On June 25, 2024, we held a virtual meeting for the beginnings of our Contract Action Team of Conifer St. Michael Medical Center workers. As a group we discussed: High priority items to address in bargaining with the Employer…
Read More“It’s been a long road, but we are so grateful to everyone who has supported the bargaining process and all of our coworkers who turned out to vote for these unprecedented wage increases.” -Our union bargaining team: Mitch Longoria, Lori Bomengen, and Terra Powell
Our Union Bargaining Team is happy to say our online contract vote on June 24and June 25resulted in an overwhelming majority of those voting casting a “Yes” vote!
Read MoreOur Union Bargaining Team is preparing for a crucial day of negotiations with MultiCare tomorrow.
As mentioned in last week’s update, our team submitted proposals to the employer during our last session that aimed to create momentum towards a fair agreement. We believe it was a significant step towards resolving our differences, intended as an olive branch to facilitate constructive dialogue.
Read MoreOn June 21, we ratified our second contract ever at Hood Famous! This contract includes wage increases, introduces vacation days, provides guaranteed hours to full and part time employees, and moves from a tip model to a service charge model. We are setting the model for the service industry in Seattle.
Read MoreHistoric turnout of members and community has shown MultiCare that our Bargaining Team is serious when they say workers across the system are frustrated and committed to take action for a fair contract. And our team feel even more confident, knowing that so many community supporters, workers from other unions, and elected officials also have our back.
Read MoreOn Thursday, June 13, our Bargaining Team had a bargaining session with WhidbeyHealth.Between our May 23 negotiations and this past Thursday, we have come very close to wrapping up both parties' non-economic proposals.
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On June 6, 2024, our opening letter requesting bargaining dates with Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions was sent. On June 13, Local 3000 received a response from Conifer saying that the Employer considers “this request to be overly premature”, and that “Conifer does not understand the reasons for beginning negotiations so early”. Well, it is because we are hoping to secure a new Collective Bargaining Agreement as soon as we can! As such, we were not able to set bargaining dates in June or July, but have secured August 28 for our first day of bargaining. Meanwhile, we do have a request out for September bargaining dates and look forward to getting to the bargaining table. As stated in our previous update, the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires October 31, 2024.
Union Representative Ryan Degouveia has assembled a Bargaining Team of our coworkers and we will be holding an open virtual meeting for all workers at Conifer St. Michael on June 25 between 5:30PM and 6:30PM. We hope to have an open and frank conversation about folks’ top priorities. As our Silverdale office is in the process of moving, this will be online-only via Zoom. Details will be forthcoming via text message very soon!
Should you have any questions or wish to be involved in building workplace solidarity to win a strong contract, Union Representative Ryan Degouveia can be reached at 360-662-1982.
Make sure your personal contact information is up to date so you don’t miss important bargaining information and union benefits!
Kaiser UFCW 3000 membership ratified historic mid-contract wage increases for all members on April 19. Management gave word that those increases have been processed in HRConnect and we anticipate your new wage to be in your next paycheck coming on 6/21/2024.
Please note: The retroactive pay will not be on this same paycheck. The retroactive pay for all hours worked (from the effective date until now) will be coming in either of the the next two pay periods: 7/5/24 or 7/19/24.
The wage increases ranged from 5% to 9% depending on job classification. To understand your new wage, multiply your current wage by 1.05, 1.06, or 1.09:
e.g. $30.00 x 1.05 = $31.50
$25.60 x 1.09 = $27.90
Please reach out to your Union Representative or Contract Specialist with any questions or concerns!
Contract and rep information:
Our Bargaining Team is working on a new contract. So far, Management has been receptive to proposals regarding staffing, equity and workplace safety. We received a proposal from them addressing Earned Time and Sick Leave and are preparing to respond next week. We have started to discuss economics and in particular, Wages. We know this is at the top of everyone’s list of priorities.
