Kaiser Permanente - Contracts Ratified!
/All three UFCW 21 Kaiser Permanente Washington contracts were ratified this week.
Eastern Washington Pharmacy voted December 6 to join the Pharmacy membership and approve Spokane Specific Agreements.
Western Washington Pro Tech Optical and Pharmacy contracts were voted online and ratified on December 8.
Alliance National Agreement was ratified in all three contracts!
Highlights include:
Four Year Agreement with wage increases each year and additional 2% bonuses in years three and four.
Improvements to Premiums
Improved contract language-Education, Seniority, Rebid & Layoff, Staffing and Labor Management Committees
Increase in Retiree Medical Benefits from $350 for each year of service to $1000 for each year
Higher Funding of the Ben Hudnall Memorial Trust
Changes to the Pensions for all Western Washington Optical and Pharmacy Workers with additional employer contributions
New National Agreement language which addresses:
Staffing
Racial Justice
Patient and Worker Safety
Problem and Dispute Resolution
Additional Information will be made available.
Welcome, Spokane Pharmacy Techs to UFCW21!
Please reach out to your Union Representative for any questions or needed support:
Western Washington
Rhonda Fisher-Ivie
Union Representative
(206) 436-6584
Eastern Washington
Maureen Hatton
Union Representative
(509) 340-7370
Christina Delgado
UFCW 21 Contract Specialist
(425) 623-7073
Bargaining Team: Tiffany Yeates and Jackie McFarlen, Union Stewards Spokane Clinics