We are excited to announce that your bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with management on a new collective bargaining agreement for UFCW members at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Your bargaining team unanimously recommends a “YES” vote!

• The proposed changes to your contract include:

• Historic wage increases that lead the market and will help with staff retention and recruitment,

• FULL RETRO PAY back to January 31,

• Per Diem differential increased from 10% to 15%,

• Increases to several differentials including the night shift differential, 

• Juneteenth as a new paid holiday, 

• New Pharmacy Technician premiums when performing compounding or tech-check-tech assignments,

• New promotion language that ensures a fair process when moving to a level two or three position (with retroactive effect), 

• And so much more!

The full details of the offer will be made available during our online vote meetings on Monday, April 11.

Join Our Online Vote Meeting!

Monday, April 11

• 9:00AM – 11:00AM

• 7:00PM – 9:00PM

https://zoom.us/join

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

It’s extremely important that members attend the zoom meeting to get a full understanding of the employer’s offer and have your questions answered. However, voting will not take place at this meeting.

We will be voting online via “SimplyVoting” on Tuesday, April 12 from 6:00AM to 8:00PM. You will be receiving an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information. 

In order to vote, everyone needs to make sure their personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please visit ufcw21.org/update-your-information and update your information. If you do not receive an email to vote on Tuesday April 12, then please reach out to Union Representative Christie Harris *206-436-6606 to provide an updated email address. 

*Note: this is an office line and cannot receive text messages

Our SCH bargaining team: 

Matt Brabant - Respiratory Educator, Madison Derksema - Pharmacy Tech, Angela Ballard – Surgical Tech, Kellie Koenig – Ultrasound Tech, Ashley Strickland – Respiratory Transport, Tyler Schaffer – Anesthesia Tech, Tesfaldet Kidanemariam – Respiratory Therapist