Forks Community Hospital Tech / Service - Contract Vote Scheduled
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After historically productive negotiations, we were able to reach a tentative agreement before our contract expiration. We were able to win significant market adjustments for a number of positions and overall COLAs over the 3 year agreement that bring us up to industry and area standards.
We also were able to win:
A new preceptor program
Improved rest between shift language
Easier access to EII benefits
Increased premiums and differentials
With NO Takeaways!
“We achieved our goal of making improvements to our contract that make our facilities more comparable with and even competitive to surrounding hospitals and facilities.”
— Our Bargaining Team
We will be voting this fully recommended offer by mail! Please make sure your address and information are up to date.
You can view the full contract and wage scales online.
Contract with Proposed Changes - View Document
Join an online vote meeting to hear more about the offer and ask questions. Vote meetings will be 7/13 at 8 AM and 6 PM. Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.
Olympic Medical Center - ProTech - Contract Vote Scheduled
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Your Professional-Technical Unit Bargaining Team has reached a fully recommended tentative agreement with Olympic Medical Center! We have been bargaining over wages, working conditions, and the short-term disability program since May 2020. During bargaining, we did an analysis of our wages compared to the surrounding hospitals and other rural hospitals in the area. OMC proposed to retire our “short term disability” program and we gave this a lot of thought. Our short-term disability program provides 60% or 75% wage compensation per week. We fought to keep our plan but heard from the unit that wages should take priority. In addition, the new Washington Paid Family Medical Leave provides a higher benefit and accrual than our current short-term disability program.
There are more details to our tentative agreement, which we will go over in depth via a Zoom video webinar on July 9 at 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM (the link will be included with the vote documents). Please join us on either date to ask questions and go over the vote documents. Given the pandemic, we are unable to hold an in-person contract ratification vote and will be doing a mail-in ballot. The Union will be mailing and posting the vote documents on the UFCW 21 website through the link provided below.
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact our union representative, Aimee Oien at aoien@ufcw21.org or our negotiator, Evelyn Orantes-Fogel at eorantesfogel@ufcw21.org.
Virtual Vote Meeting Webinar
Thursday, July 9 • 7:30 AM • 4:30 PM
Details for joining will be mailed and emailed out with vote instructions. To review a copy of the full legal document with all proposed changes please view the document here.
Planned Parenthood - Tentative Agreement Reached with Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and Hawaiian Islands
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Our Bargaining Team began meeting this Spring to negotiate our contract. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic prevented us from meeting in person, we have continued to work together to fight for fair wage increases.
We won respectful wage increases across the board for all employees.
This agreement is for one year (through 5/31/21), so we’ll be back to the table next spring to negotiate a full contract. We’re excited to work with our co-workers to continue to address wages and other issues.
“Given restrictions on meetings and dealing with an ongoing pandemic, we are glad to have reached this 1-year deal now so that members can get immediate raises. The outcome of the presidential elections will give us a clearer picture or Planned Parenthood’s funding, and we can fight for everything we deserve next year.”
– Your Bargaining Team
Join an online vote meeting
6/22 9am - 10:30am
6/22 6pm - 7:30pm
*Contact a Bargaining Team member or your Union Representative for call-in details
To review a copy of the full legal document with all changes to the contract please visit the link provided in the text below.
PCC - Contract Vote Scheduled
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Our Bargaining Team began meeting this last winter to negotiate our contract. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic prevented us from meeting in person, we have continued to work together to fight for fair wage increases.
We won significant wage increases with full retro throughout the scale while maintaining our healthcare and securing our pension. This agreement is for 1 year (through December 2020), so we will be back to the table this fall to negotiate a full three-year contract. We’re excited to work with our co-workers to continue to address wages and other issues.
Given restrictions on meetings and members dealing with an ongoing pandemic, we are glad to have reached this 1-year deal now so that members can get immediate raises and full back pay. We can all focus on fighting for a full 3-year contract in a few months when we can regroup in person.
– Your Bargaining Team
To review a copy of the full legal document with all changes to the contract please visit the links provided below.
Grocery - View Document
Meat - View Document
Zoom Vote Meeting Times
6/16 9am - 11am
6/16 5pm - 7pm
6/17 9am - 11am
6/17 5pm - 7pm
Contact a bargaining team member or your Union Rep for call-in details.
Harrison Medical Center Service & Dietary - Contract Vote Scheduled
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Your Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement with the Medical Center that won substantial wage increases, new short-term personal leave, improved schedule posting language, as well as many other improvements.
We will be holding drop-in virtual vote meetings on Friday, June 19 at 8AM and 4PM to answer any questions about the tentative agreement. Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.
