Summit Pacific Medical Center - Bargaining Continues

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ALL PROPOSALS ARE ON THE TABLE! This is a milestone in our negotiations and brings us much closer to a final agreement!

THE UNION PROPOSES HUGE WAGE INCREASES to account for the missed cost of living and longevity increases that happened this summer. Now the ball is in Management’s court.

NOW’S THE TIME TO SHOW OUR STRENGTH! Only in coming together with our coworkers are we going to be able to demonstrate to management that we have the power! SIGN OUR PETITION TODAY!

Our Bargaining Team: Angi Swinhart—RN, Clinic; Kristen Frazer—Registration Specialist; Barbara Ford—ED HUC; Jeff Redmond—ED Tech; Alicia Wood—RN, ED

OUR NEXT BARGAINING DATE IS ON OCT 9! 

Olympic Medical Center - OMC Support Services and Pro-Tech Unit will be receiving retroactive pay!

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Due to COVID-19, we were not able to hold an in-person contract ratification vote for the Pro-Tech and Support Services units. UFCW 21 has been conducting all contract ratification votes via mail-in ballots. 

But due to the staffing shortages and reduction in machines within the United States Postal Service, ballots and returned ballots were extremely delayed. We have been in talks with OMC to implement the new contract wage increases before the dates the two contracts were ratified and OMC has agreed!

Retroactive bonus pay shall be dispersed on the October 9 paycheck. OMC sent out an email last week listing how the retroactive pay would be calculated.

If you have any questions about your retroactive pay or believe it is incorrect, please contact your Union Rep Aimee Oien (360) 662-1981.

Providence St. Peter - Making Progress on Core Articles!

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It is clear that our workplace actions are working and Management is interested in a deal. But we must prepare to fight for our EIB and wage increases. Because of this impending fight, we sent out a letter to several community groups informing them about our contract negotiations and asking for their support! We will be having meetings with them to discuss how they can help us obtain a good first contract and keep our EIB!

On September 23 and 24, we met with Hospital Management and worked on five articles which cover Management’s right to change working conditions, disciplinary standard of “just cause,” grievance timelines, health and safety language, no striking during the life of the contract, and notification to the Union in case of a change in ownership.

These are core articles in all Union contracts. It is important that we have an agreement on these articles before we move onto economics, like wages, premium pay, health insurance, etc. 

We will be holding a Zoom contract action team meeting/townhall to discuss bargaining in greater detail. In addition, please share the community letter which is posted on our PSPH Tech Facebook group.

In the spirit of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”

OUR BARGAINING TEAM:
Josh (CT), Shapel (X-ray), Colleen (Cath Lab), Rae Lynn (RT) 

Join our online townhall meeting! 

Tuesday, September 29

6:30 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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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

Sign the Petition

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

Stay Up to Date! Keep Your Contact Information Current

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.

(1) View the Settlement Agreement Here

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.

PLEASE UPDATE YOUR INFO

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