Our UFCW 21 RN Bargaining Team met with Management in December 2019 and declined management’s one year offer of a 1.25% wage increase. Management was buying time until Providence hospitals settled their contract; historically Management has accepted an agreement like Providence hospitals’ contract. Since then, Providence hospitals have come to an agreement and have kept their EIB program and received 3% across-the-board wage increases for each year of the contract.

We resumed bargaining on January 28 and 29. Management proposed decreasing the EIB benefit and offered 1.75% wage increase for the first year; with the remaining two years of the contract not going above 2.25%. We are continuing to fight to maintain our EIB and higher wages, shift differential pay, floating pay, paid education days, and a higher rate of “continuing education” reimbursement.

“Management’s proposal of 1.75% increase for the first year is not sufficient. We know that non represented employees recently received a 3% wage increase.”
Carol Cairone, RN

“We are fighting to obtain competitive market wages in order to hire and retain quality nurses, which will allow us to have safe staffing levels and provide quality care to our community. This is our highest priority! Our patients come first.”
Bernie Ammons, RN

“We have reached agreement on some contractual provisions and continue to fight to retain our hard-earned benefits.”
Bonnie Verellen, RN

“We work hard for Capital Medical Center and our community. We will continue to hold the line at the table and negotiate for a fair and equitable contract.”
Sara McFarland, RN