Providence Holy Family Hospital
/ UFCW 3000On May 13 and 14, our RN Bargaining Team met with Providence St. Peter Hospital management for an eventful series of negotiations. These back-to-back sessions began with management presenting their initial economic counteroffer and concluded with our team making our final new proposals on retirement and healthcare.
We have made over 40 contract language proposals to management covering topics including: Union Recognition, Definitions of Full Time & Part Time, Probationary Employee, Preceptor, Seniority, Change of FTE, Discipline, Non-discrimination, Safety and Labor Management Committee.
We presented two major economic proposals today: a revised wage scale, and a comprehensive staffing article—both crafted to raise standards at PSPH and recognize the skill, experience, and dedication of our nurses.
Our Providence Centralia Hospital Technical unit bargaining team met with the Employer on Tuesday, April 22 for our second day of union contract negotiations.
"Compliance with the law is one thing — caving to fear is another. We expect Providence to stand up to bullies, not back down from doing what's right." -Sara Dillon; Sr. Discharge Planner & Bargaining Team Member
Following our next-scheduled bargaining date on April 16 with Providence, join us at our next in-person Contract Action Team meeting to discuss strategies to build collective power and solidarity in pursuit of improving recruitment and retention, winning better working conditions, and strengthening benefits for Providence healthcare workers across Washington State.
This year, over 10,000 workers at Providence hospitals across Western Washington—including PRMCE, Providence St. Peter, Providence Centralia, and Swedish—will be negotiating their union contracts. Here at PRMCE, the Professional and Technical units are currently bargaining.
“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.