We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the mail-in voting process works. To review a copy of the full legal document with all proposed changes please visit the link provided in the body of the email below.
Swain's General Store - Contract Vote Scheduled
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We will be holding an online vote meeting on Sunday, June 7 @ 6:30pm to answer any questions about the tentative agreement. Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.
We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the mail-in voting process works. To review a copy of the full legal document with all changes please visit the link provided in the body of the email below.
Upcoming Online Vote Meeting
Sunday, June 7 • 6:30PM • Details for joining will be mailed out!
King's Command - Contract Vote Scheduled
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After months of negotiating with King’s Command Foods, we have reached a tentative agreement for a six (6) month contract extension that includes improvements to the wages through the life of the contract extension.
Wage increases for every single union member and retro pay were secured. No takeaways!
Voting will be by mail-in ballot! We will mail you the voting materials to the address we have on file. Ballots must be returned by Friday May 29, 2020 in order to be counted. In order to make sure your ballot makes it to the right place, please confirm your address.
We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the voting process works. To review a copy of the full legal document with all changes to the contract please visit the link provided below.
JOIN OUR ONLINE VOTE MEETINGS:
Drop-in on Tuesday, May 26 to ask any questions about the tentative agreement:
5:00PM – 6:30PM
Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.
St. Joseph Tech - Contract Vote Scheduled
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UPDATE 5/13/20
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center Technical Unit
Ratification Vote – By Mail
May 2020
Vote Document
BARGAINING TEAM IS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDING A YES VOTE!
This cycle the Union Negotiating Committee pushed to begin bargaining prior to expiration in order to come to a timely resolution. After months of bargaining, the team received an offer they can recommend.
How to Cast Your Vote:
Review the offer, then mark your ballot "Yes" to accept the proposal, or "No" to reject the proposal.
Place your marked ballot in the Ballot Envelope. Do not put your name on the outside of the Ballot Envelope, or on the ballot itself. This ensures the secrecy of your ballot.
Place the Ballot Envelope inside the Return Envelope.
Sign the back of the Return Envelope, noting your name and work location. Your signature is how we verify each eligible voter can cast one and only one vote.
Note: The Ballot Envelopes will be separated from the Return Envelopes before any Ballot Envelopes are opened, so the secrecy of your ballot is preserved.
Ballots must be returned by Wednesday, May 27th in order to be counted.
HAVE BALLOT RETURNED TO:
UFCW Local 21 c/o David Barnes, Negotiator
5030 1st Ave South #200
Seattle, WA 98134
We will be holding 3 different drop-in online Vote meetings on Friday, May 15 to answer any question about the tentative agreement. Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.
We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the voting process works. To review a copy of the full legal document with all changes to the contract please visit the link provided in the body of the text below.
JOIN OUR ONLINE VOTE MEETINGS:
Drop in at any of these times via Zoom on Friday, May 15:
8:30AM – 10:30AM
12:00PM – 2:00PM
4:00PM – 6:00PM
Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.
BARGAINING TEAM: Michelle Gilmore, Sissy Allison, Vanessa Giles, Monica DeWitt, Kat Wood
St. Joseph Tech - Tentative Agreement Reached
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UPDATE 5/13/20
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center Technical Unit
Ratification Vote – By Mail
May 2020
Vote Document
BARGAINING TEAM IS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDING A YES VOTE!
This cycle the Union Negotiating Committee pushed to begin bargaining prior to expiration in order to come to a timely resolution. After months of bargaining, the team received an offer they can recommend.
How to Cast Your Vote:
Review the offer, then mark your ballot "Yes" to accept the proposal, or "No" to reject the proposal.
Place your marked ballot in the Ballot Envelope. Do not put your name on the outside of the Ballot Envelope, or on the ballot itself. This ensures the secrecy of your ballot.
Place the Ballot Envelope inside the Return Envelope.
Sign the back of the Return Envelope, noting your name and work location. Your signature is how we verify each eligible voter can cast one and only one vote.
Note: The Ballot Envelopes will be separated from the Return Envelopes before any Ballot Envelopes are opened, so the secrecy of your ballot is preserved.
Ballots must be returned by Wednesday, May 27th in order to be counted.
HAVE BALLOT RETURNED TO:
UFCW Local 21 c/o David Barnes, Negotiator
5030 1st Ave South #200
Seattle, WA 98134
After several bargaining sessions, in person and via telecommunications, your Bargaining Team is pleased to announce a fully recommended tentative agreement that addresses the core issues brought forward by the membership around staffing and wages.
