Metropolitan Market Members ratified our Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with Metropolitan Market that will improve all wages in our King County stores effective December 18, 2022! If you have any questions please reach out to our Union Rep. or our Member Resource Center Rep. at 1-866-210-3000.
Lourdes Medical Center/LifePoint (Technical)
Bargaining Begins
Our next bargaining dates will be December 19 and December 20. We are hopeful that we can get closer to a recommended offer before the Holidays.
"Our Bargaining Team met with the Employer last week. We are striving to get a great contract with our focus being on wages, membership and cleaning up other language in our contract. Everyone is working hard for a contract we can all be happy with.”
- Shahna Airoldi, Ultrasound Tech, Steward, Bargaining Team member
For questions, comments, or concerns, please reach out to a Bargaining Team member or Union Rep Juanita Quezada @ (509) 340-7407.
Our Bargaining Team (L - R): Juanita Quezada - Union Representative, Shahna Airoldi - Ultrasound, Malinda Mcbee - Pharmacy Tech, Francisco Roman-Montoya - Rehab Aide, George Rodriguez - Surgical Tech, Robert Roy - Respiratory Therapist
Not Pictured: Monica Cacioppo - Pharmacy Tech, David Coomes - Surgical Tech
“Being a part of the Bargaining Team has been a wonderful experience. Not only have I felt a sense of unity with my Union members, but I have felt an overwhelming amount of support with my Union representatives” -Elizabeth Smith, Patient Register II
On December 5 and 9, we met with Skagit Regional Health to bargain our contract at Cascade Valley Hospital. We are extremely optimistic that in our next session we may have a tentative agreement to bring forth to membership for a vote! We have tentatively agreed to language including:
Ensuring seniority when moving between departments
Non-discrimination language including ensuring equity and diversity trainings happen regularly
Having discipline removed from personnel files after 2 years
Requirements for more notice on
any layoffs
Language for members to have more time to respond to recall
Bereavement leave that now can be non-consecutive to grieve your loved one within a 12-month period
Other various language changes to ensure better access to Union rights
We are awaiting Skagit’s response on our per diem proposal, wages, holidays, PTO, convenience days and more. We are hopeful that on Monday, December 19, which is our next bargaining date, to be able to come up with a tentative agreement so that we may have your new CBA in time for the holiday season!
For questions, please reach out to Union Rep Celia Ponce-Sanchez @ (360) 419-4678.
Our Cascade Valley Bargaining Team: Elizabeth Smith – Patient Register II, Pammy Hammond – Unit Assistant, Robin Shults – Pharmacy Tech, Vicky LaPierre – Unit Assistant, Lidna Deeter – Surgical Tech, Jason Burbee – Surgical Tech
Rosemary Mitchell is a substance use disorder family counselor and has been with Evergreen Health since 2018. This is her first time on the bargaining team.
She describes her job as serving up hope one patient at a time and saving families. “This is my dream job. I am helping build better families. I joined the bargaining team to be a voice for my coworkers. We have lost a lot of people since 2020 and none have been replaced. I love my job, we just need work-life balance which is hard when you working with a skeleton crew.”
Patty Romero is a certified surgical technologist. She’s been with the hospital for 23 years and has been at the table bargaining the last five contracts.
“I just wanted to be able make a difference on what was fair,” she says of why she joined the bargaining team.
“I am hoping for an equitable and fair contract, and that the hospital sees that we need to feel valued. They need to acknowledge what we do and what it takes to be away our families. We were on the front lines during the worst of the pandemic while they were sitting at home on their computers when we didn’t have that choice.“
Be on the lookout for Patty and Rosemary to visit your department as they share updates on the latest bargaining developments.
Know someone who is not getting updates? Send them the link to update their contact information!
For additional information contact your Union Representative Sharra Oakley at 206-436-6614.
Harbor Regional Health
Contract Ratified
Contracts for the Professional, Technical, Service and Maintenance, Business Office and Medical Records units have been overwhelmingly approved! Over several months of bargaining, workers and community members let Management know that wages and staffing conditions must improve.
