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2021 KP-Alliance National Agreement Ratified

National Agreement between Kaiser Permanente and Alliance Ratified

New contract in effect for 4 years.

A group of EVS workers

Photographer Robert Gumpert captures the essence of KP's workforce, including these EVS workers at the Ontario Medical Center in Southern California. 

Labor History: Picturing the Workers of Kaiser Permanente

The extraordinary photographic record of KP's history.

August 5, 2013
team members

Englewood Primary Care UBT members work together to manage patient inquiries.

Patients Win After Team Ignores Traditional Hierarchy

Physicians pitch in to help short-staffed nurses.

June 12, 2013
Jesus Francisco Reyna
Jesus Francisco Reyna, South San Francisco Radiology Tech/CT Lead and SEIU UHW member
 

Safe to Speak Up?

How to build a culture where it's safe for all to speak up.

May 1, 2013
SEIU UHW members
Radiology Oncology UBT members include, from left to right, Radiation Therapist Rebekah Harper, Chief Physician Amy Gillis, Radiation Therapist Jeannie Wong, Director Marcy Kaufman and Radiation Therapist Amy Cate. Harper, Wong and Cate are SEIU UHW members. 
 

When Something Goes Wrong

A good system and courageous leaders are key to speaking up.

May 1, 2013
Ontario EVS team

Making Health Care Safe

Report shows a lack of respect at work can be dangerous.

April 11, 2013
A team of surgeons gets ready to operate

A simple way to help ensure patients stay safe is for members of a surgery team, like this one, to introduce themselves to one another before they begin a procedure. 

From the Desk of Henrietta: Cough It Up!

Why speaking up is mission critical for safety.

April 1, 2013
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Gena Bailey, a service area director and UBT sponsor in the Northwest, and Melissa Garan, a medical assistant and SEIU Local 49 member

The Sponsorship Dilemma

The importance and challenges of UBT sponsorship.

November 8, 2012

Linda J. Bodell, Director, Clinical Care, Fontana Medical Center (Southern California)

Manager Sponsor Profile: Linda J. Bodell

What teams need from sponsors.

November 8, 2012
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Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson

Contradictions That Foster Innovation

There are four pairs of opposing ideas.

May 21, 2012
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Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson

You Gotta Learn

Create a safe environment.

May 18, 2012
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Teaming on the fly in KP's San Rafael Emergency department. 

Beyond 'Teamwork'

Working together is critical.

May 18, 2012
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Helen Bevan, a leader of the UK's National Healthcare Services, discusses how leaders can use the strategies of people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela to create the large-scale transformation necessary to meet current health care challenges.

Five Tips for Leading Change

It requires leadership at all levels.

April 11, 2012

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