Trios Health RN - Bargaining Update

Trios Health RN
Bargaining Update

July 17, 2026

Our RN Bargaining Team began our second bargaining date with management eager to see responses to our initial set of proposals, after providing management with more than 15 pages of proposals at our first session on June 24.

Our excitement quickly turned to disappointment when the Employer let us know that it would not have economic proposals—wages, premiums, and other items—for us that day. These sections were excluded from the Employer’s responses.

Despite this, we got right to work once we received the Employer’s non-economic counterproposals and returned our own set of counters to the Employer by the end of the day.

We reached a few minor tentative agreements, including:

• Some contract-wide job title and benefits title updates

• Mirroring paycheck availability deadlines for direct deposit

We discussed the duration of our contract with the Employer throughout the day. We proposed a three-year agreement, while the Employer indicated that it would prefer to wait until more sections of the contract are agreed upon before reaching a formal agreement. The Employer hinted at a shorter or longer duration, depending on how negotiations progress.

We indicated that while our formal proposal is for three years, we are open to discussing the duration as negotiations continue.

Lastly, we brought it to the Employer’s attention that disqualifying nurses from bonus shift incentive pay because they called out sick during that period may violate Washington state protected sick leave laws. We look forward to hearing back from management on this at our next session.

Following our next session, we plan to announce our next Bargaining Update and Contract Action Team meeting. Stay tuned for future updates and look out for our next meeting!

“We appreciate the nurses stickering up on July 16! Your support at the hospital helps us support you at the bargaining table.”

— Tami Ottenbreit, OB RN

Bargaining Team: Tami Ottenbreit, OB RN; Stephanie Weibel, ER RN; Yesina Ellis, ICU RN; Holly Hurst, Med Surg RN; Karen Campbell, Surgery RN.

If you are interested in being a member of our Contract Action Team, call our Union Rep, Juanita Quezada, at (509) 340-7407.

Confluence Health - Bargaining Begins at Confluence Health for the Professional First Contract

Bargaining Team: Theresa Randolph, Lab Scientist; Trisha Self, Physical Therapist; Clari Ramos, Nutrition Therapy; Jessica Schell, Social Worker; Trevor Schultz, Pharmacist.

“Overall, today had a positive outcome, and we did a lot of hard work on our proposals. Still, I am a little disappointed that management did not have much to give back to us today. I am excited to see what progress we make at future meetings.”

— Trevor Schultz

“Your Bargaining Team has put in a lot of work to get to today. We have had several meetings and put a lot of thought into the proposals we presented. Our Bargaining Team is committed to ensuring that each proposal reflects the priorities of the entire unit. We have spent a lot of time considering how each sentence could be interpreted and ensuring that all language matches our collective needs across departments.”

— Trisha Self

We have just concluded our first day of bargaining for our Union contract. We presented all of our non-economic proposals, including recognition, successorship, seniority, employment practices, job security, and a grievance procedure to protect us in our jobs.

Management responded to two of our proposals and committed to responding to the rest at our next session on the 23.

We learned a lot about the process today and are hopeful about what we can accomplish at the next meeting. This is a fluid process that is continually changing, and at this time, we are limited in what specifics we can share. Throughout this process, it is important that we maintain unity and strength to win what we deserve.

After each session, we will send one of these updates and highlight opportunities for everyone to be involved in this process through our Contract Action Team.

Please reach out with any questions or concerns to your Union Rep, Becky Latzel, or a member of the Bargaining Team.

The Doctor’s Clinic - Bargaining Update - Slow Progress

The Doctor’s Clinic
Bargaining Update - Slow Progress

July 10, 2026

We met with TDC management and received its first economic proposal. Management proposed low wage increases, explaining that most workers received a step increase last year. Management also rejected most of our proposals.

We proposed higher wages, increases to premiums and differentials, and language to ensure that workers have a voice in decisions about health insurance.

Management said a worker committee to discuss the cost of health insurance is unnecessary because it has an open-door policy and workers can come directly to management with questions. Our proposal would create a committee that meets with management before open enrollment each year to discuss health insurance and changes to the plans.

