BAS KAISER PERMANENTE. An important message from Dennis Dabney ‘Senior Vice President of Labor Relations & the Office of the Labor Management Partnership Jim Pruitt Vice President of Labor Relations for The Permanente Federation & the Office of the Labor Management Partnership. We have been notified this evening by 21 of the unions which comprise a significant portion of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, that they have decided to leave the Coalition, effective immediately, and will not take part in National Bargaining. These unions state that the reason for their action is a conflict between various member unions of the existing Coalition. We are considering what today’s development means. In the meantime, without the participation of all the unions in the Labor Management Partnership, the scheduled kick-off meetings this week cannot proceed. We will engage with the various unions’ leadership over the next several days to ensure we understand the implications of this announcement. We will keep all parties informed as we decide the appropriate next steps. In the meantime, we urge everyone involved in the important work of our Labor Management Partnership, especially our Unit Based Teams, to continue that work without interruption.