St. Joseph Medical Center Tech Unit - Bargaining Update
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August 27, 2026
We are fed up.
August 27 marked our ninth bargaining session with St. Joe’s management; however, calling it a “bargaining day” might be stretching that definition.
During our first meeting in the morning, the Employer returned two new tentative agreements from the package proposals our team gave them at our previous session: a rephrasing of the “Recognition for Past Experience” article, and another pertaining to the PTO request and approval process, which has been confusingly misapplied in just one department.
Outside of these sections, the Employer let us know that all other articles remained unchanged from their previous package proposal. Wages, premiums, takeaways to a few health insurance provisions, and language regarding travelers and agency staff—all held; and despite all evidence to the opposite, they followed this up by verbalizing that they were still open to working together on solutions to many of the other issues we’ve raised.
We told the Employer point-blank that while the sentiment is nice, they have not shown up as an equal partner in working collaboratively and creatively on resolving issues.
Our Bargaining Team cannot stress enough that nothing will change unless we all stand together and take action.
Sign the strike pledge card NOW, and join our next Contract Action Team meeting to discuss strategies with our Bargaining Team and Union Rep on how we can apply the necessary pressure to win a strong contract for SJMC Techs:
Sign the Strike Pledge
Workers throughout the hospital have already signed the strike pledge card. If you haven’t yet, you can by following the link below:
Contract Action Team Meeting
Thursday, September 3
5:30pm–6:30pm
Zoom
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Meeting ID: 814 5444 0042
Passcode: 761579
Bargaining Team: Michelle Gilmore, Respiratory Therapist; Monica Dewitt, Pharmacy Tech; Sissy Allison, Surgical Technologist; Chad Michels, Cardiovascular Technologist; Leslie Ball, Surgical Technologist; Vanessa Giles, Surgical Technologist.
