2018 Kaiser Permanente National Bargaining Survey

National Bargaining begins in March 2018. Help us maintain groundbreaking benefits and programs that empower us to deliver the best care anywhere. Complete this bargaining survey today so that your voice will be heard and to help achieve success at the bargaining table.

INSTRUCTIONS: Please rate the following bargaining topics on a scale from extremely important to not as important. Please reserve “extremely important” for the issues MOST important to you so that we can give those responses more weight.

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* 1. Which bargaining unit are you in?

Genetics

Laboratory

Optometry

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* 2. Wages

	Extremely Important	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not as Important
Across-the-board wage increases	Across-the-board wage increases Extremely Important	Across-the-board wage increases Very Important	Across-the-board wage increases Somewhat Important	Across-the-board wage increases Not as Important

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* 3. Health, retirement, and other benefits: maintain industry-leading compensation

	Extremely Important	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not as Important
Retirement benefits that attract and keep experienced, committed staff to serve our KP members and patients	Retirement benefits that attract and keep experienced, committed staff to serve our KP members and patients Extremely Important	Retirement benefits that attract and keep experienced, committed staff to serve our KP members and patients Very Important	Retirement benefits that attract and keep experienced, committed staff to serve our KP members and patients Somewhat Important	Retirement benefits that attract and keep experienced, committed staff to serve our KP members and patients Not as Important
Health benefits that attract and keep experienced, committed staff to serve our KP members and patients	Health benefits that attract and keep experienced, committed staff to serve our KP members and patients Extremely Important	Health benefits that attract and keep experienced, committed staff to serve our KP members and patients Very Important	Health benefits that attract and keep experienced, committed staff to serve our KP members and patients Somewhat Important	Health benefits that attract and keep experienced, committed staff to serve our KP members and patients Not as Important

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* 4. Partnership: build on the strength of our teams and programs

	Extremely Important	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not as Important
Ensure that unit-based teams are accountable to labor and management for meeting the promise of empowering frontline workers	Ensure that unit-based teams are accountable to labor and management for meeting the promise of empowering frontline workers Extremely Important	Ensure that unit-based teams are accountable to labor and management for meeting the promise of empowering frontline workers Very Important	Ensure that unit-based teams are accountable to labor and management for meeting the promise of empowering frontline workers Somewhat Important	Ensure that unit-based teams are accountable to labor and management for meeting the promise of empowering frontline workers Not as Important
Create and support structures that ensure KP works with unions at every level of operations	Create and support structures that ensure KP works with unions at every level of operations Extremely Important	Create and support structures that ensure KP works with unions at every level of operations Very Important	Create and support structures that ensure KP works with unions at every level of operations Somewhat Important	Create and support structures that ensure KP works with unions at every level of operations Not as Important

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* 5. Staffing and backfill

	Extremely Important	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not as Important
Make certain staffing levels are adequate to service members, provide quality patient care, and allow staff full use of leave provisions in contract	Make certain staffing levels are adequate to service members, provide quality patient care, and allow staff full use of leave provisions in contract Extremely Important	Make certain staffing levels are adequate to service members, provide quality patient care, and allow staff full use of leave provisions in contract Very Important	Make certain staffing levels are adequate to service members, provide quality patient care, and allow staff full use of leave provisions in contract Somewhat Important	Make certain staffing levels are adequate to service members, provide quality patient care, and allow staff full use of leave provisions in contract Not as Important
Provide adequate release time and backfill for participation in LMP activities	Provide adequate release time and backfill for participation in LMP activities Extremely Important	Provide adequate release time and backfill for participation in LMP activities Very Important	Provide adequate release time and backfill for participation in LMP activities Somewhat Important	Provide adequate release time and backfill for participation in LMP activities Not as Important

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* 6. Workforce and Jobs of the Future

	Extremely Important	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not as Important
Prepare for rapid changes in healthcare delivery, service, and technology in full partnership with unions and management	Prepare for rapid changes in healthcare delivery, service, and technology in full partnership with unions and management Extremely Important	Prepare for rapid changes in healthcare delivery, service, and technology in full partnership with unions and management Very Important	Prepare for rapid changes in healthcare delivery, service, and technology in full partnership with unions and management Somewhat Important	Prepare for rapid changes in healthcare delivery, service, and technology in full partnership with unions and management Not as Important
Improve access to education and training necessary for new and changing jobs	Improve access to education and training necessary for new and changing jobs Extremely Important	Improve access to education and training necessary for new and changing jobs Very Important	Improve access to education and training necessary for new and changing jobs Somewhat Important	Improve access to education and training necessary for new and changing jobs Not as Important
Ensure that new and established jobs offer full benefits, and make full-time schedules available for people who want them	Ensure that new and established jobs offer full benefits, and make full-time schedules available for people who want them Extremely Important	Ensure that new and established jobs offer full benefits, and make full-time schedules available for people who want them Very Important	Ensure that new and established jobs offer full benefits, and make full-time schedules available for people who want them Somewhat Important	Ensure that new and established jobs offer full benefits, and make full-time schedules available for people who want them Not as Important

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