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On June 13 and 14, we met with the PRMCE Management team to discuss the closure of the inpatient rehab unit and negotiate over the effects of this decision. During this meeting, Providence informed us that they plan to officially close the unit sometime in mid-October 2024. The current plan is to retain all PRMCE inpatient rehab employees until the official closure date. Employees who have accepted a position at the new rehabilitation facility in Lynnwood (Lifepoint/Providence Swedish Rehabilitation Unit) will transition to the new location after the PRMCE unit closes.
Throughout our discussions, it became clear that Providence and Lifepoint’s plans are still evolving. However, it appears they are committed to securing positions for all interested inpatient rehab caregivers and are negotiating with Lifepoint on wages and benefits. Providence confirmed that Lifepoint will match the current inpatient rehab caregivers’ wage rates, PTO accruals, continuing education funds, tuition reimbursement, and hire dates.
We also requested that Providence ask Lifepoint to delay the job offer acceptance deadline of June 21st, but Providence stated that Lifepoint cannot extend this date. We recommend that each caregiver make their own decision regarding the job offer from Lifepoint based on their personal circumstances. If you do not accept a position at Lifepoint now, we are unsure if a position will be available for you in the future. Nonetheless, all Pro, Technical, and RN bargaining unit members have the option to take a vacant position at the Colby Campus using the bumping language in their contracts.
Moreover, we presented a severance proposal that included PTO/EIB cashout and other benefits for all laid-off employees, but Providence rejected this proposal. We will likely be meeting with them again soon to present a counterproposal.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your bargaining team or union representatives, Jack Crow at 206-436-6614 or Anthony Cantu at 206-436-6566.
Our union Bargaining Team: Mary Brown, Daudette Catey, Allison Axelrod, Jane Warner, and Debbie Stevens
After months of negotiations, our union Bargaining Team (Tai and Kyzaiah) has reached a full tentative agreement with Hood Famous .
Read MoreWe had our first meeting with the Employer on June 12, to share concerns over retention and the current economic situation and how that has affected our membership.
Read MoreAfter two months of bargaining, and significant work to beat back management’s proposed takeaways, our member lead bargaining team is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year contract.
Read MoreWe must show LabCorp our readiness to take decisive action if we fail to reach an agreement. We believe the Employer has engaged in unfair labor practices throughout the bargaining process, including, but not limited to making unilateral changes to your working conditions following the expiration of the contract, spying on union activity, and taking measures to prohibit employees from even talking about the union. Therefore, our Bargaining Team has scheduled a vote for the following week on June 25 & 26.
Read MoreResponses to the union bargaining survey have been carefully reviewed by our union Bargaining Team and we have started the process of exchanging proposals with Mason Management.
Read MoreOur team met with management on Tuesday (6/3) and continued to discuss non-economic issues such as layoff protections, seniority, temporary employees, low census and more. While there is still much to be done, we were pleased with the pace of negotiations and are hopeful that management will continue to display the same collaborative attitude we saw today.
Read MoreAfter eight months of constant battle and momentous efforts by our bargaining team and the unification of our entire membership, we have finally settled our contract with Providence Sacred Heart. Our members’ efforts and commitment have yielded the best contract we have seen for our collective bargaining unit. This is a small victory in the greater war for recognition of our efforts and skills, and our value as caregivers to our families and community.
Read MoreOur bargaining committee was excited to share the Tentative Agreement we reached with Harbors Home Health & Hospice at our three vote meetings on Friday, May 31. Judging from the vote results, we feel that our coworkers were excited about the offer as well—which is now in full force and effect after members voted overwhelmingly in support to ratify the new contract.
Read MoreMultiCare management spent this week trying to divide and confuse us, releasing their sub-par wage proposal and trying to convince workers that it’s just good enough to keep us quiet.
We are spending this week and next preparing for action.
Read MoreIn April a survey was sent out to all Conifer St. Michael Medical Center UFCW 3000 members regarding compensation, benefits, and working conditions in preparation for our upcoming Union contract negotiations. The response rate was remarkably strong! Unsurprisingly, of folks’ top three issues in responses, wages were the most commonly recognized area where workers would like to see improvement. The next two top issues in the responses were affordability of health insurance and enhancement of vacation/PTO benefits.
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.
