COALITION OF KAISER PERMANENTE UNIONS

What COALITION OF KAISER PERMANENTE UNIONS does

The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions is a nonprofit labor union coalition founded in 1997 that represents approximately 90,000 frontline healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente across seven U.S. regions (Northern and Southern California, Northwest, Washington, Colorado, Mid-Atlantic, and Hawaii). It is a coalition of 12+ union locals including SEIU-UHW, OPEIU Local 29, IFPTE 20, and Local 39 Operating Engineers, representing workers across pharmacy, clinical labs, nutrition services, sterile processing, operating rooms, scheduling, and medical assisting. The Coalition operates under a 26-year Labor Management Partnership with Kaiser Permanente, governed by a National Agreement covering wages, benefits, staffing commitments, and a Performance Sharing Program (PSP) with payouts between $1,200 and $3,750.

The Coalition's core offerings are negotiated programs rather than commercial products: the National Agreement (collective bargaining contract), Joint Staffing (annual UBT-submitted staffing plans), Performance Sharing Program (PSP), Education & Advancement resources, and the Employment & Income Security Agreement (EISA). In 2023, the Coalition led the largest healthcare worker strike in U.S. history, securing a landmark agreement with 21% wage increases over four years and minimum wages of $25/hr in California and $23/hr outside California by June 2026. The organization is currently led by Executive Director Anna L. Reynoso, appointed June 2025. The Coalition has 13 staff across two offices in Washington DC and Oakland, has no proprietary technology, and is funded through member dues rather than external revenue.

Name

COALITION OF KAISER PERMANENTE UNIONS

Legal name

Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions

Website

https://unioncoalition.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions is a nonprofit labor union coalition founded in 1997 that represents approximately 90,000 frontline healthcare workers across 12+ union locals at Kaiser Permanente, operating under a 26-year Labor Management Partnership to negotiate wages, benefits, and working conditions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Representation

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (813930)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor, Worker Rights & Employment Policy Advocacy (BPAGAFAH)

Keywords

• Labor union coalition
• Collective bargaining
• Healthcare workers
• Union representation
• Workforce advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Dues: The Coalition operates as a labor union coalition funded through membership dues from represented frontline healthcare workers across multiple union locals (SEIU-UHW, OPEIU Local 29, IFPTE 20, Local 39 Operating Engineers, and others).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Labor union coalition representing approximately 90,000 frontline healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente. The coalition negotiates national collective bargaining agreements, administers performance-sharing plans, and coordinates joint staffing, education, and economic security programs on behalf of member unions across California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, Hawaii, Georgia, and Washington DC.

Product overview

The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions is a labor union coalition representing approximately 90,000 frontline healthcare workers, not a product company. Its core offerings consist of negotiated union programs and contractual agreements: the National Agreement (collective bargaining contract), Performance Sharing Program (PSP) for bonus payouts, Joint Staffing initiative for staffing plans, Education & Advancement resources for career development, and the Employment & Income Security Agreement (EISA) for job protection. These programs work together within the Labor Management Partnership framework to advocate for workers' rights, fair compensation, and quality patient care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Agreement Collective Bargaining

Quantifiable outcome

• 21% wage increases over four years - largest raise package in partnership history
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• UCLA Labor CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026UCLA Labor Center provides research and analysis on AI impacts on workers, including workshop presentations at Coalition events like the 2026 Union Delegate Conference.
• UC Berkeley Labor CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026UC Berkeley Labor Center provides training workshops and resources including Skills to Win curriculum used in Coalition leadership development programs.
• Kaiser PermanentecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 199726-year Labor Management Partnership between the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions and Kaiser Permanente. The partnership governs collective bargaining, workplace policies, joint staffing initiatives, Performance Sharing Program (PSP), and other worker benefits. The Coalition successfully negotiated the 2023 National Agreement after the largest healthcare worker strike in US history.
• California Labor Management InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Coalition's new Executive Director Anna L. Reynoso previously worked at the California Labor Management Initiative, bringing experience in labor-management partnership development.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AFSCME: AFSCME is a large US labor union representing public- and private-sector workers, including healthcare employees. Its scale and collective-bargaining infrastructure make it structurally comparable to the Coalition, even though it operates across broader sectors.
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT): AFT is a large US labor federation representing workers across healthcare, education, and public services. Comparable as a multi-sector union operating parallel collective-bargaining infrastructure and political/advocacy campaigns.
• AFL-CIO: AFL-CIO is the umbrella federation for US labor unions, including many of the Coalition's member locals (e.g., SEIU). It is comparable as the broader labor-organization ecosystem in which the Coalition operates and through which it coordinates national labor advocacy.

Direct peers

• SEIU (Service Employees International Union): SEIU is the largest healthcare workers union in the US, and its SEIU-UHW local is one of the Coalition's core member unions. SEIU operates the same labor-representation model across multiple employers and shares the Coalition's community-led, dues-funded approach to frontline healthcare worker advocacy.
• National Nurses United (NNU): NNU is the largest union of registered nurses in the US, including California Nurses Association members. It negotiates collective bargaining agreements covering healthcare workers at multiple systems, mirroring the Coalition's frontline-worker collective-bargaining model.
• 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East: 1199SEIU is a large SEIU-affiliated healthcare workers union representing ~450,000 members across hospitals and healthcare systems in the Eastern US. It is directly comparable as a frontline healthcare labor union using the same dues-funded collective-bargaining model as the Coalition.
• National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW): NUHW is a healthcare-focused union representing tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente and other healthcare workers in California. It shares the Coalition's mission of frontline healthcare worker representation and frequently negotiates with the same employers.

Others

• California Labor Management Initiative: A California-based labor-management partnership initiative where the Coalition's current Executive Director (Anna Reynoso) previously worked. It is thematically adjacent as a labor-management partnership development organization with overlapping philosophy on cooperative employer-union relations.
• Workers United / SEIU Affiliates: Workers United represents apparel, manufacturing, and service workers and is affiliated with SEIU. It is comparable as a parallel SEIU-affiliated labor coalition engaging in collective bargaining under similar institutional frameworks.

Emerging players

• UNITE HERE: UNITE HERE is a labor union representing workers in hotels, food service, and adjacent industries. While its core membership is outside healthcare, it shares comparable labor-coalition mechanics, organizing model, and bargaining approaches.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/unioncoalition
• Instagraminstagram.com/unioncoalition
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coalition-of-kaiser-permanente-unions

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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