Bargaining has continued to be challenging but we have been making progress with the help of a federal mediator for the past two months. Management has started to understand that our coworkers are leaving and going to higher paying jobs. We have focused on economics that will make retention of current employees and recruitment of new employees a priority. Work/life balance has been another focus for us as we have proposed language on staffing, low census, rest between shifts and on-call. Patient safety has been at the forefront of all of our proposals.

Communication between managers and techs is essential for Evergreen to be a good place to work.

We worked late into the night Friday, December 8, and made some progress on economics. Our next mediation session is Friday, December 15.

For more information, talk to a bargaining team member or to Union Representative Jack Crow at 206-436-6614.