Kaiser's labor management partnership was revolutionary when it was launched in 1997. But can it survive today's union negotiations?
The Congressional Budget Office, that nonpartisan arbiter of the impacts of federal legislation, reports that raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase the wages of 27 million Americans and lift 1.3 million out of poverty as of 2025.
Kaiser acknowledges that it has proposed paying newly hired workers initially at a lower pay scale than current workers. It’s offering raises of 3% a year in a four-year contract to California workers, but less to workers outside the state; the union says it’s seeking parity in raises to all workers.
Kaiser explicitly regards UHW’s attacks on its finances and its initiative sponsorship as flagrant breaches of the partnership principles.
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