We worked hard to negotiate a contract that will benefit us all. We were able to secure improvements, including, wage increases, increases to our premiums, improvements to some non-economic terms, longevity and ratification bonus. Full details of the contract will be available at the vote.
Read More“I am extremely proud of this bargaining team and unit. While at points contentious, the team fought off takeaways and very low offers from the employer, and we maintained our forward progress. We will continue to explore every available path to achieve career growth opportunities and higher wages.” - Michael McDonald - ER Tech
Read MoreFollowing months of negotiations between Providence and your union bargaining team, a tentative agreement has been reached regarding the updates to required credentialing/licensure for Social Workers within the Care Management department.
Read MoreWe have been working for several months on a new collective bargaining agreement. The current discussion is about wages and other economic contract provisions.
Read MoreFollowing yesterday’s highly attended vote meetings, members of our union Bargaining Team tallied up the ballots received- the results of which were nearly unanimous- and are proud to announce that our first Collective Bargaining Agreement is officially ratified!
Read MoreOur Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract and recommends a yes vote!
Read MoreOn November 12, our Bargaining Team had a fourth bargaining session with Management. We have made improvements on differentials and premiums, tuition reimbursement, required call out times, diversity and inclusion, workplace violence, and language addressing AI.
Read MoreFollowing a nearly seventeen hour bargaining session with Management- beginning Monday, November 10 and concluding after midnight on Tuesday the 11- our union Bargaining Team representing the Professionals at Providence St. Peter Hospital are proud to announce that we have reached a fully recommended tentative agreement on our first union contract!
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Bargaining Team: Kaye Balk, Registrar; Michael McDonald, ED Tech; Patty Martin, Financial Counselor; Nathan Burfeindt, Warehouse; Jessica Marvin, CNA II; Delia Acosta, Transport; Dawn Finley, Lab Assistant; Trevor Ford, Ambassador; Margaret Lauricella, Monitor Tech; Melissa Pringle, Sterile Processing
On October 28, our Bargaining Team met for the second time with management. We have made agreements on an additional holiday, increase in education, staffing, and updated language. Our team spent time working on economic proposals and we will be presenting these to the Employer at bargaining on November 4.
We want to hear your voices, so we hope you can attend the Contract Action Team Meeting tonight, October 29 at the UFCW 3000 office. If you are not able to attend tonight’s meeting, please attend the General Membership meetings on November 5 at the Spokane office!
Contract Action Team Meeting
October 29
5:30pm - 6:30pm
UFCW 3000 Office
2805 N Market St
Spokane, WA 99207
General Membership Meeting
November 5
8am, 1pm and 5pm
UFCW 3000 Spokane Office
2805 N Market St
Spokane, WA 99207
If you have questions or would like to get more involved in organizing a fair contract, please reach out to your Union Rep, Lenaya Wilhelm, at 360-409-0556.
“Informative.”
— Kaye Balk
“A long beginning, to continue to pray for success.”
— Patty Martin
“Bargaining was interesting, I think it went okay.”
— Delia Acosta
Over the course of our two sessions, we continued to make significant progress on our first Collective Bargaining Agreement; in fact, the majority of contract articles outlining general definitions of terms throughout the CBA, union administration, employer administration, work schedules, & many more, are wrapped up- totaling nearly seventy (70) individual Articles we have reached mutual agreement on.
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Providence Sacred Heart Service and Maintenance
Bargaining Begins
Our Union Bargaining Team: Kaye Balk, Registrar; Michael McDonald, ED Tech; Patty Martin, Financial Counselor; Nathan Burfeindt, Distribution; Lenaya Wilhelm, Union Rep; Margaret Lauricella, Monitor Tech; Melissa Pringle, Sterile Processing; Cesar Quiles Borrero, Union Bargainer; Trevor Ford, Ambassador; Dawn Finley, Lab Assistant; Jessica Marvin, CNA; Delia Acosta, Transport
On October 21 the Bargaining Team met for the first time with management. During the first bargaining meeting, we presented a number of non-economic proposals at the bargaining table. Those included staffing, rest and meal breaks, training, and a number of other items. Our subsequent bargaining dates will be on October 28, November 4, and November 12 when we expect to see economic proposals from both sides.
