“Cautiously opportunistic, looking forward to our next date.”

—Our Bargaining Team: Jill Piacitelli, Holly Gindhart, Valina McGilvray

Management’s offer didn’t include any surprises and, while they didn’t agree to most of our proposals, we do feel that progress was made. In fact, we were able to come to agreements on a couple of minor language amendments to both preceptor pay and the conference committee.

We responded to their offer by adding several new proposals, including: 

• NEW wage premium when floating outside of Mary Bridge Children’s hospital...

• NEW language to establish stable/regular scheduling practices...

• Removal of the “callback that overlaps a scheduled shift” loophole...

• Increased continuing education money with annual roll-over of unused funds...

• ...and enhancements to our incentive pay programs.

Your Bargaining Team is still working on an economic proposal, which will include proposed wage increases that would make Mary Bridge more competitive with neighboring hospitals. We plan to have our wage proposal ready when we meet with the Employer again on July 30. 

NEW BSN DIFFERENTIAL! 

We are happy to announce that we’ve come to an agreement on a new $1.00/hr wage premium for anyone holding a Bachelor of Nursing (BSN), Master of Nursing (MN), Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), or PhD. Our agreement to create a new BSN differential is effective immediately, however, to qualify you’ll have to submit proof of completion (degree or transcript) to the Employee Resource Center. Please contact your Union Representative if you have any questions.

JOIN US TONIGHT!

Join your bargaining team at our first Contract Action Team (CAT) meeting. These virtual meetings are open to all Mary Bridge RNs and are a great opportunity to get involved in the bargaining process and hear the latest news.

July 20, 6:30PM

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