On December 15, we met with Providence RadiantCare for our fourth session. We made it clear to Providence that we are not interested in their proposed merit system and wage ranges. After much discussion around the matter, Providence proposed a wage sale with 20 steps and annual increases. Unfortunately, the proposed increases for the first year are below 4% and the proposed wage rates are below other Providence hospitals like Centralia and Everett.

Under their proposal, workers would be initially placed onto the wage step which is closest to their current hourly rate with a guarantee of a 3% increase for LPNs and RTs and .5% increase for all other classifications. This placement language does not consider workers’ experience in their job classification or provide competitive wage increases. We told Providence that we need placement language which considers experience and looks at the market!

On January 11, we will be presenting our compensation counter proposal and a petition asking for monetary recognition for our work during the last year and a half. If you have not signed onto the petition, please sign-on as soon as possible! 

If you have any questions about bargaining or workplace issues, please reach out to your union representative, Erin McCoy 206-436-6598. . 

In solidarity, your PRCS bargaining team: Branden Raftery (Lacey - Dosimetrist), Paul Lofing (Aberdeen - RT), Kelly Covington (Lacey - RN) Winter Everson (Lacey - RT)