Still Keeping Our Stuff!

Hello Everyone!

So I arrived late Monday night here in Manhattan Beach due to flight delays. The hours I spent traveling to get here were all worth it after that GREAT PICKET in Stockton on Monday!

I am going to be very straightforward about yesterday. We all know Kaiser management and the games they play in our facilities to try to wear us down. Well, bargaining is no different. They had us sitting on our butts (for lack of a better word) all day long going back and forth because they tried to pull a fast one on us and renege on their agreed-upon decisions from three weeks ago. Damn, it was so frustrating--but dealing with management is always that way. We did not let them slide and are holding them to what they agreed to weeks ago.

It took all day for them to finally agree to what was already agreed to. The reason, I believe, is they felt that they can wear us down. But NO, that didn't happen--We have over 100 players here for SEIU! We will catch all the little crappy tricks they throw at us one way or another. If someone misses anything there are plenty behind them to catch it. So, needless to say, we didn't lose anything!!!!!

We broke for dinner around 6pm with written, agreed-upon language from the last bargaining session. Thank goodness. Too bad it took all day but at least we got things in writing. We had to be back at the table at 7:30pm to start the talk about money.

The economic speeches were exactly what we expected: Kaiser is crying hard times but we are not having it! We are standing strong and planning to fight! The motto has been "keep your hands off our stuff" and we are standing by it!

Check back in later today to get the update for today. I hope to have some good info for you all on the long-awaited benefits and wages! Purple up and keep the fight going out there!

Victoria