Increases to wages are effective the first full pay period after ratification. Both the wage increases and ratification bonus will be included in the Friday, December 30 paycheck.
For further information contact a Bargaining Team member or Union Rep Brandan Zielinski @ (206) 436-6603.
Harbor Regional Health Bargaining Team (L-R): Debbie Sturm, Janet Byrd, Daniel James, Ricki Franklin, Bambi Shope
In October 2022, the Employer overpaid wages to a large portion of members within St. Michael Medical Center, St. Joseph Medical Center, St. Anne Hospital, and Virtual Health bargaining units. They notified UFCW 3000 that they would be seeking recuperation of the excess wages, which they are legally entitled to do. When the Employer began deducting overpayment members realized that the deducted amounts were incorrect.
We sent the Employer a cease and desist letter asking them to stop the deductions and allow us to bargain over the overpayment recovery plan. Management has ignored our request, so we have filed a group grievance on behalf of all bargaining units regarding the overpayment recovery plan. Additionally, we have filed an unfair labor practice against the Employer for ignoring our request.
If you believe you have been deducted an incorrect amount, please email your paystubs and a brief description of how much money you believe is owed to you at: Virginiamasonwagegrievance@ufcw3000.org. We will continue sending out updates to all VMFH bargaining units.
We also encourage you to file a L&I complaint with the State: https://secure.lni.wa.gov/wagecomplaint/#/ and file a PAR with VMFH human resources.
On November 15, your bargaining team met with Card Kingdom to continue negotiations. Your bargaining team achieved 4 tentative agreements with Card Kingdom, including:
An article that addresses anti-bias and de-escalation training
An article that creates a labor management committee to meet with your employer quarterly to address workplace issues
An article that shows how dues are paid and how Card Kingdom will share employee information with the union
An agreement that union members will be notified of new jobs and if they do not get the job will be able to get feedback on why
Tentative agreements mean that your bargaining team and Card Kingdom have agreed on proposed language and once they agree on an entire contract, Card Kingdom workers will review and vote on the tentative agreement to become a full contract/CBA.
We will be meeting with Card Kingdom again to continue negotiations. If you have any questions, please reach out to your bargaining team.
In Solidarity,
Cole (AM Production)
Raevyn Fletcher (ON Production)
Zach Whittle (ON Machine Ops)
Mark Ochsner (AM Warehouse Specialist)
Kosmo Parker (ON Shipping)
Jeff Dunn (PM Inventory)
Lee North (AM Grading)
On November 10, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health sent notice to workers across several facilities that they intend to recover wage overpayments associated with the October 21 paycheck, which were as of a result of last month’s Kronos outage.
Healthcare workers have expressed concern over the Employer’s overpayment recovery plan, specifically, questions regarding the accuracy of the Employer’s math and hardships over the limited payment options.
In response, UFCW Local 3000 has sent Virginia Mason Franciscan Health a cease-and-desist letter to allow us time to bargain an agreement that addresses these concerns.
In the meantime, we recommend that members retain any documentation related to the October 2- October 15 payroll period. We will follow-up with additional information as this situation develops.
Your Bargaining Team:
Faith Soriano-Miller, RN – PCU
Erin Reynolds, HUC in ED
Lolita Edge, CS Tech in Sterile Processing
Luz Martinez, Monitor Tech
Poonam Gill, RN – PACU
Austin Smith, EVS
Ken Farrell, Charge RN MedSurg
Management has moved very little at the bargaining table. Our Bargaining Team came to the table ready to fight for a strong and equitable contract for all of our coworkers. We came to the table with multiple proposals to better our working conditions, including low census and staffing. Unfortunately, Management rejected our current proposals and refuses to bargain on the issues that matters most to us.
“Management needs to respect our FTEs; just like Management has financial obligations, we too have financial obligations for ourselves and our families.”
— Lolita Edge, CS Tech in Sterile Processing
“We need to have better working conditions so that we can recruit and retain qualified staff.”
