Providence St. Peter Hospital Tech - Only economic issues to settle!

On August 12th, we met with Providence St. Peter’s management. During this session we focused on obtaining tentative agreements on the remaining non-economic issues. We were able to get three tentative agreements on seniority, leaves of absence, and definitions. Now the only issues that remain are union membership, hours of work/overtime, EIB/PTO, health insurance, retirement plan, education, and wages/premiums.

Our next bargaining session will be on August 23rd and Providence has agreed to bargaining all night in order to reach an agreement on the remaining issues.

Providence has rejected our proposals for daily overtime, education reimbursement funds, detailing the health insurance Employer contributions within the contract, keeping the retirement as is for the life of the contract, increasing premium/differential pay, reinstating EIB/PTO plan, and placing caregivers on the corresponding wage step for their years of service. To move Providence on all of these issues, we need to take action with Providence Centralia! We will be planning a joint action where we will be presenting strike pledge cards. We need you all to sign online!

Additionally, our unfair labor practice (ULP) regarding the changes to the PTO plan will go to hearing in November. The National Labor Relations Board has found merit in our ULP, but Providence is contesting the ULP so we must go to hearing. Also the NLRB has found merit in our ULP regarding the elimination of stand-by pay when you are called into work for the RTs. We are awaiting the remedy from the NLRB and believe affected caregivers will receive back-wages.

We were also able to win extra shift bonus pay for the RTs and have requested that the same incentive apply to the rest of the technical unit. Providence is looking into extending the bonus and we will continue to pressure them!

If you have any questions about bargaining or have workplace concerns please reach out to Erin McCoy