Mason General Hospital RN Contract Ratified!
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Following our union contract vote meetings on Monday, June 15, we are proud to announce that our new successor Collective Bargaining Agreement was overwhelmingly ratified!
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Mason General Hospital RN Tentative Agreement Reached!
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In the late hours of Friday, May 29, our Mason General RN bargaining team reached a final tentative agreement on our new union contract!
We encourage all nurses to attend one of the vote sessions below to read through the new Agreement, which includes wins such as:
Mason General Hospital RN Bargaining Update
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Our team got to work right away and began evaluating where this would leave Mason RN’s wages at the end of our three-year contract in comparison to these other hospitals- but we also had a number of other proposals to evaluate and discuss as management’s wage scale proposal was part of a “package” offer (which is not uncommon and used by both the Union and Employer throughout negotiations)- meaning the proposal must be accepted or rejected in its entirety.
Read MoreMason General Hospital RN - Bargaining Update: First Two Days Underway!
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On Thursday, March 19, and Monday, March 23, our Union Bargaining Team representing the Registered Nurses at Mason General Hospital met with management for our first two days of negotiations, following our agreement to open the contract for early negotiations. In preparation for our first two days, our team met on March 13 to review feedback from the bargaining surveys, identified our top contract priorities, and conducted a review of our current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to pinpoint areas for improvement.
Most importantly, we felt it was critical to work diligently to get most (if not all) of our proposals into management's hands as early into negotiations as possible in the hopes of reaching agreement and getting competitive wages implemented as soon as possible. During our first session, we provided Mason Gen with the vast majority of the proposals we expected to make throughout negotiations (in fact, the only outstanding item—which we presented on our second day with management—was to align the consecutive weekend pay to other proposals we'd already shared), including:
Increases to the cross-trained RN premium—including additional compensation when cross-trained RNs are floated consistently during their normal FTE
New language to reduce the inconsistency and inconvenience the L/C "call-blocks" create
New language to require advance notice for nurses who are scheduled outside of their normal shift rotation, in conjunction with how Earned Time and other time-off may be submitted and used for these days
And compensation proposals, like:
Wage scales designed to keep our wages competitive with Olympia-area rates
Premiums; Standby, Charge, Callback (minimum guarantees), and a new premium for nurses who come in on their time off to perform a PICC
Following this proposal on the 19th and into our session on the 23rd we exchanged proposals with the Employer—which included their responses to our initial proposals and counters to new proposals from their team. While the Employer didn't respond to our compensation proposals just yet, they did propose economic proposals of their own, including reference to the pay-in-lieu-of-benefits differential for part-time workers—which management later hinted at as giving way to a forthcoming proposal to remove the benefit entirely. This was concerning to our Bargaining Team of course, knowing that this benefit is utilized by RNs who likely retain their health insurance elsewhere, and removing this language would result in an RN paying for potentially duplicate health insurance premiums and suffering a reduction in pay at the same time!
Because the Employer has not yet formally proposed removing this benefit, our teams did not actively discuss this prospect across our first two sessions, but we are looking forward to continuing these conversations—and more—during future negotiations dates!
Bargaining Team: Nancy Ownby, RN; Megan Corbin, RN; Tori Willis, RN
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Mason General Hospital RN MOU RATIFIED!
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On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, our union Bargaining Team held a series of vote meetings regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) offering to begin negotiations on our union contract in the spring of this year- rather than late summer/fall, which falls closer to the current-expiration date of October 31.
Read MoreMason General Hospital RN - VOTE SCHEDULED! Memorandum of Understanding to Begin Negotiations Early
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Your Union Bargaining Team encourages all members in good standing to attend one of our scheduled vote meetings to discuss the option of beginning Union negotiations in the spring of 2026, rather than fall/winter of 2026.