This agreement includes a commitment from Management to address staffing concerns from frontline workers, wage increases and no Management take-aways!
Voting will be by mail-in ballot! We will mail you the voting materials to the address we have on file. Ballots return deadline to be announced. In order to make sure your ballot makes it to the right place, please confirm your address in the body of the email below.
We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the voting process works. A copy of the full legal document with all changes to the contract will be provided.
We will be holding drop-in online Vote Meetings to answer any question about the tentative agreement. Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.
BARGAINING TEAM: Michelle Gilmore, Sissy Allison, Vanessa Giles, Monica DeWitt, Kat Wood
If you have any questions, please contact your Union Representative @ 800-732-1188
Zenith - Tentative Agreement Reached
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After many months of negotiations, and bargaining into the night last week, we reached a tentative agreement that addresses many of the issues brought forward by the membership. We secured significant wage increases and retro pay, we preserved our vacation and sick time, and we also won training language.
Voting will be by mail-in ballot! We will mail you the voting materials to the address we have on file. Ballots must be returned by Friday May 15, 2020 in order to be counted. In order to make sure your ballot makes it to the right place, please confirm your address or update it through the link provided.
We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the voting process works. A link to a copy of the full legal document with all changes to the contract will be provided.
We will be holding two drop-in online vote meetings to answer any question about the tentative agreement. Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.
“My belief is that this is the best contract Zenith and Local 21 have had in the last 22 years.”
Sue Wehmeyer
ONLINE VOTE MEETINGS
5/11 @ 5PM - 7PM • 5/12 @ 11AM - 1PM
Three Rivers Hospital - Three Rivers Management Proposes Recruitment and Retention Wage Increases for Hospital RN’S
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At a time where our healthcare system is being stretched during the COVID-19 outbreak, Management has dug deep and offered significant wage increases.
Please be on the look out for a vote ballot in the mail soon. If you have any questions and need to update your address please email your Union Representative Maureen Hatton at mhatton@ufcw21.org
Olympic Home Health Contract Vote
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Olympic Home Health has reached an agreement The Committee fully recommends a “YES” vote
On February 26, the home health bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement with Management. We won across-the-board increases and market adjustment increases for half of the unit, including nurses and therapists. In addition, we won improvements to current contract language like: grievance process, required per diem work, and preceptor pay. Also due to the implementation of the new WA Paid Family Medical Leave program which everyone has access to 12 weeks of paid leave, OMHH will be changing the short term disability plan. In order to explain the changes precisely, we encourage everyone to attend the ratification vote. The full details of the tentative agreement will be made available on the ratification vote day. If you have any questions please contact your union representative: Aimee Oien (360)662-1981.
Ratification Vote
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
OMHH Port Angeles (inside the conference space) 7am-11am
Olympic Medical Center Sequim (inside the office space ) 7:30am-11:30am
Central Washington Hospital - Tech Residual Unit Reaches Tentative Agreement with Management
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Join us in Voting “YES” to be a part of our Union Contract! Everyone is encouraged to attend and see where they will be placed on the wage schedule.
Vote Time
Wednesday March 4
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Conference Room D
tentative agreement reached with the Sequim school district: Contract Vote Scheduled
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The bargaining committee is fully recommending this tentative agreement, which includes improvements to the contract and no take-aways! Thursday, January 30 2pm to 4pm Sequim School District Office in the Board Room 503 N Sequim Ave, Sequim, WA 98382
UFCW 21 Providence Workers’ Votes Announced
/For Immediate Release:
January 15, 2020
Contact: Tom Geiger, 206-604-3421
UFCW 21 Providence Workers’ Votes Announced
“We showed that through unity, and a commitment to our patients and each other that we could win a fair contract that is better for patient care and safety, better for staffing and better for the future of our hospitals.”
*The changes are reflective of wins across our union’s Providence bargaining units. Specifics may vary by location.
The Tentative Agreement reached held the line on every one of the employer’s takeaways including:
NO cuts to our paid time off/sick leave that would have taken millions of dollars from years of our earned benefits
ONLY accepting the new leave system after significant improvements and where it benefits us—at Holy Family and St. Mary’s
NO changes to our health care
We fought for and won:
Improved safety standards for workers so we can be safe at work
Improved staffing levels so we can take care of our patients with enough co-workers on shift
Significant wage increases for every scale so we can better recruit and retain high quality staff at all our hospitals
Ratification bonus payments
Many market adjustments and increases to premiums to make sure we are fairly compensated and our workplaces remain competitive
Better language in our contract to increase our power as unionized workers so we can stand up to Providence in the future and push back against their attempts to intimidate
Lines up contract expirations in a way that will allow us to take action together in greater numbers in the next round of negotiations
Now the time has come for members at each location to vote. At their vote meeting, members will review the full details of the proposed new contract, get questions answered and vote.
