FEEST - Contract Vote Scheduled

Last week we were excited to announce that we reached a Tentative Agreement with FEEST! Your Bargaining Team unanimously recommends a YES vote to ratify this historic agreement. Here are just some of the historic wins we want to highlight:

• Wage Scale – A clearly defined wage scale that delivers 14-16% wage increases for members depending on classification over the life of the contract.

• Just Cause – We fought and won strong Just Cause protections for all our members. No one should be disciplined without cause and we enshrined that into our strong Union contract.

• Labor Management Committee – We fought and won for protected committee meetings where you can discuss workplace issues and concerns with management—free from retaliation.

• Discrimination and Harassment – Strong protections that create an interactive process to prevent and remedy any discrimination or harassment. With required training if anyone engages in the usage of negative stereotypes or microaggressions.

• Immigration – Required notification of ICE presence around the office if management becomes aware of any ICE activity.

• Reasonable Accommodations – An interactive process that requires management to consider how to accommodate members when they seek accommodations.

• Paid Time Off – Increase Paid Time Off for all members, with increasing time for each member as their seniority increases.

• The protected right to work from home – and for the LMC to advise management on what days it thinks should be worked in person.

Details of the Vote

The vote will be Wednesday, October 21, 2026, from 9am to 5pm. You will be voting electronically. After the vote we will announce if the contract has been ratified. As a reminder, your Bargaining Team unanimously recommends a YES vote.

Please reach out to a Bargaining Team member if you have questions or reach out to your Union Rep—David Trujillo, (206) 436-6606.

Bargaining Team: Erandy Flores, Noah Collier, Devan Rogers; Rep: David Trujillo; Negotiator: Robert Goldsmith.

EvergreenHealth Kirkland - Contract Vote Scheduled! Tentative Agreement Reached!

Your Bargaining Team has reached a Tentative Agreement with a recommended YES Vote!

Ratification Vote

Fri, Oct 16, 2026

• 6am-9am

• 10am-12pm

• 5pm-8pm

TAN 100

Tentative Agreement Highlights

• Year 1 Wage Increase: $1.00 added to each wage scale step, followed by a 3% across-the-board increase, plus step increases.

• Ghost Step Elimination: Eligible workers will have their step placement adjusted as the wage scale is revised to eliminate ghost steps.

• Ratification Bonus: $1,750 for bargaining unit workers at 0.6 FTE or above and $750 for workers below 0.6 FTE, subject to the agreement's eligibility requirements.

• Year 2: 5% across-the-board wage increase, plus steps.

• Year 3: 4% across-the-board wage increase, plus steps.

• Additional Improvements: Standby and callback language, holiday scheduling and rotation, EIB payout, incentive pay, scheduling, and other workplace protections.

The complete Tentative Agreement and a full summary will be available at the vote.

Who Can Vote?

All EvergreenHealth Kirkland UFCW 3000 members in good standing are eligible to vote. Voting is in person.

Questions?

Contact a member of your Bargaining Team or your Union Rep.

Your Contract. Your Voice. Your Vote!

Ferry County Health - Tentative Agreement Reached! Tentative Agreement Reached!

Our Bargaining Team Recommends a Yes Vote!

After two additional full days of bargaining with the Employer, our Bargaining Team has reached a Tentative Agreement that we are proud to bring back to our members.

We went into these negotiations with a clear message: our members deserve meaningful improvements, and we were prepared to fight for them.

We listened to what you told us. We stood together at the bargaining table. And we pushed to deliver an agreement that addresses the priorities our members asked us to fight for.

A View into Some of What We Have on Our Tentative Agreement

• Wage Increases

• Improved Longevity Increment Language

• PILB Improvements

• Discipline Process Changes
  Strengthening protections and improving the process for our members.

• Call-Back Improvements

• Expanded our recognition, adding 6 job classifications.

This Is What Solidarity Looks Like

We didn't get here by standing alone. We got here because our members stood together.

Every conversation, every concern, and every voice helped shape what our Bargaining Team took to the table. This agreement represents that collective effort.

Now it's our turn to stand together again.

“The art of negotiation lies in finding mutually beneficial solutions that satisfy the interests of both parties.”

Contract Vote Scheduled

September 22
11:30am–1:30pm
5–7pm
Hub Conference Room

Our Bargaining Team is asking you to vote YES on the Tentative Agreement.

We fought for it.
We negotiated for it.
Now let's ratify it together.

UNITY AT THE TABLE. UNITY AT THE VOTE.

VOTE YES!

If you have questions or concerns about the contract or bargaining process, please reach out to a member of the Bargaining Team or Becky Latzel, Union Rep, at (866) 210-3000.

Bargaining Team: Rebecca Thompson, UC and CNA; Michael Hughes, Cook; Chris Torres, Lab Tech Non-Certified.

Covington Medical Center - Memorandum of Understanding Vote Scheduled

“40-Hour” Alternative Work Schedule

This has the potential to allow members to have the option of a flexible workweek schedule. Patient care will still need to be met, and the schedule is available only by mutual agreement.

This is an additional benefit that would be offered in all contracts at Covington Hospital. All changes to existing contracts must be voted on by the affected membership.

The full Memorandum of Understanding will be available at the vote.

Vote Scheduled

• August 21

• 11am - 1pm

• MOB Conference Room 3

You must be a member in good standing to vote.

Please reach out to your Union Rep, Charlie King, at 206-436-6518 with any questions or concerns.

MultiCare Capital Medical Center Professionals - Tentative Agreement Reached! Vote Scheduled! Informational picket canceled!

Our Bargaining Team at Capital Medical Center is overjoyed to announce that on Thursday, July 9, we reached a fully recommended tentative agreement with MultiCare for the Professionals’ first Union contract.

Copies of the full contract and wage scales will be available at the vote. Our Union Bargaining Team will also be present to make sure our coworkers get the necessary details before casting their ballots.

Importantly, this also means that the informational picket scheduled for Monday, July 13, is canceled.

Through our strength, determination, and collective power, we achieved a first contract that we are proud to bring to a vote, including significant wins like:

Just Cause protections, so we cannot be disciplined or terminated without substantiating evidence

Union seniority rights, so our tenure with CapMC will factor into various job protections and rights

Health insurance protections, including capped premium increases over the course of our Agreement and guaranteed benefit eligibility based on FTE

Union wage scales, securing minimum wage rates based on years of experience and continued growth through both across-the-board increases and step longevity advancement

Credit for work experience, so experience in our job classifications, including experience outside of and before Capital Medical Center, will factor directly into our placement on the Union wage scales

To read through the tentative agreement, discuss the future of our new Professionals Union, and cast your ballot, please attend one of the vote meetings below.

Ratification Vote

July 20

7am - 9am and 2pm - 5pm

MultiCare Capital Medical Center, Cascade Conference Room, located within the cafeteria

“So excited! At a loss for words!”

— Sela Smith, Pharmacist

“We did it!”

— Amy Myrtue, Dietitian

“I’m proud that we stuck it out, I’m proud of the work we did, and proud of this contract!”

— Kimberly Vetter, Occupational Therapist

“Excited to have made it here, and with such a great foundation that we only get to build on from here!”

— Tammy Taylor, Physical Therapist

Bargaining Team: Kimberly Vetter, Occupational Therapist; Sela Smith, Pharmacist; Tammy Taylor, Physical Therapist; Amy Myrtue, Dietitian; Callie Hills, Hospital Social Worker.