Kaiser Alliance of Health Care Unions Kaiser Pauses Bargaining
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National Bargaining was scheduled to take place this week, unfortunately, instead of bargaining, Kaiser has chosen to pause bargaining…
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St. Joseph Medical Center Pharmacists Bargaining Update
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Despite our disappointment, we knew the next step we should take was to get right back to work and provide management with our counters by the end of the day to keep the process moving forward. With the exception of our benefits proposal, which we felt was necessary to await the employer’s complete response-to, prior to working on a counter ourselves.
Read MoreProvidence St Mary Medical Center RN Tentative Agreement Reached!
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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 MoreMetropolitan Market Time to take our message to the streets!
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Our bargaining committee knows that our coworkers need their raises this holiday season and we want Metropolitan Market to stop dragging their feet on reaching a tentative agreement and allow us to schedule a contract ratification vote.
Read MoreOptum Care Inc Everett Clinic Bargaining Update
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On Monday, December 15, our Bargaining Team representing the newly-organized oncology clinic workers at Optum Care, Inc. met with management for our first official session of negotiations toward our first Union contract!
Read MoreProvidence Regional Medical Center RN - Meet Your Bargaining Team
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Thank you for recommending us to represent the nurses at Providence Regional Medical Center. We look forward to getting started early and approving language that benefits nurses and our patients.
"I am on the Bargaining Team again because I feel strongly about continuing the fight for a contract that we can be proud of."
— Stephanie Sausman
"I believe in the power of our voices to create change for the benefit of our families, our community, and our patients."
— Kimball Conlon
"I'm looking forward to representing all of our Providence nurses and also being an active advocate for our surgical services RNs."
— Carrie Rimel
"I am grateful to have been nominated by my fellow peers to help represent all nurses in obtaining a fair and equitable contract with our Employer. One that supports safe staffing for our patient's well-being and for them to get the care they need to be safe, not having to be provided by the rapid response team because they are declining while hospitalized."
— Tulena Lammers
"Looking forward to representing per diem RNs and fighting for safe staffing."
— Amanda Chinnick
"Nurses are the Union, UNITE!"
— Scott Ryan
"I believe in the power of our voices to make a difference for everybody. I'm committed to this process and believe we have a strong team."
— Terry Peirce
Not pictured: Juan Stout and Kristen Crowder
Reach out to our Bargaining Team or Union Rep Anthony Cantu at (206) 436-6566, if you have any questions, concerns, or you simply would like to discuss what's happening.
Mason General Hospital Professional, Technical, Business Office, Service and LPN New Supplemental Leave Benefit Vote Scheduled!
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We are excited to announce that we have been working with the hospital on an agreement so that bargaining unit employees who are using Washington State Paid Family Medical Leave may elect to use up to twelve hours of Earned Time per pay period as a supplemental benefit.
Read MoreRecovery Cafe Bargaining Update
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On December 8, our union Bargaining Team met with Recovery Cafe Management for another session to discuss wages and health care.
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PCC Stand With Us to Reclaim Our Co-Op!
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Our contract negotiations with PCC are heating up. In back-to-back sessions on December 9 and 10, our member-led Bargaining Team delivered most of our proposals, including:
Read MoreSkagit Regional Health Bargaining Update
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We want to be sure that everyone is doing well and staying safe during the catastrophic events that are affecting the Skagit geographic area. For more information and resources, please see the following post Resources for Members During Flooding and Extreme Weather Events — UFCW 3000
Read MoreProvidence Sacred Heart Service & Maintenance Contract Ratified!
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“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 MoreEvergreenHealth Monroe Contract Ratified!
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On Tuesday, December 9, Union Members overwhelmingly voted to ratify our contract.
Read MoreHarbor Regional Health - Contract Ratified!
/Union members overwhelmingly ratified all five contracts at Harbor Regional Health on Friday. We had great conversations and were happy to share the improvements to the contracts.
People turned out in record numbers to vote!
Contract highlights include:
Significant wage increases
Ratification bonus
Increases to premiums and differentials
For additional information, contact a Bargaining Team member or Union Rep Kimberly Starkweather at (206) 436-6515.
Bargaining Team: Dan James; Eric Timmons; Janet Byrd; Ana Garcia; Debi Sturm; Bambi Shope
Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores Jefferson County & Clallam County Contracts Ratified!
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On December 5, new Jefferson county and Clallam county grocery and meat contracts were ratified!
Read MoreDowntown Dog Lounge New Vacation Policy Vote Scheduled!
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Downtown Dog Lounge is proposing to begin a new vacation policy after the new year. Because this is change affects our existing contract, we will be voting on the proposal on December 18.
Read MoreMultiCare Covington Medical Center Bargaining Update
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Our meeting with MultiCare on December 5 left us hoping for more. Over the previous two sessions, we provided Management with a significant majority of our non-economic and economic proposals.
Read MoreProvidence Swedish Rehab Hospital - Bargaining Update
/We negotiated with management on December 1 and December 3. Our focus is getting competitive wages for all three years of the contract, creating a contract provision for education, and continuing to negotiate over layoff and severance pay, seniority, and management rights.
Our team hopes that management is receptive to keeping wages and other economics competitive and we have spent a great deal of time discussing the work we do and our dedication to excellent patient care in our work.
On December 3 we also hosted a drop-in Zoom meeting to discuss where we are at in bargaining and we plan to meet again soon.
Our next bargaining date is December 15, 2025.
If you would like additional information, talk to a Bargaining Team member.
Bargaining Team: Eleanor Artman, Christina Murphy, Katrina de la Cruz
Metropolitan Market Bargaining Update
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Our Union has been in negotiations with Metropolitan Market since our fellow union members at Safeway, Fred Meyer, QFC, and Albertsons (“Allied”) ratified their contract earlier this year in June. Recently, our Bargaining Team met with Metropolitan Market representatives on November 24 to have further discussions regarding the grocery contract proposals. On November 7, meat managers throughout Metropolitan Market met with employer representatives to work on our meat agreement.
Read MoreRecovery Cafe Bargaining Update
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On November 25, our union Bargaining Team met with Recovery Cafe for another bargaining session. We began our discussion asking questions about Management’s plan to support staff to meet the goals at the SODO location, what happens if the goals are not met, and alternatives to a worksite closure.
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