After six bargaining sessions, we have reached a tentative contract agreement with Providence management! In 2019, we had contentious negotiations with Providence where we fought for over a year to maintain our benefits and to win competitive wages. During this year’s negotiations, Providence told us that they wanted to reset their relationship with nurses and improve working conditions. We held them accountable at the bargaining table and throughout the bargaining process we worked collaboratively on issues like staffing, retention, floating, wages, benefits, and resolving patient assignment issues.

Through these conversations, we were able to achieve historic wins like enforceable staffing language, floating recall, an avenue to address orientation when floating, an equity and inclusion committee, better safety language, removal of several ghost steps from the wage scale, double time for incentive shifts, and competitive pay increases.

Our bargaining team is recommending a “YES” vote on the tentative agreement! We will be sending out a notice with the meeting dates to review the agreement and the online vote information.

In order to vote, you must be a union member in good-standing. To ensure you receive the link to vote online, we must have a personal email (a non-Providence email) for you on file. If you do not get email communications from UFCW 3000, please update your information online by Friday, May 20. Go to: ufcw21.org/update-your-information

In solidarity,

PSPH RN Bargaining Team

Mike Staley, Andy Dusablon Jacob Kostecka, Darlett Holm, Holly Wallace, Marcia Chinnick, Julia Douglas