Pros
Adequate pay. No facility pays this much. Its Union, that is why. We paid $155 a month for dues. SEIU is the union. They get good pay, but the contract itself is obsolete and fairytale. Union does not enforce the contract other than wages and some benefits. If you like gossip, its a great place for that. Unfortunately the managers hire and fire by word of mouth. I cannot any longer give more than 3 stars for benefits because the promised benefits were taken away after I worked there over 17 years and qualified for lifetime medical. Had I known they would default on promised benefits during hiring , I would have worked elsewhere for 17 years.
Cons
They stopped the pensions for new employees and stopped contributing to others. They took away a prior rule of lifetime medical after 15 years of service without notice. Most were told upon hire that was a benefit. They never said it could be taken away. BEWARE of any promised benefit, it can be discontinued at any year.They give you a outdated union contract that tells you they have progressive discipline , hire according to whose been there longest, post jobs internally, protect against harassment, and have a grievance setup. One mistake, big or small, & you may be suspended on first mistake. Jobs were not being given by seniority, some were not even advertised. They were hiring a lot of employees straight out of school. There is no designated trainer. I was called in by manager to tell me we want to get rid of zzzzz send me any information on her so we can fire her. Others have claimed this also. They tell newly some of the newly hired , your my new spy in the department now, don't let me down. It seems unprofessional for the director to make such a comment. . I suppose it was the union SEIU who had the cons more than Kaiser. The date on the contract was 2016.