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Left to right: Hal Ruddick, executive director of the Alliance of Health Care Unions, and Steve Shields, senior vice president, National Labor Relations and Office of Labor Management Partnership. 

LMP tri-chairs attend 2021 KP-Alliance National Bargaining. Left to right: Hal Ruddick, executive director, Alliance of Health Care Unions; Steve Shields, senior vice president, National Labor Relations and Office of Labor Management Partnership; and Jim Pruitt, vice president, LMP and National Labor Relations, The Permanente Federation. 

Alma Salazar, a licensed vocational nurse and member of United Steelworkers Local 7600, vaccinates a  young patient at the Fontana Medical Center in Southern California.

Racial justice is one of several bargaining topics this year between Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions. Above, members of United Steelworkers Local 7600 participate in a memorial vigil for George Floyd in June 2020.

Clockwise from top left: Valery Robinson, president, USW Local 7600; Janet Liang, executive vice president, group president and COO, care delivery, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals; Denise Duncan, RN, president, UNAC/UHCP; Chris Grant, executive vice president, COO, The Permanente Federation.

In a scene from 2018 National Bargaining, Frank Hurtarte, senior vice president, Human Resources, Southern California, and Charmaine Morales, executive vice president, UNAC/UHCP, listen intently to a presentation. Both are participating in national bargaining this year between KP and the Alliance.

The education and training programs that Kaiser Permanente and Partnership unions negotiate ensure opportunities for a diverse workforce. 

A growth mindset can help employees develop their careers, says Michael Brown, vice president of Human Resources in the Georgia Region.

Cultivating joy in work can lead to greater fullfilment and less stress.