Seattle Children's Urgent Care MA - Management Gives Wage Response
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We met with Seattle Children’s management again on Tuesday and received management's response to our initial wage proposals. Management’s proposal would not adequately address the disparity between our wages and those of ambulatory MAs at Children’s or other comparable facilities, so we responded with a counterproposal which we anticipate will result in further positive movement by management at our next session on July 9.
While there is much work remaining to ensure we win competitive wages in our next contract, management continued to display a willingness to engage with us on the issues that are important to us, and we made significant progress in other areas, such as:
Bargaining Team: Joelyn Martin, Angelica Acevedo Arreola, Wendy Rivas
Progress has been slow, but management is beginning to understand our concerns and we believe that progress will continue to be made at upcoming sessions.
While there is much work remaining to ensure we win competitive wages in our next contract, management continued to display a willingness to engage with us on the issues that are important to us, and we made significant progress in other areas, such as:
- New hire orientations
- Clinic reassignment
- Wage scales and step advancement
- Bereavement
- Continuing Education
Bargaining Team: Joelyn Martin, Angelica Acevedo Arreola, Wendy Rivas
Progress has been slow, but management is beginning to understand our concerns and we believe that progress will continue to be made at upcoming sessions.
Bargaining Team