It is important that your voice is heard in this decision—and casting your ballot will inform our Bargaining Team on whether we should:
Maintain our current negotiation schedule (fall/winter 2026) and engage in limited wage reopener negotiations with management right away, or
Enter full contract negotiations with Mason General—with the hopes of securing a full new Agreement sooner than we would otherwise.
Vote Scheduled
Tuesday, Feb 3
7am - 9am
12pm - 3pm
5pm - 8pm
Mason General Hospital in the Quality Conference Room (Quality Building is located just across the street from the hospital, at 233 Professional Way)
Mason General Hospital Professional, Technical, Business Office, Service and LPN New Supplemental Leave Benefit Vote Scheduled!
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We are excited to announce that we have been working with the hospital on an agreement so that bargaining unit employees who are using Washington State Paid Family Medical Leave may elect to use up to twelve hours of Earned Time per pay period as a supplemental benefit.
Read MoreMason General Hospital Professional Technical, Business Office, Service, LPNs Contract Vote
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After several months of bargaining we have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract. Our Union Bargaining Team recommends a YES vote!
Read MoreMason Health Technical Bargaining Update
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Since the beginning of November, Management has only been available for a few short bargaining sessions. This has been challenging. We need Management to come to the table and spend a full day with us bargaining. We are willing to work as long and hard as it takes to get a contract we can recommend to you!
Read MoreUFCW 3000 Member Story: Kris Wood
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Kris Wood works at Mason General Hospital in the lab and has been a union member since 2012. Over the years Kris has held various positions of leadership and advocacy for her coworkers and community.
Read MoreMason Health Diagnostic Imaging - Rad Tech Aide Position Changes Vote
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Mason Health Diagnostic Imaging
Rad Tech Aide Position Changes Vote
Currently the Mason Health Diagnostic Imaging department utilizes the position of Rad Tech Aide to assist patients and technicians during appointments, as well as the scheduling of all imaging appointments.
Mason Health has proposed creating two different positions:
D.I. Scheduling Specialist
Radiology Assistant
A vote on this change to the contract will be held for effected employees
Friday March 15, 2024 @ 9am-10am
Mason Health—Pershing Room, 901 Mountain View Dr., Shelton WA 98584
For additional Information, contact Union Rep Naomi Oligario @ 360-662-1989.
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Mason Health RN Contract Ratified!
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Thank you to everyone who came out to vote on a new Union Contract Friday. The contract was approved by an overwhelming majority of Nurses and was ratified by the Hospital’s Board of Commissioners yesterday.
We appreciate our fantastic Bargaining Team who worked tirelessly to educate Management on the real issues and to help them understand that wages need to match Olympia hospitals to retain and recruit nurses.
For further information reach out to a Bargaining Team Member (Left to Right: Nancy Owenby, Megan Corbin, Tori Willis)
Mason General RN Contract - BARGAINING UPDATE
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We met with Mason General management on January 17 to continue negotiations on our contract!
Your Bargaining Team:
- Is getting close to reaching an agreement on Extra Shifts language (which we feel very good about!)
- Anticipates getting the employer a counter proposal on wages early next week!
- Is awaiting some additional and important information from the employer in order to make a strong counter!
If you have questions about bargaining, reach out to our bargaining team!
If you have questions about anything else, please reach out to our union representative Naomi Oligario at (360) 662-1989.
Our Bargaining Team, Left to Right: Nancy Ownby (RN), Megan Corbin (RN), Tori Willis (RN))
Mason General RN Contract - BARGAINING UPDATE
/Our team is working hard just to bring our contract up to the standards of other local hospitals:
Competitive Wages — Mason Health does not appear to see the need for any significant wage increases and is offering less than 4% in the first year.
Federally Recognized Holidays — Mason Health is not interested in any of the holidays we asked for and other hospitals already have.
Equitable Vacation/Earned Time — We are working to ensure that earned time is competitive with other hospitals.
Correcting the Definitions of Full-Time & Part-Time — We have proposed language which documents that full time for 12 hour nurses is 36 hours a week.