There are many job openings, the cost of living is rising, and health insurance is expensive—particularly for workers with a high deductible.

We are preparing a response to management’s proposal. We are scheduled for a full day of bargaining on July 22, 2026.

Want more information? Drop into a contract action meeting:

Want more information? Drop into a Contract Action Meeting:

July 23, 2026
6pm - 7pm
UFCW 3000
2430 NW Myre Rd. #101
Silverdale, WA 98383

For more information, call Union Rep Ryan Degouveia at 360-662-1981.

“The battle has begun…”

— Laura Niebel

Bargaining Team: Laura Niebel, Terri Dumont, Jennifer Heberling.

MultiCare Capital Medical Center Professionals - Tentative Agreement Reached! Vote Scheduled! Informational picket canceled!

Our Bargaining Team at Capital Medical Center is overjoyed to announce that on Thursday, July 9, we reached a fully recommended tentative agreement with MultiCare for the Professionals’ first Union contract.

Copies of the full contract and wage scales will be available at the vote. Our Union Bargaining Team will also be present to make sure our coworkers get the necessary details before casting their ballots.

Importantly, this also means that the informational picket scheduled for Monday, July 13, is canceled.

Through our strength, determination, and collective power, we achieved a first contract that we are proud to bring to a vote, including significant wins like:

Just Cause protections, so we cannot be disciplined or terminated without substantiating evidence

Union seniority rights, so our tenure with CapMC will factor into various job protections and rights

Health insurance protections, including capped premium increases over the course of our Agreement and guaranteed benefit eligibility based on FTE

Union wage scales, securing minimum wage rates based on years of experience and continued growth through both across-the-board increases and step longevity advancement

Credit for work experience, so experience in our job classifications, including experience outside of and before Capital Medical Center, will factor directly into our placement on the Union wage scales

To read through the tentative agreement, discuss the future of our new Professionals Union, and cast your ballot, please attend one of the vote meetings below.

Ratification Vote

July 20

7am - 9am and 2pm - 5pm

MultiCare Capital Medical Center, Cascade Conference Room, located within the cafeteria

“So excited! At a loss for words!”

— Sela Smith, Pharmacist

“We did it!”

— Amy Myrtue, Dietitian

“I’m proud that we stuck it out, I’m proud of the work we did, and proud of this contract!”

— Kimberly Vetter, Occupational Therapist

“Excited to have made it here, and with such a great foundation that we only get to build on from here!”

— Tammy Taylor, Physical Therapist

Bargaining Team: Kimberly Vetter, Occupational Therapist; Sela Smith, Pharmacist; Tammy Taylor, Physical Therapist; Amy Myrtue, Dietitian; Callie Hills, Hospital Social Worker.

FEEST - A Long Time Coming

Bargaining Team: Erandy Flores; Devan Rogers; Noah Collier; David Trujillo; Robert Goldsmith.

“The bargaining process has been efficient, informative, and we hope that management returns open-minded. We are confident that what we are asking for is reasonable.”

— Noah Collier, Programming

“This is a long time coming, and I’m excited about how this bargain will open up collaborative opportunities for our members at work.”

— Devan Rogers, Operations

On Tues and Wed, July 7 and 8, our Bargaining Team and FEEST management met to negotiate your first Collective Bargaining Agreement. We made progress on several issues and reached agreements on the following:

Successorship: Protecting our Union if FEEST merges or is sold.

Union Business: Codifying the position of a Shop Steward and granting your representative access to the worksite so we can ensure the contract is followed and you can access your Union Rep.

Harassment and Discrimination: Providing strong protections that require the Employer to provide remedies if harassment or discrimination occurs against any worker.

Our Bargaining Team and FEEST management have agreed to meet next week to resume negotiations. Until then, please wear your Union gear and show solidarity with your Bargaining Team.

Next week, we hope to make progress on these proposals: Discipline and Discharge, Paid Leave, Immigration, Gender Identity, Reasonable Accommodations, health care, and Wages.

Please reach out to a Bargaining Team member if you have questions, or contact your Union Rep, David Trujillo, at (206) 436-6606.

