So what's on the agenda? Funny you should ask. An insider forwarded a special version of the agenda with interesting notes intended for John August, Dave Regan and other top union officials.
In case you're wondering whether the delegates will actually vote to endorse the Coalition's tentative agreement with Kaiser, check out the section entitled "2012 National Agreement" that's scheduled for tomorrow morning. The head-honchos' version of the agenda has this helpful note: "Consensus endorsement is outcome of discussion." Well... there you go! Looks like all the delegates might as well stay home and save all the Partnership Taxes they'll be spending during their stay at the LAX Sheraton Hotel.
Oh, and don't miss Dave Regan's visionary speech on Saturday morning called: "Translating our Victory into Leadership." Tasty wonders whether Dave will discuss the internal disciplinary charges that SEIU-UHW's members filed against him this week for violating their rights under SEIU-UHW's own constitution! Dave Regan: a portrait in principled leadership!
The agenda is pasted below, with various parts highlighted in red by Tasty. After reviewing the agenda, Tasty got the distinct impression that this meeting could easily be confused with a Sunday service of the "Church of the Divine Partnership." Tasty especially likes the following "objective" of the conference: "Understand what our victory means for the future of partnership." Hmm... What about "the future of healthcare workers and patients?"
Here's the agenda:
AGENDA
Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions
Delegate Conference
May 18-19, 2012
LAX Sheraton Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Objectives:
- Discuss our new National Agreement
- Discuss ratification timeline
- Understand what our victory means for the future of partnership
Outcomes:
- Endorse new National Agreement
- Agree on ratification timelines and additional partnership campaign activities
- Grow in appreciation of our partnership
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TIME
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ACTIVITY
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LEAD
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COMMENTS
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3-6pm
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Registration
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Jodie Fine
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6-6:10 pm
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Welcome
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John August
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Set initial context for
meeting; introduce first CIC member
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6:10—6:45 pm
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Experiencing National
Bargaining
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John August and CIC members
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LaMont Stone (Local 29), Ilda
Luna (UHW), Robin Blake (UHW), Rosalie Arellos (UHW), Patty Harris (Local
49), Maria Fenwick (Local 105), Maria Vasquez (Local 105), Cindy Klein (UNAC),
Pam Broderson (UNAC), Joan Heller (Local 7), Kim Mbaye (Local 1996) to
present experience that best illustrated value of partnership and
collaboration for 2-3 minutes each
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6:45—9 pm
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Reception
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Cash bar and hors d’ouvres
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SATURDAY, MAY 19
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7 – 9 am
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Registration
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Jodie Fine
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7--8:15 am
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Breakfast
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8:30--8:40 am
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Welcome
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Kathleen Melton, KPNAA
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Set context for day – value of partnership – IBPS, collaboration, etc – in
reaching our National Agreement; review agenda, introduce Sandy Wohler
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8:40--8:50 am
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Roll call
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Sandy Wohler, IBT
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Beverly White will prep; Sandy
introduces John August
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8:50--9 am
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What our Bargaining Victory
Means
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John August, Union Coalition
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Comparison of where we came
from and what we got in bargaining and the role
partnership played
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9 – 9:30 am
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Translating
our Victory into Leadership
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Dave
Regan, SEIU-UHW-West
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National Agreement positions
health care movement to lead the nation in organizing, conditions of
employment, improvements in care, affordability and access; reinforce 4 pts
of strategy, including Total Health; link
National Agreement to larger strategy, ie, SEIU
agreement with CA Hospital Association, executive order on chronic
health conditions and remedies from Jerry Brown, etc…
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9:30 – 10:45 am
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2012 National Agreement
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All co-leads, but report out
from Lisa Dupell, Total Health; Sandy Wohler, Workforce Development; Walter
Allen, Partnership; Ken Deitz, Benefits; Meg Niemi, Growth
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All co-leads (10) sit on stage,
share table mics; one co-lead reports from podium; John August emcees and
Mike Hurley facilitates; consensus endorsement is
outcome of discussion; Mary Joyce scheduled for this segment
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10:45 – 11:15 am
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BREAK
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Lots of healthy snack food
because lunch will not be served
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11:15 – 12:15 pm
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Table top exercises
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John August and Mike Hurley
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What does the National
Agreement mean for me, our local unions and the labor movement? Discussion at
40 minutes; report out from selected tables at 20 minutes
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12:15-12:30 pm
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Next steps and adjourn
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John August
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“We had a great victory and it
only gets harder”
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