Skagit Regional Health - Laying the Foundation for a Strong Contract
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Bargaining Team: Aaron St. John- CS Tech, Alina Delano - Ultrasound Tech, Ashley Price- Medical Assistant-Certified, Jill Douglass- Data Entry Clerk, Maria Muñoz- Environmental, Megan Osborn- Med Tech, Mike Koenig- Engineer, Rindi Atkins- Radiology Tech, Thomas Kean- Exercise Physiologist, Katie Davis- Social Worker
“Today was a good day full of lots of discussion on both sides. Looking forward to presenting more proposals next session.” -Aaron St Paul, CS Tech
On April 13, our Bargaining Team met with Management for our third joint negotiations session. Our team presented proposals that would increase seniority protection, minimize variable shifts, and limit how much Management can change our posted schedules. Management also provided a couple of proposals, and we had some productive conversations around some of the information we requested. With this additional information, we worked on drafting many more proposals on non-economic issues. We plan to present these proposals at our next joint session on April 27. Once all of our non-economics are on the table, we can start negotiating over economic issues, like wages, Premiums, PTO, and other benefits.
While our conversations with Management have been productive so far, we know that was we get into the tougher topics (like wages) we are bound to meet a lot of resistance. This is why it’s important we start preparing to stand in solidarity and take action now. Doing so will enable us to win a stronger contract quicker.
Please join us for one of our upcoming virtual Contract Action Team (CAT) Meetings on Tuesday, April 19 @ 1PM and 6PM. At these meeting we will provide more details about what’s happening at the table, the steps we can take to support our teams in securing a strong contract, and ask for your input changes you want to see in our next contract. RSVP to get the meeting details emailed to you.
We hope to see you at our CAT meeting! Be sure to stay tuned for more updates after our April 27 session.
If you have any questions about the bargaining process, please call our Union Rep Celia Ponce-Sanchez at (360) 419-4678.
Contact Action Team (CAT) meetings:
Tuesday, April 19 • 1pm and 6pm
Contact a Bargaining Team member or Union Rep for CAT meeting details. The RSVP links to both meetings will be emailed to you.