— Ken Farrell, Charge RN MedSurg
“A good contract is a reflection of how much Management cares and respects their employees.”
— Faith Soriano-Miller, RN – PCU
Please join our petition for a fair and strong contract. We call on Management to bargain a contract that respects us, pays us and protects us.
If you want more information about what’s going on with bargaining, there are three meetings coming up to meet your Bargaining Team and get more information!
Online Contract Action Meeting
Thursday, November 17 • 7:00 PM
https://zoom.us/join
Lunch with Bargaining Team
Tuesday, November 22 • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Online Contract Action Meeting
Tuesday, November 22 • 5:00 PM
https://zoom.us/join
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
“I have just witnessed a one day negotiation with a approval rating of 99% from our members. I have been in management for just over 18 years and have been with this great union UFCW 3000 for around 10 years. I have also been employed with Holy Family Hospital for over 21 years. In my eyes this fast track negotiation is a blessing. Corporate management has realized that we are all in a desperate mode to keep us staffed properly and the reason we haven’t been able to is money. We have great language in our contract that I feel will keep this process going. Thank you all for participating and God bless.” -David James Coleck, NAC, Union Steward and Bargaining Team
On Thursday, November 3, UFCW 3000 represented Service and Maintenance members at Providence Holy Family Hospital ratified a new 3 year contract. We have set a foundation to build power within the workplace that will improve working conditions. Our new contract contains the highest wage increases that we have seen at Holy Family, increases to premiums, and tuition reimbursement by super-majority vote.
Thank you to all members who joined one of our vote meetings and participated in the ratification of this contract. Contact a Bargaining Team member or Union Rep Lenaya Wilhelm @ (509) 340-7369 for any questions or concerns.
Our Providence Holy Family Bargaining Team: Joseph Turner - SPD, Jackie Williams - UFCW Negotiator, Kendrick Jones - EVS, David James Coleck - NAC, Emily Hoover - Lab, Jodi Spurgin - Cook, Denise Hatch - Medical Support Staff, Lenaya Wilhelm - UFCW Union Rep, Not pictured: James Joyce - ER Tech, Alysha Cooper - CNA
Your Bargaining Team: Janet Byrd, Ricki Franklin, Dan James, Bambi Shope, Debbie Sturm.
After months of being severely understaffed and unable to hire, HRH is starting to make the connection and come to the table with proposals recognizing the high cost of living and pay at surrounding hospitals. (The connection may also have something to do with the large group of energetic picketers marching in front of the hospital a few weeks ago!)
The Union Bargaining Committee met with management on October 24 and we traded proposals.
We were scheduled to meet November 3 but management notified us at the last minute that they couldn’t meet. The Union Bargaining team made good use of the time to review management’s current proposals and plan for our next session November 15. We are hopeful that management will come back to the table prepared to get this done!
For more information or to get involved, reach out to Union Representative Brandan Zielinski at bzielinski@ufcw3000.org or (206) 436-6603.
If you or someone you know is not receiving emails, update your contact information below!
Crossroad’s management team made it clear their priority is to maintain the status quo, not to listen to worker’s concerns or address wage disparities. When your bargaining team proposed layoff language, Crossroads management said that they didn’t want to give workers much of a voice in the process because they want to maintain ultimate control over business decisions. That’s not right, your voices matter!
Your bargaining team is interested in moving forward with negotiations and ensuring the bargaining process finishes quickly. Crossroads workers have made their priorities clear:
Better pay
Paid time off and holidays
Trans and affordable healthcare
Pandemic and safety language to keep workers safe
Crossroads management has only scheduled one meeting time per month and have made it clear their intention is to delay negotiations again until December.
You deserve better from management. Your coworkers are taking action to demand better.
Retail work is real work!
Reach out to your union rep Dominick Ojeda (206) 649-2774 to learn about the plan to win and what actions are coming up.
Samaritan Health RN Wage Scale Change vote
Samaritan Health has proposed a mid-contract improvement to our current wage scale for all RNs.
