Below are some of the most important basics of the Partnership you need to know to get started on your partnership journey. For even more information, visit LMPartnership.org, where you’ll find tools, resources, and real-life examples to help union members and managers work together to make Kaiser Permanente the best place to work and receive care. From training materials to success stories, the site has everything you need to support partnership work.
Toolkits with posters, flyers, guides, and more you can use at your workplace.
Have Great Meetings
This guide will help you plan and conduct meetings that build teamwork and help your UBT make improvements that benefit our members and patients.
Run Your UBT Smoothly
Whether you are just starting a new team or keeping your existing team on track, using these few key tools will help things go smoothly.
Steps to Build an Agreement
Building agreement is a critical leadership function. See techniques you can use when you are facilitating a meeting with your co-leads or UBT and want to create an agreement.
Interest-Based Problem Solving and Consensus Decision Making
Help team members follow the processes of interest-based problem solving and consensus decision making step by step.
Differences Between Grievances and Issue Resolution
Use this chart to decide whether a grievance or issue resolution would be the best method for solving a sticky situation.
Glossary: The Building Blocks of Partnership
Understand the key concepts and terms of our Labor Management Partnership and interest-based bargaining.
LMP Principles and Behaviors
Use these guidelines to lead your unit-based team to become a high-performing and engaged Partnership work group.
Using the UBT Charter
This template can be used during a team’s first meetings to help create a charter, laying the foundation for its work.