Providence Centralia Hospital - Technical Contract
/ Diana BowersProvidence Centralia Hospital - Technical Contract
Effective: through April 7, 2025
This contract has been ratified. After contracts have been voted on and ratified by the membership, the process of review between the union and the employer begins. This is a process is to ensure all new changes are incorporated into the agreement. This can take time, but is necessary for accuracy, we will post the contract here as soon as the review process is finished. Thank you for your patience.
Providence Centralia Technical Vote Document
Rep: Ryan Degouveia
“It was clear the employer didn’t do their homework on the Case Management MOU—their expectations are completely out of touch with reality.” -Holly Gramse, Physical Therapist and member of our Union Bargaining Team.
Providence recently informed our Union that, as is customary during this time of year, they would like to offer annual merit-based wage increases to PSPH professional employees. Our Union fully supports wage increases for our members and would be happy to discuss a process for wage increases before we begin contract negotiations, but it is important to ensure that any raises are distributed fairly and equitably to all workers.
On Monday, March 17 our union bargaining team for the RNs at St. Peter Hospital met with Providence to kick-off 2025 negotiations. To start our day, we focused primarily on the “non-economic” sections of our contract, encompassing Articles which don’t directly relate to wages, premiums, or benefits, and presented management with our initial proposals on items like
On Friday, March 14, our Union Bargaining Team for the Technical workers at Providence Centralia Hospital met management at the bargaining table for our first day of negotiations for the 2025 contract cycle!
On Tuesday, March 11, our union Bargaining Team for the Professionals at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (PRMCE) joined management at the bargaining table for our first official day of negotiations for the 2025 contract cycle!
Join our contract Negotiator and union Representative for a virtual drop-in meeting to prepare for upcoming first contract negotiations.
Through conference committee we have highlighted retention and recruitment issues throughout the Technical unit. Providence heard our suggestions and has proposed changes to Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) job titles and classifications. Specifically, the Employer is proposing to:
We are quickly approaching the official start of our 2025 contract negotiation cycle for the Providence St. Peter RN contract—with our first bargaining date with Providence scheduled for March 17.
In the face of mass dismissals in the public and private sectors, plus a new federal administration bent on stripping away workers’ rights, it can be hard to know how best to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities. But in an article for The Chronicle, Steven Trifft, an environmental services worker at Providence Centralia Health Center, lays out a pretty convincing path forward…
When we ratified our contact on November 6, 2024 we won the right to an Experience Audit from the Employer, This agreement is an opportunity for caregivers to have their prior work experience reviewed.