Because it is a permanent change to our contract, we will need to have members in good standing vote on the change.
All members are encouraged to vote YES on Monday, November 14, 2022 any time between 10am–12pm in Room 405.
You will be able to ask any questions and will be provided with the proposal at the vote.
Please reach out to our Union Representative Amy Radcliff at 509-340-7370 with any questions or concerns.
Card Kingdom
Our Union Bargaining Team: Cole (AM Production), Rio Rios (PM Production), Raevyn Fletcher (ON Production), Zach Whittle (ON Machine Ops), Mark Ochsner (AM Warehouse Specialist), Kosmo Parker (ON Shipping), Jeff Dunn (PM Inventory), Lee North (AM Grading)
On Thursday, October 27, our Bargaining Team met with Card Kingdom Management to begin contract negotiations. We proposed 7 articles that included progressive discipline and termination language, gender neutrality and inclusivity, and a community statement, with additional articles to come at future bargaining dates. We are hopeful that Management aligns with our shared values.
Although we moved forward with many articles, Management used most of the pre-scheduled time to discuss their ‘Ground Rules’ for bargaining. While not objectionable, it is an unusual level of detail to use and we hope that we can focus on progressing contract language at future bargaining dates. We will be meeting again in November with the full bargaining team. If you have additional questions or concerns that have come up since the bargaining survey, please reach out to Union Rep Dominick Ojeda (he/him) through discord, office phone 206-436-6586.
Wray’s Foods
The contract includes:
Annual increases for Journey workers
Hourly bonuses through the life of the contract
Maintaining Health and Welfare
Securing our pension and moving into a new variable annuity pension
Contract Union Rep Raul Zaragoza if you have
any question on the new agreement at 509-340-7391
Olympic Medical Center
On October 11, the Healthcare Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was ratified with overwhelming support.
What does this mean for you? As Olympic Medical Center transitions everyone’s healthcare back to PEBB from Premera, you will see a $100 lump sum deposited into your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) in January 2023 to help offset any cost during transition. You will be able to use this $100 lump sum immediately starting in January 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact your Union Representative Aimee Oien at 360-662-1981.
EvergreenHealth Monroe
We have started Bargaining for a new Contract!
On Wednesday, October 19, Union Members met with Management to discuss essential contract issues.
We have set up meetings over the next month to bargain over wages and premiums, benefits and working conditions.
Staffing is a huge issue and we have made a proposal to ensure that workers have an opportunity to weigh in on the problems and solutions!
We will be digging more into wages in the next few weeks and will keep you updated!
To get more information or find out how you can get more involved contact your rep: Sharra Oakly at 206-436-6614.
We have a new historic agreement with a lot of great wins:
New wage scale that eliminates 5 ghost steps with each step either equal or above Providence St. Peters Hospital to help recruit and retain quality Nurses.
A committee to discuss call language and policies
Health and safety language
Increase premiums including float pay, excessive call pay, night shift and others.
Safe staffing language
And much more!
Scan the QR code to find the redline version of the contract OR go to: bit.ly/MHS-CMC-RN-Redline
We are scheduled for 3 consecutive days of expedited bargaining beginning on Tuesday, October 18, where we will be focusing on compensation.
“Unusual times demand unusual measures. We are excited to see how this new process works out for our bargaining unit.” - Joseph Turner, Sterile Processing
“We have heard good things about this process throughout the state and now it is our time.” - David Coleck, Nursing Assistant
For questions, please reach out to our Bargaining Team or Union Rep Lenaya Wilhelm @ 509-340-7369
Holy Family Bargaining Team: David Coleck - Nursing Asst, Joseph Turner - Sterile Processing, Jodi Spurgin - Cook, Denise Hatch - ED Tech, Alysha Cooper - Surgery Nursing Asst, Emily Hoover - Lab Asst/Phlebotomist, James Joyce - ED Nursing Asst, Kendrick Jones - Environmental Aide
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