These are things we shouldn't have to fight with management about but our fight continues. We are bargaining next on Wednesday, January 17 and will not compromise on this contract.
For additional information, contact Union Representative Naomi Oligario at (360) 662-1989.
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Mason Health RN - Bargaining Continues
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Bargaining Team (Left to Right): Tori Willis, Megan Corbin, Nancy Ownby
We have been negotiating since the beginning of October and have made many proposals for competitive and equitable wages, premiums and benefits along with addressing fair distribution of work. Management has been receptive, but slow in responding. On December 4, 2023, we received an economic response. We are reviewing Management’s proposal package and will respond with a counter-proposal at our next session on December 13.
Nurses need to be valued for our essential work. Retention and recruitment should motivate Management to provide competitive wages and benefits. This is critical to ensuring the best care at Mason Health for our community.
We want this contract to reflect Mason Health’s Mission:
“United Community, Empowered People, Exceptional Health.”
For additional information, talk to a bargaining team member or to Union Representative Naomi Oligario (360) 662-1989.
Mason General RN Bargaining Begins!
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Our Bargaining Team has met twice with Management and exchanged non-economic proposals that clarify the low census process, clean up the definition of full time, part time, transfers, notice and report process, as well as many other proposals to clean up contract language and make it more understandable. So far, Management seems to have heard what our interests are.
We have multiple meeting dates set up through the rest of October, and still need to work through economic proposals, including premiums & benefits- and specifically wages!
Our next session is scheduled for October 24.
For additional information, reach out to a Bargaining Team Member or our Union Representative Naomi Oligario at 360-662-1989
Mason General Hospital - Wage increases ratified!
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Mason General Hospital
WAGE INCREASES RATIFIED!
Thank you to all Union Members who came out on September 9 and voted to ratify wage increases! The vote overwhelmingly passed. Wage increases go into effect on Sunday, September 18, and you should see the increase on the October 7 paycheck.
If you did not this notice through email, please update your contact information at: ufcw21.org/update-your-information
For further information on your new wage increase or if you have any contract questions, contact Union Rep Brandan Zielinski at bzielinski@ufcw3000.org.
Mason General Professional, Technical, Business Office, Service and LPN Unit - Wage Increase Vote
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Management and the Union Bargaining Committee have met and discussed ongoing wage concerns and have reached a tentative agreement on a mid-cycle wage increase. For details of the wage offer drop into one of the vote meetings.
This is a FULLY RECOMMENDED TENTATIVE AGREEMENT!
For additional information reach out to a bargaining team member or your union representative Brandan Zielinski @206-436-6603 or bzielinski@ufcw3000.org
Upcoming Contract Vote Meetings
Friday, September 9, 2022
10:00AM - 1:00PM
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Mason General Hospital
901 Mountain View Drive
Shelton, WA, 98584
Pershing Room
To vote you must be a union member in good standing.
If you did not receive this notice by email, update your contact information here.
Mason General RN - Vote Scheduled!
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Nurses are scheduled to receive a contractual wage increase of 1% on July 1, 2022.
We have with worked with management and have reached a tentative agreement on an additional 9% wage increase, meaning nurses shall receive a combined 10% increase by the end of July.
The proposed wage scale will be available during the online vote on July 8 from 5AM – 5PM.
You will receive an email from UFCW 3000 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information. All members in good standing are eligible to vote.
TO VOTE ONLINE, make sure your information is up to date!
In order to vote on this wage increase, make sure your personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email please visit www.ufcw21.org/update-your-information to update your email.
If you do not receive an email to vote on July 8, 2022, please reach out to Union Representative Brandan Zielinski at bzielinski@ufcw21.org or 206-436-6603 to provide an updated email address.
JOIN THE VOTE INFORMATION MEETING!
Thursday, July 7
Drop-in between 1-2:30pm or 6:30-8pm
https://zoom.us/join
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
