Once again, the members of our Scholarship Committee have worked very hard to bring our members this wonderful benefit. If you, or a member of your immediate family is currently attending College, or will be this fall then this Union benefit is just in time.

Enclosed please find the scholarship application form, a copy of the rules, and other information about this program. You are welcome to send in one application for each eligible family member. Acceptance letter or school registration information must be attached to the application and submitted to the Local 30 office by September 30, 2015, to be eligible for the Scholarship drawing. Please be sure to apply as soon as possible. We will draw the winners at our October General Membership meetings.

With the cost of higher education at an all time high, any financial assistance will help. This is yet another benefit designed for Local 30 members and their families.

Local 30 members working at Kaiser and the CSC ratified the new National Agreement with more than a 99% approval. Congratulations to all on another great contract!

Kaiser Permanente and Target Stores have reached an agreement to open medical care clinics in Target Stores to provide convenient care for minor medical issues.  This new approach to reaching out to the community is still a pilot and can only be found in certain stores in Southern California, two of which are in San Diego County, one in Vista and the other in Mission Valley San Diego.  The clinics are staffed by members of the unions at KP and in San Diego by Local 30 and UNAC members.

Local 30’s Denver area enjoyed a day of information sharing and socializing at the steward training there conducted by Local 30 staff.  The all-day training provided stewards with education on grievance and dispute handling, contract interpretation, and the opportunity to get to know each other and compare issues.  The program led by Local 30 President Marianne Giordano and Director of Member Services Annette Baxter included sharing the information of the union to stewards as well as case studies and real world examples of situations in the workplace and how to deal with them.

In yet another showing of Local 30 activism our Generation Next young leaders council together with our Local 30 Nurse’s Council joined in on a beach cleanup at Tourmaline Beach. The event sponsored by the San Diego Surf Riders Association drew more than 100 civic minded individuals including Local 30 members in this community event.  

“We simply wanted to help in our community and show others that our union is more than just our representative where we work,” said Carolina Aceves, Victoria D’Albero & Margie Fernandez from Gen Next.  “We wore our Local 30 shirts for all to see, had a great time, and made a difference.  It feels really good!”