Covington Medical Center Service, Technical, and RN - Bargaining Update Session #11, February 26
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As we are working to move some clinic workers into the hospital contract, we have had to expand our bargaining to include people who currently fall under the clinic contract. The reason for this move is that several departments are operating under the hospital license, and it was determined they should be under the applicable hospital contract. This is beneficial to all members because we can bargain some of the more favorable terms from the clinic contract into the hospital contracts. We are working diligently to make sure that the affected clinic workers do not lose any rights or benefits by moving contracts, while strengthening the hospital contracts at the same time.
Bargaining on Thursday, February 26 felt productive. We received the Employer's response at 9:35am and worked the rest of the day to come back with responses. As mentioned previously, the clinic contract differs from the hospital contract, and we made sure to capture the terms (including premiums) that we wanted to carry over. At the end of the day, we left everything in their court and are awaiting responses on our next bargaining day: March 13.
It's good to see buttons and stickers popping up everywhere around the hospital! If you don't have yours yet, please see a Bargaining Team member or your Union Rep.
Next Contract Action Team (CAT) Meeting
Thursday, March 19: Three Options
6am Zoom
11am - 2pm in-person: Conference Room 2 (third floor of the clinic side)
6pm Zoom
Come visit with your Rep, Penny, and get updates on how you can support your Bargaining Team and win a fair contract!
Bargaining Team: Jamee Evans, RN; Ian Wilcox, Tech; Jenni Lukkes, RN; Megan Charvet, RN; Ralph Segovia, RN; Esther S, Tech; E Santiago, Tech
