Uwajimaya Meat Contract Ratified!
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On April 27, our new Meat contract was ratified! On a great day of voting, Meat workers overwhelmingly ratified a contract that highlights the value that Union workers bring to Uwajimaya.
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First & Goal Bargaining Update
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On Monday, April 27, our Union Bargaining Team met with the Employer and presented nearly a comprehensive non-economic proposal. These included most contract terms outside of wages, health care, retirement, and scheduling. At the meeting, we told the Employer that moving forward we wanted to plan for a full day session in person where we can pass across proposals. We are working with the Employer to secure future dates.
Read MoreDowntown Dog Lounge First Day of Bargaining: Team Comes Prepared and Ready
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Our Downtown Dog Lounge Bargaining Team met with management for our first day of bargaining. The team came prepared, focused, and ready to get the process started. We worked hard to move proposals across the table that reflect the priorities members have been raising.
The team is committed to keeping this process moving. Management canceled our next scheduled bargaining date on April 27, 2026, and we are currently working on tentative dates to get back to the table as soon as possible.
“The Union is not the natural enemy of Management.”
— Lea Swift
“There was a lot of Movement.”
— Chris Edwards
What We Worked On
Our Bargaining Team passed proposals focused on building a stronger contract and addressing the issues that matter most to Downtown Dog Lounge workers, including:
Competitive wages that respect the work workers do every day
Safety language for both workers and the dogs in their care
What Comes Next
We are working to confirm new bargaining dates with management and will continue to keep members updated as soon as those dates are set.
Now is the time to stay engaged. Talk with your Bargaining Team and be ready to take action together. A strong contract comes from a strong, united membership.
Bargaining Team: Lea Swift; Chris Edwards
MHS Mary Bridge Transfer RNs Online Accretion Vote Scheduled!
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After months of bargaining, we have come to a tentative agreement with the Employer for the Mary Bridge Transfer RN accretion process. Through the agreement, we have placed everyone on the wage scale. The employer will have 30 days to review the placements to make sure they are accurate.
Read MoreOptum Care, Inc Bargaining Update
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On Monday, April 20, and Tuesday, April 21, we met with Management to continue negotiations for our first union contract. During these back-to-back sessions, we continued the productive exchange of the non-economic articles proposed for our contract, and reached tentative agreements on sections like:
Read MoreWhidbey Health Pro Tech LPN Contract Action Meeting April 28
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CONTRACT ACTION MEETING: April 28 from 6:00-7:00pm at Oak Harbor Library: 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor WA 98277
Read MoreMultiCare Covington Medical Center Bargaining Update
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Our bargaining session on April 20 was very productive. At the beginning of the day, we separated out into our bargaining units to have discussions about the remaining open issues in each contract
Read MoreOlympic Medical Center Pro Tech Bargaining Update
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We have started bargaining and have given Management both economic proposals and proposals that will update and elevate contract language. Although we have received some responses from Management, we anticipate responses to our economic proposals at our next session.
Read MoreSkagit Regional Health Contract Ratifies!
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On Friday, April 17, healthcare workers at Skagit Regional Health, with a 98% acceptance rate, ratified their new contract. The new contract was ratified after a day of well-attended vote meetings. Our Bargaining Team is proud of the work we accomplished at the table—and proud to share this win with all of our coworkers.
Read MoreSeattle Children’s Respiratory Therapists Career Ladder Update
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Yesterday we held a vote on the Memorandum of Understanding surrounding the Respiratory Therapist Career Ladder and it was voted down. We are currently reaching out to the Employer to figure out next steps and will update everyone as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, please reach out to your Union Representative David Trujillo.
Read MoreHave a Heart Healthcare Online Vote: April 29 from 10am to 4pm
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As a part of our union contract, we have set a limit on healthcare cost increases year to year of 10% (5% shared by the Employer, 5% shared by union members). Our healthcare costs have increased 12.3% (2.3% more than our contract covers). Members in good standing are encourage to participate in this online vote to maintain our existing healthcare coverage. Voting yes would increase the healthcare cost on employees an additional 2.3% on top of what the contract covers and would ensure we can maintain the existing coverage in our healthcare plan.
