Childrens Therapy Center Bargaining Update

Children's Therapy Center Bargaining Update

Our session on April 10 was very productive. Our Bargaining Committee started the day meeting with a subcommittee of Kristina and Rachel to work on the caseload calculator. The Employer acknowledged that they heard us about how important a caseload maximum was and worked on integrating it into their proposal. It was very beneficial and while there are still some adjustments we would like to make, we are very close to closing the gap on our proposals and finalizing the section. After that session, Management presented their proposal and TA’d inclement weather, without making movement on much else. In an attempt to identify places we would be willing to move without sacrificing our position, we passed across package proposals (proposals that need to be accepted in their entirety or rejected). We hope this signals to the employer where our outstanding issues are and help them create proposals that could move in similar directions.

After we presented our package proposals, we went forward with presenting the petition to the Employer, who received it with mixed responses. Ronda spoke eloquently about how much we care about our jobs and how better wages, benefits and PTO would help attract and retain staff and allow us to provide all of the services to the community at the highest level we are capable of. We hope that this influences the Employer to come back with better proposals on those topics the next time we meet.

“Today our employer learned that 80% of us agree- wages, benefits, PTO, and workload matter for attracting and retaining staff.” - Ronda Duluoz-Infant Mental Health