Pro-Tech in Everett
DATE: 01/21/20
TIMES: 6:00am – 9:00am, 11:00am – 2:00pm, 5:00pm – 9:00pm
LOCATION: Colby Campus Olympic, Conference Room, 1700 13th St, Everett, WA 98201
DATE: 01/21/20
TIMES: 6:00am – 9:00am, 11:00am – 2:00pm
LOCATION: Everett Labor Temple Room 106, 2810 Lombard Ave Everett, WA 98201
Centralia RN
DATE: 01/22/20
TIMES: 6:00am – 9:00am, 11:00am – 2:00pm, 5:00pm – 9:00pm
LOCATION: Koreski Conference Room 914, S Scheuber Rd, Centralia, WA 98531
St. Peter’s RN
DATE: 01/23/20
TIMES: 6:00am – 9:00am, 11:00am – 2:00pm, 5:00pm – 9:00pm
LOCATION: Nisqually Conference Room, 413 Lilly Rd NE, Olympia, WA 98506
St. Mary’s RN
DATE: 01/23/20
TIME: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
LOCATION: Mother Joseph Room A & B, 401 W Poplar St, Walla Walla, WA 99362
DATE: 01/24/20
TIME: 11:00am – 2:00pm, 4:00pm-6:00pm
LOCATION: Mother Joseph Room A & B, 401 W Poplar St, Walla Walla, WA 99362
BACKGROUND:
We started out as nine different negotiations across our one union. For months we got essentially nowhere and we were suffering from an increasing number of Unfair Labor Practices. Then we started to turn that around. We coordinated actions across our union, took strike authorization votes and developed a Unity commitment with SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW and WSNA. We worked together and ramped up the pressure on Providence to change. They still didn’t move. And then just hours before we collectively would have issued our 10-day notices to strike, we had a breakthrough. Together. This was followed by around the clock negotiations and ongoing unity that resulted in historic Tentative Agreements being reached across all of our bargaining units. We did it together. We remain committed to supporting SEIU healthcare 1199 NW until they reach a Tentative Agreement. And we are committed to keeping up with this collective spirit to enforce our contracts and negotiate together again in years ahead.
Tentative Agreement Reached contract votes scheduled: Providence PRMCE • Centralia • St. Peter • St. Mary
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Providence PRMCE • Centralia • St. Peter • St. Mary
Tentative Agreement Reached
contract votes scheduled
After months of negotiations working in coalition with UFCW 21, SEIU 1199NW and WSNA, dozens of actions across the state and connecting with our communities about our issues, our Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement and recommends a YES VOTE! Now the time has come to make your voices heard again. Come to a vote meeting to review the full details of your proposed new contract, get questions answered, and vote.
PRMCE Pro-Tech
01/21/20
6:00am – 9:00am 11:00am – 2:00pm 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Colby Campus Olympic Conference Room
1700 13th St, Everett, WA 98201
01/21/20
6:00am – 9:00am 11:00am – 2:00pm
Everett Labor Temple Room 106
2810 Lombard Ave Everett, WA 98201
St. Peter’s RN
01/23/20
6:00a – 9:00a 11:00a – 2:00p 5:00p – 9:00p
Nisqually Conference Room 413
Lilly Rd NE, Olympia, WA 98506
Centralia RN
01/22/20
6:00a – 9:00a 11:00a – 2:00p 5:00p – 9:00p
Koreski Conference Room
914 S Scheuber Rd, Centralia, WA 98531
St. Mary’s RN
01/23/20
5:30pm – 8:30pm
01/24/20
11:00am – 2:00pm 4:00pm-6:00pm
Mother Joseph Room A & B
401 W Poplar St, Walla Walla, WA 99362
*These votes are open to all active-member UFCW 21 Providence Workers. Active members are eligible to vote at whatever time is most convenient.
Providence Mt. Carmel - Bargaining Team Recommends "Vote No and Reject Management's Offer"
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Contract Vote Cancelled
After lengthy negotiations with our union collegues throughout Washington state, Providence has agreed to withdrawal their short-term disability plan. Consequently, the plan to vote on January 7 and January 8 is cancelled until further notice.
The bargaining team is encouraged by management's changes at the table will bring a fair settlement at Mt. Carmel.
For questions, please contact your Union Representative Maureen Hatton at (509)340-7370.
