Northwest Administrators - Bargaining Continues
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Our Bargaining Team met with NWA Management on Tuesday, September 15 and presented our comprehensive proposal that includes strengthening the layoff language and an economic plan that addresses the rising cost of living in WA.
We look forward to Management’s response and discussing the COVID-19/pandemic Letter of Understanding at our next session.
Please check with your coworkers and make sure they are receiving these updates. Also encourage anyone not receiving updates to reach out to update their contact information.
Next Bargaining Date: Sept 29
Summit Pacific - Management is Stalling
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Our Union presented Management with many proposals but unfortunately Management failed to respond to any of them. Our Bargaining Team has been working to address the COVID MOU with Summit and Summit disputes the facts the Union has presented of their mismanagement.
We have been working to the best of our ability to get a contract in place, but Summit Management continues to not work in a timely matter, delaying their responses and not providing enough dates. Summit has only offered us two dates in October and November. Management is not willing to work with the Bargaining Team to find additional dates for us to work on getting this contract completed.
“Stand with your co-workers, community, and patients for the safety of all of us and sign our petition!”
— Our Bargaining Team: Angi Swinhart—RN (Left), Clinic; Kristen Frazer—Registration Specialist (Right); Barbara Ford—ED HUC (Center); Jeff Redmond—ED Tech; Alicia Wood—RN, ED
Dynacare Labcorp - Bargaining Continues
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Your Bargaining Team met with Management on September 11 to continue progress on a new contract. We received Management’s initial wage proposal and healthcare proposal. Although no agreements were reached today, we had some important discussions on many topics including Pandemic Safety measures.
“LabCorp is sending us to the frontlines of the pandemic with a wooden sword and a broken shield. We deserve the best PPE possible as we directly serve the community!”
Eli Lanzcos, Bargaining Team Member
“Management’s economic package is not only far below our initial proposal; it likely won’t even be enough to cover the increase costs they have proposed to our medical plan. We need more money in our pockets right now, not less.”
Nancy Pyanowski, Bargaining Team Member
Join our CAT meeting via Zoom or Phone!
Wednesday, September 23
7PM - 8PM
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
Next Bargaining Date:
Friday, September 18
Mason General RN - Management Continues to Dig in Heels on Overtime
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We’ve been experiencing issues with overtime for work over 40 hours for years now. Even after a successful grievance (1), MGH still doesn’t believe we are owed time and a half for hours over 40 if we’ve incurred any other premium time during the week.
Pyramiding violations have continued, so we will be filing additional grievances. Contact your Bargaining Team members or Union Rep Nicholas to let us know if you’ve been denied OT for over 40 hours in the last year.
Grays Harbor - Management Wants to Take Away Our Hard Earned Sick Leave During a Global Pandemic!
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Join Your Bargaining Team for a Zoom Meeting to discuss what we all can do to win a good contract with no takeaways.
“We need all members to show Management that taking away sick leave is wrong during this time of crisis”
Grays Harbor Hospital Bargaining Team
Tuesday, September 22
3:30PM – 4:30PM • 6:30PM –7:30PM
https://zoom.us/join
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
Aramark - We Have a Deal! / ¡Témenos un acuerdo!
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After almost a year of bargaining, your bargaining committee and Aramark have reached a tentative agreement! We fought for a better contract and were able to win higher wage increases, lead pay, pension contributions and improvements to contract language like vacation scheduling, funeral leave, and mandatory overtime.
We will be holding an in-person vote on Monday September 21 from 8am to 11am at the Kent and Everett plants and 1pm at the Tacoma plant.
We will have the full contract and highlights of the changes in multiple languages that day. UFCW 21 members in good standing are encouraged to attend a meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract.
Contact a Bargaining Team member or your Union Representative for any questions.
¡Después de casi un año de negociaciones, el comité de negociaciones y Aramark llegaron a un acuerdo! Peleamos por un mejor contrato y obtuvimos mejores aumentos, pago para los “leads” y contribuciones a la pensión. Además, cambiamos lenguaje del contrato: vacaciones, ausencia para funerales y “overtime.”
La votación por el acuerdo será lunes 21 de septiembre a las 8am a 11am en Kent y Everett y 1pm en Tacoma.
Vamos a tener el contrato completo y un repaso de los cambios en varios lenguajes ese día. Miembros de UFCW 21 que están al día con sus cuotas pueden atender la votación, hacer preguntas y votar por el contrato.
Comunicase con el comité de negociaciones o su representante de la Unión si tiene preguntas.
Filson - Tentative Agreement Reached
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Your Filson union Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with CC Filson that is unanimously recommended.
In the near future, UFCW 21 will be contacting you and your coworkers about how video/phone conference meetings and voting by mail will be conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Details of tentative agreement will be made available soon. The first step to make sure that you get a copy of what was bargained and instructions on voting by mail is to make sure UFCW 21 has your correct mailing address.
Conifer St. Elizabeth - We Are Taking Action!
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Your Bargaining Team met with Conifer Management on Wednesday to continue progress on a First Contract and secure the wages and working conditions we all deserve.