Providence Radiant Care - Bargaining Update

On July 7 & 8, we met with Providence for back-to-back bargaining days to continue negotiations on our union contract. Over the course of our time together, we focused heavily on the all-too-normal issues faced by employees at our clinics- chronic understaffing leading to chronic overtime, frequent traveling between clinics to help out with other chronically understaffed clinics… All leading to an increased workload, stressful work environment, and sense of uncertainty in our schedules.

While we exchanged a number of different ideas around incentives/stipends/bonuses to try and lessen the impact on our staff- we continuously stressed to Providence that overall- these ancillary solves are just that: ancillary; and frankly, if wages at Radiant Care were competitive enough to recruit and retain talented staff, we all wouldn’t need to rely on them.

In the afternoon on Wednesday, we presented Providence with a comprehensive package proposal which aims to both illustrate (and directly address) to management that wages are the permanent fix, rather than just a band-aid. After spending a bit of time reviewing the proposal, management let us know that they’d need more time to run numbers and spend time working on their end to get us a response. While we are very eager to see what their response brings- it’s also time that we have some serious conversations with our coworkers about the next steps in our contract bargain:

“We’ve come to a critical point in negotiations and we’re going to have to make important decisions about next steps that will impact all of us- therefore, we need to hear from all of you. Show up, in person, so we all know how to move forward.” -Kelly Covington, RN

CONTRACT ACTION TEAM MEETING: Friday, July 10 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

In-person location in Olympia forthcoming – our Bargaining Team will follow-up with the location ASAP

In the meantime, we are also officially launching Strike Pledge Cards- follow the link below to pledge your name in solidarity & show management we are ready to take action to win a strong contract!

SIGN THE STRIKE PLEDGE! >>

St. Michael Medical Center Bargaining Update - Sign The Strike Pledge Card Today!

St. Michael Medical Center

Bargaining Update - Sign The Strike Pledge Card Today!

Tuesday, July 7

Our Union Bargaining Team met with the Employer again on Tuesday, July 7, to continue negotiations for our next Union contract.

After more than a month of waiting for a response to our health care proposal, the Employer finally came back with a counterproposal. While we appreciate finally receiving a response, the numbers they proposed are not sufficient to keep up with projected increases in health insurance costs and would likely result in higher costs for workers.

Our Bargaining Team’s health care proposal was based on data provided by professional health care actuaries and is designed to ensure that the Employer bears the burden of projected cost increases instead of pushing those costs onto workers. Anything less increases the possibility that workers will pay more for their health care and our bargaining team believes any increases to workers is unacceptable, especially given the employer low offer on wage increases.

Frustrated but determined, our Bargaining Team got back to work and presented another comprehensive proposal for the Employer to review. Our proposal addresses many of the real needs workers are facing, including competitive market-based wages, affordable health insurance, and meaningful premium improvements. Our wage proposals did not make much movement, but they are in line with what the market is offering at other health care facilities and would help keep St. Michael competitive.

We stand by our proposals. They are realistic, data-driven, and necessary. The Employer, meanwhile, continues to act as if it can ignore the economic realities facing health care workers.

That became even more clear when the Employer sent back a second counterproposal later in the day. While they slightly increased their offer on health care, their movement on wages was minimal and insulting.

The Employer’s latest wage proposal is:

Year 1 (2026): 2.75%

Year 2 (2027): 2.50%

Year 3 (2028): 3.00%

Nothing will change until we take action. Many of your coworkers have already signed the Strike Pledge Card and are wearing Union stickers in the workplace. If you have not signed yet, now is the time!

Sign The Strike Pledge Card Today >>

Our next bargaining date with the Employer is July 16, and we have proposed additional dates for the Employer’s consideration.

"A hospital’s greatest asset is its people. A contract that fails to value them fails everyone."

— Lara Williams-Graham

"A big waste of time."

— Bryson Andrews

Bargaining Team: Robel Haile, Clinical Pharmacist; Bryson Andrews, ED Tech; Olivia Almeida, Respiratory Therapist; Merry Brandt-MacFann, CT Technologist; Lara Williams-Graham, Certified Surgical Technologist; Angela Roberson, EP Technologist; Rob Shauger, CNA.