Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions

Stories

2021 KP-Alliance National Agreement Ratified

National Agreement between Kaiser Permanente and Alliance Ratified

New contract in effect for 4 years.

Blue wrap recycling in the operating room at the Sand Canyon Surgicenter

Sand Canyon Goes Green With Blue Wrap Recycling

New project at Surgicenter saves money and the environment.

October 14, 2010

From Union Activist to Manager

Past experience provides a leg up.

March 1, 2012

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

Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson

You Gotta Learn

Create a safe environment.

May 18, 2012

Teaming on the fly in KP's San Rafael Emergency department.

Beyond 'Teamwork'

Working together is critical.

May 18, 2012

Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson

Contradictions That Foster Innovation

There are four pairs of opposing ideas.

May 21, 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

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

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