“We reached agreements on some minor issues, but we saw NO movement from Management on wages, Per diem pay, and PTO scheduling. Get your picket arm ready and put your walking shoes on! We must all stand together, tall and strong!”
– Peggy Laush,
St. Elizabeth BT Member
Pulling off a successful, powerful picket requires some training. Join us for a picket training Next Week!
RSVP for the Picket Action with your Bargaining Team or Union Rep.
PICKET TRAINING
Wednesday, September 16
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
https://zoom.us/join
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
Next Bargaining Date:
September 16
Before the picket training, updates will be provided on the call
St. Anne Hospital Pro-Tech - CHI Franciscan Isn't Doing Enough
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Your Bargaining Team met with Management again on September 1. While we were able to make additional progress on wages, the Employer has displayed little interest in our other proposals that address issues such as pandemic safety, certification pay, and more.
The outbreak at St. Michael (Harrison) Medical Center in Bremerton was an outrageous affirmation of our warnings that CHI Franciscan isn’t doing enough to protect workers and community. We understand that the same issues that led to the outbreak in Bremerton are not unique and, if nothing is done to fix the problems here, another outbreak could easily happen at St. Anne Hospital. We have demanded enhanced safety language in our contract that would ensure workers voices are heard throughout this crisis, unfortunately, Management has rejected the proposed safety changes. We are severely disappointed, but not surprised, that CHI Franciscan cares more about economics than the health and safety of their community.
Furthermore, we have made a certification pay proposal that would create a clearly defined list of certifications that would qualify for the premium. We’ve heard from members that it has been difficult to qualify for certification pay because our contract gives Management too much authority to decide who deserves the premium. This proposal, which the Employer has rejected, would take that power away from Management and finally establish clarity and equality around certification pay.
Your Bargaining Team will resume negotiations with the Employer on September 16 & 25.
“Safety before profits! CHI needs to do more to protect their employees and the community.”
OUR BARGAINING TEAM: Michelle Grennan, Kimberly Matson, and Miroslava Dashkel.
Conifer St. Elizabeth - Picket Action Training!
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The time has come to take strong visible action to show Conifer we are united and standing strong for a Fair Contract that meets our needs.
We are still fighting for:
PTO accrual and scheduling
Holiday Pay
Fair wages
To make sure our picket is successful we have a training scheduled and we need all union members at Conifer St. Elizabeth to attend this meeting.
PICKET TRAINING
Wednesday, September 16
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
https://zoom.us/join
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
Northwest Administrators - Bargaining Continues
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The Bargaining Team met with NWA Management again on Tuesday, September 1, and we are continuing to work on a comprehensive proposal based on your feedback received thus far. We are pressing Management to consider and discuss the COVID-19 pandemic Letter of Understanding to keep our members safe and secure during this critical time.
We will be meeting with Management every other Tuesday, look out for bargaining updates shortly after each session!
Next Bargaining Date: Sept 15
Mason General RN - Management Proposes Significant Takeaways
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Management has proposed some alarming takeaways from our current contract:
Eliminating cash out of Earned Time
Eliminating Retiree Medical Coverage
Eliminating Emergency Shifts
Decreasing incentives to pick up additional shifts
Our Bargaining Team proposed an agreement for COVID policies – including hazard pay.
To win these important protections we need to hear from you! Take the COVID safety survey!
Franz Bakery - 100% YES Vote!
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Our agreement with Franz Bakeries was ratified unanimously on September 1, 2020. This is a 4-year contract that runs through October 21, 2023.
After lengthy negotiations we were able to win meaningful wage increases and a long-term solution for our pension while maintaining our benefits with FULL retro and NO takeaways!
Providence - Providence, We Will See You at the Bargaining Table!
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Early June 2020, Providence Everett approached us and asked if the RN unit would be interested in extending the contract through June 2021. Currently the Providence Everett RN contract expires October 31, 2020. Providence offered a 4% increase (split in two payments), implementing paid parking on 2021 for all bargaining units, and starting talks to eliminate/replace EIB. We took this offer to the members and on August 20th, the RNs overwhelmingly voted down Providence’s contract offer!
All bargaining units at Everett, oppose paid parking and eliminating EIB. As the largest unit at Everett with about 1,500 members, the RNs have demonstrated to Providence that an increase for one unit will not be divide the units and change their minds on paid parking and EIB.
Voting down the contract was the first step in our contract campaign! Next we will be sending out bargaining surveys via email/mail, requesting financial information from Providence, and requesting for bargaining dates.
Also, the Everett RNs will be joining three newly organized Providence units at the bargaining table: St. Peter Technical unit, Centralia Technical unit and Support Services unit. Together we will have about 2,500 Providence union members at the bargaining table.
Last year, the other Providence units were able to keep EIB and win a good contract because they were united! All four units will be fighting together and showing Providence that a fight with one unit is a fight with all! It is especially important that St. Peter and Centralia win a good first contract in order to keep across the board contract standards and show other non-organized Providence units that when we organize, we win!
