Your Bargaining Team met again with Management on July 22. We made progress during this session as the Employer finally provided a reasonable counter to our COVID-19 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). While we are still working on the details, the Employer has shown willingness to accept our at-risk leave of absence, language regarding at-work exposure, pay for Employer mandated quarantines, and proper notification to employees when they have been exposed to COVID-19. 

We also presented our initial economic proposal, which included significant wages increases. After researching wage standards in the area, it became clear that we needed an aggressive proposal to account for the extreme disparity in wages at the Doctor’s Clinic compared to market standards.

However, the Employer responded to our economic offer by proposing an outrageously insulting 1% across the board wage increase for each year of the contract. Management’s proposal would worsen the already poor market competitiveness of the clinic’s wages, cripple recruitment and retention, and fail to keep up with inflation and cost of living. 

Furthermore, as Essential Workers who are risking our health & safety everyday at work, at the very least the Employer should recognize these hazards with a respectable wage increase. 

The Bargaining Team finds this proposal unacceptable and we will fight for the fair contract that we deserve. We would like to invite you to our virtual Contract Action Team (CAT) meeting this Friday, July 24 at 6PM, where we will discuss next steps in our fight for a fair contract. We return to bargaining on July 29.

“We are NOT the 1%, we are Essential Workers and deserve to be treated with respect.”

 — BARGAINING TEAM: Danilo Dantes, Monique Pyles, Katy Turek

The Doctor's Clinic CAT Meeting
Friday, July 24 • 6:00 PM via Zoom

Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.