Read MoreRecovery Cafe Bargaining Update
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Our Union has been in negotiations with Recovery Cafe for over 8 months. While first contracts can take time to ensure existing benefits are secured and to build upon important issues, our Union Bargaining Team is eager to get to a contract as soon as possible. As prices rise, each week without meaningful wage increases or improvements on healthcare costs is felt deeply by our coworkers.
Read MoreUwajimaya Meat Contract Votes Scheduled!
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Through months of negotiations and direct actions like leafleting, our Union Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement with Uwajimaya. Our tentative agreement gives us higher than market raises for Journeyperson wage increases, secures our pension & healthcare and makes improvements to benefits such as vacation and sick leave.
Read MoreMacy's Bargaining Update April 17, 2026
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3 Days of Bargaining!
On April 14, 15, and 16 your Macy’s bargaining committee met with Macy’s management to negotiate a new contract. We made some progress on smaller contract language issues around vacation benefits, personal days, and Washington State’s Paid Family Medical Leave.
Read MoreDreamclinic - Bargaining Update
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We met with the Employer on March 17 and March 31, both half days. We have tentatively agreed to several more Articles during these sessions, and we are scheduled to meet with the Employer, virtually, on April 28 & 29 for full days sessions. We are hopeful to achieve many more Tentative Agreements during our first two full back-to-back bargaining sessions and look forward to the Employer coming to the table and bargaining in good faith with us.
Read MoreChildrens Therapy Center Bargaining Update
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Our session on April 10 was very productive. Our Bargaining Committee started the day meeting with a subcommittee of Kristina and Rachel to work on the caseload calculator. The Employer acknowledged that they heard us about how important a caseload maximum was and worked on integrating it into their proposal. It was very beneficial and while there are still some adjustments we would like to make, we are very close to closing the gap on our proposals and finalizing the section. After that session, Management presented their proposal and TA’d inclement weather, without making movement on much else. In an attempt to identify places we would be willing to move without sacrificing our position, we passed across package proposals (proposals that need to be accepted in their entirety or rejected). We hope this signals to the employer where our outstanding issues are and help them create proposals that could move in similar directions.
Read MoreUwajimaya Meat Department Tentative Agreement Reached!
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Our Bargaining Team is excited to have reached a tentative agreement with Uwajimaya on April 10. We entered negotiations with Uwajimaya independently for the first time with the goal of getting a contract that reflects the value we provide as Union workers. After 3 months of negotiating, we have achieved that goal.
Read MoreOlympic Home Health Bargaining Update
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Management gave us a presentation of their current financial situation and we were able to ask questions to determine how we move forward and make improvements to our wages and working conditions. This included a discussion about how they are dealing with debt. They acknowledged that they had debt and talked about how they were reducing it.
They discussed the need to increase the amount of patient care within Olympic Medical we are currently giving to increase the amount of money coming into the organization.
Read MoreGrand Central Bakery Bargaining Update
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Our Union Bargaining Team met with Grand Central Bakery for a productive virtual session. Our team has been working hard on crafting economic proposals that include feedback and recommendations from the membership. We are pleased that Grand Central Bakery has been so open to discussion and has continued to be collaborative at the table. They’ve also expressed interest in our priorities for economic bargaining, and we are excited and hopeful for when we show our next economic proposals!
Read MoreCascade Valley Hospital Tentative Bargaining Agreement Reached!
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Our bargaining team is excited to have reached a tentative agreement. Priorities included adopting the SRH wage table and improving working conditions in general,
We are proud of a contract that includes:
· Across the Board Wage Increases every 6 months
· Robust Market Adjustment
· A contractual commitment on moving into a improved OT system
· Ratification bonus
· And much more
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