Providence Holy Family Lab - Wage Scale Revision

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Providence has proposed a revision to the wage scale for Phlebotomy Lab Assistants that would have across the board increases to the wage scale.

Because it is a change to our contract, we will need to have the affected members vote on the change.

All affected members in good standing are encouraged to vote YES! on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM in the HEC2 room. You must be in good standing and present to vote.

You will be provided with the proposal at the vote.

Vote YES! on the proposed Phlebotomy Lab Assistant Wage Scale Revision

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

9:00 AM – 10:00  AM 

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Holy Family Tentative Agreement Reached

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News Update: January 9, 2020 – early AM
Contact: Tom Geiger, UFCW 21: 206-604-3421

Holy Family Tentative Agreement Reached

In a continuation of Tentative Agreements reached in the last 72 hours at Providence Hospitals, the UFCW 21 Service and Maintenance members at Holy Family reached a Tentative Agreement last night. Also yesterday, Tentative Agreements were reached at UFCW 21’s Sacred Heart Service and Maintenance unit, as well as two bargaining units (Professional and Technical) at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett. These advances for patient care and safety and improvement of workplace conditions achieved so far have been the result of the unity of SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW, WSNA and UFCW 21. These three unions represent over 13,000 health care workers and nurses at 13 facilities across the state in this current round of negotiations.

Ongoing negotiations are taking place today with UFCW 21 RNs at Providence Hospitals of St Peters, Centralia and St Mary’s.

WE STAND TOGETHER – PUT PATIENTS BEFORE PROFITS!

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OPEIU Local 8, SEIU 1199NW Healthcare, WSNA Join UFCW 21

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All four unions have come together to stand united for patients over profits. Providence wants to lower standards for over 6,000 UFCW 21 members and another 14,000 union members across the state on issues like safe staffing, wages and secure sick leave.

As workers in Healthcare Institutions our primary purpose is to deliver the highest quality of patient care we can. To accomplish this we need proper staffing on every shift and in every department. Safe staffing levels ensure patient needs are met and creates safer work environments.

We need:

  • Safe staffing levels to provide the highest quality care possible

  • Secure sick leave to care for ourselves and our families while not putting patients at risk

  • Competitive compensation to recruit and retain the best workers into our communities

  • Affordable accessible healthcare

So far Management’s response continues to fall short. All four unions are facing the same challenges at our bargaining tables. Together we are working in coalition and are committed to raising standards that will allow us to recruit and retain high quality healthcare providers for our communities.

Management has offered:

  • No plan for addressing staffing levels

  • Inferior coverage for when we are sick forcing us to work and put our patients at risk when we should be caring for ourselves

  • Compensation that will not allow Providence to stay competitive with other area Hospitals putting our communities at risk

Our Union Coalition, along with community leaders and elected officials are taking action and we need every union member to stand strong!

While we fight for standards, safe workplaces and healthy communities at Centralia Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Holy Family Hospital and Mt Carmel Hospital

We stand with WSNA at Sacred Heart Medical Center!

We stand with OPEIU 8 at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett!

We stand with SEIU 1199NW at Swedish Hospital!

Spokane Update

In Spokane we are bargaining for over 300 workers at Holy Family Hospital and 1,800 workers at Sacred Heart Medical Center where our proposals reflect our priority to improve working conditions in the face of Management’s proposed takeaways.

After months of negotiations and working with a Federal Mediator we are no closer to a new contract with Providence.

Management does not appear to be willing to work on a fair settlement, instead they want to strip us of hard-earned benefits while offering an inferior wage package.

We have said “NO” again and again so it’s time to take further action to reach a new contract.

How much money do they need to take from us until enough is enough? For a non-profit their profits are overwhelmingly high. Providence should re-invest those profits in Patient Care and their employees, not just their CEO’s!

It’s time for Providence to “Step Up” and “Put Patients and Safe Staffing Before Profits.”

Contact your Bargaining Team members for more information on how you can help solve our staffing crisis.

 

PROTECTING OUR RIGHTS - Together We Win

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PROTECTING OUR RIGHTS - Together We Win

Jodi Spurgin is a workplace leader at Holy Family Hospital. Five of her co-workers came to her saying they were not being paid the rest between shift premium (their contract states, you are allowed 12 hours rest before starting your next shift or you will be paid an additional premium for those hours worked). Management fought and retaliated against the workers by making scheduling more difficult. Jodi, with the help of the union and her co-workers, stood up and fought back. 

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