 20th.
Q: I am concerned about my patients’ safety. How do I know the Medical Center will adequately take care of the patients?
A: We give a ten-day notice to the Medical Center so that they will divert patients, stop admitting patients, and otherwise take responsibility. In addition, we will organize a Patient Protection Task Force from nurses on the picket line. At the discretion of the Task Force, picketing nurses will give emergency care after the strike begins. The task force will make a professional assessment of each situation and will, if it deems necessary, assign a nurse to the patients.
Q: What happens if the primary strike settles?
A: You need to report for work if you are scheduled to work. This hotline number will be updated with the most up to date information prior to the sympathy strike: 510-726-8646.