Now is the time to get involved and be a part of the process by joining us at the Contract Action Team Meeting.
Contract Action Team Meeting
October 29
5:30pm - 6:30pm
UFCW 3000 Office
2805 N Market St
Spokane, WA 99207
“First bargaining session down—respectful dialogue, strong start, ready to work towards what we deserve.”
— Jessica Marvin
“It’s been a great experience to start working through bargaining with my fellow co-workers.”
— Margaret Lauricella
“Today was hopeful, I am optimistic for the future here.”
— Trevor Ford
“Improvement is a long arduous journey. We are on our way.”
— Nathan Burfeindt
If you have questions or would like to get more involved in organizing a fair contract, please reach out to your Union Rep, Lenaya Wilhelm, at 360-409-0556.
On Wednesday, October 1, our union Professionals Bargaining Team met with Providence for our fourth (4) session of first contract negotiations. At the session prior to today (September 4) our team had officially gotten the last of our new proposals on the table- which means now our bargaining days would primarily consist of exchanging counterproposals back and forth with Providence- until we reach mutually agreed upon language (also known as tentative agreements)- & to date we have already reached more than thirty (30!) tentative agreements on individual contract articles.
Read MoreOn Thursday, September 18, following highly attended vote meetings at Providence St. Peter Hospital, we are proud to announce that we have overwhelmingly ratified our 2025 union contract!
Read MoreAfter more than six months of negotiations and uniting at our Hospital, our Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement and recommends a YES VOTE!
Read MoreOn Thursday, August 28, our bargaining team for the Professionals at Providence St. Peter Hospital met with management for our first official day of contract negotiations… and a productive first day, at that!
Read MoreOn August 25 and 26, our UFCW 3000 nurse bargaining team met with management to continue contract negotiations, bargaining late into the night for over 30 hours across both days.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, August 12, following highly attended vote meetings at Providence Centralia Hospital, our RN bargaining team is proud to announce that we have overwhelmingly ratified our new union contract!
Finalizing the Contract: Our union and Providence will now work to finalize and sign the new agreement. Once complete, printed copies will be distributed throughout the hospital.
Access in the Meantime: Redlined versions of the full agreement—including updated contract language and new wages—will be uploaded to our union's website so everyone can review and enforce our new contract right away.
Wage Increases: Our new wages will go into effect on the first full payroll period following ratification (August 12!)
LPN Experience Audit: Now that our CBA is officially in place, look out for a notification from Providence (this will come to your work email!) that the LPN experience form is published—this will be within 45 days from yesterday (at the latest, September 26). You will have 30 days once it's published to fill it out and submit to receive 2:1 credit on the new wage scale.
If you have any questions about our new union contract, please reach out to our Union Rep Collin Greer at 360-662-1982, or contact a member of our bargaining team!
Bargaining Team: Alicia Howard, ED RN; Jeannette Wrzesinski, PCU RN; Amanda Coleman, Outpatient Surgery RN; Angela Lamb, L&D RN
After a first negotiation with Providence at Home with Compassus, our bargaining team worked hard and has reached a tentative agreement. On August 18, we will have a ratification vote. Please join the bargaining team at the vote and have any questions you may have answered.
Read MoreThe session began with management presenting a comprehensive counter-offer covering all outstanding proposals, finally giving us a full view of where they stand. While their offer lacked meaningful movement, it did create space for productive dialogue throughout the day.
Read MoreWe are excited to announce we finally have 3 bargaining dates scheduled: 8/28, 9/3, and 9/4. We will report out via email after the bargaining dates to update everyone. Thank you all for your questions regarding the bargaining process. We are eager and ready to begin.
Read MoreWe are the Union. The members of UFCW 3000 are over 50,000 members working in grocery, retail, health care, meat packing, cannabis, & other industries across Washington state, north-east Oregon, and northern Idaho. UFCW 3000 is a chartered member of UFCW International with over 1.4 million workers in North America.
To build a powerful Union that fights for economic, political and social justice in our workplaces and in our communities.
