National bargaining takes place over a three-month period in Spring 2015. Members of the Common Issues Committee (CIC) and bargaining observers come together for five, three-day sessions. Union members also gather for three union delegate conferences.
Bargaining Timeline
| Kickoff meeting | March 30–April 1 | Orange County |
| Session 1 | April 14–16 | Los Angeles |
| Session 2 | April 28–30 | San Jose |
| Session 3 | May 12–14 | Los Angeles |
| Session 4 | June 3–5 | Los Angeles |
2015 Union Delegate Conferences
The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions will hold three national delegate conferences in 2015 for Kaiser Permanente workers represented by coalition unions:
• February 6-7 in San Jose: Training on interest-based bargaining and techniques for engaging union members in the bargaining process
• March 27-29 in Anaheim: Regular annual delegate conference
• June 16-17 in Los Angeles: Delegates endorse the tentative National Agreement, if one is reached; the tentative agreement will then go to individual unions for member ratification