Covington Medical Center - United and ready to fight

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Covington Medical Center
UNITED AND READY TO FIGHT

Bargaining

We are at a standstill with bargaining. We have proposed all of our noneconomic proposals and sent over our first economic/wage proposals but heard nothing back from Management. It has been over a month since we have seen any substantial proposals or progress from Management, and they have cancelled the last two weeks of bargaining that we scheduled. It is time for Management to get serious, listen to us the workers and come to the table with substantial proposals that will address our issues.

We come to work, day in and day out and work extremely hard to take care of our patients and community. It is time for Management to respect us and take care of us. Please keep an eye out for more information about our next steps. We need to take action and let them know that we are united and ready fight for what we deserve!

Kronos Outage

Last year there was a Kronos outage and Management overpaid many of us and then took money out of our paychecks. Our union in partnership with the other unions sued Multicare and won the lawsuit. However, now MultiCare has rejected the courts ruling and is in the process of appealing the Judges decision. The Three Unions have demanded dates to bargain with Management and continue to work to find a resolution.

Staffing

While we are fighting for strong staffing language at the bargaining table, we also recognize staffing is a huge issue everywhere. Whatever language we win in our new contract will not solve the chronic staffing issues and mismanagement that continues to plague Covington Medical Center, no amount of money could fix that. We need to continue to elevate the pressure by submitting official complaints to state agencies and fight to pass legislation on staffing. Fill out the staffing forms below when you are short-staffed.

  • DOSH Complaint

Report safety issues and/or hazardous working conditions directly to the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I):
https://www.lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/workplace-complaints/safety-complaints

  • DOH Complaint

Report unsafe staffing directly to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). We encourage members who file a DOH complaint to also follow-up with a CSI report, ensuring the hospital as a record of the issue:
https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/providercredentialsearch/ComplaintIntakeForm.aspx  

  • Collaborative Staffing Intervention (CSI)

Report unsafe staffing and/or missed breaks and lunches:
https://www.ufcw21.org/csi