Providence St. Peter RN - Online Contract Ratification Vote! Your Bargaining Committee Recommends a YES Vote!

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On May 3, we reached an agreement with Providence St. Peter’s Hospital! We will be voting online on Wednesday, May 25 from 6:00AM to 8:00PM. The entire vote document shall be available for review 24 hours prior to the start of the online vote. 

We will be holding virtual vote meetings on Monday May 23 and Tuesday May 24 8:00AM to 9:00AM and 8:00PM to 9:00PM. During these meetings, we will be going over the vote documents and answering questions.

In order to vote, you must be a union member in good standing prior to the start of the vote. You will be receiving an online vote link from “SimplyVote” at 6:00AM on May 25. If you do not receive a link to the vote, please email your union representative Erin McCoy emccoy@ufcw21.org. Additionally we ask that you provide us with a non-Providence email address. We have noticed in the past that Providence’s email system blocks emails from “SimplyVote” and UFCW. 

If you do not receive UFCW emails, please check your junk/spam folder or update your contact information by May 20, 2022 at https://www.ufcw21.org/update-your-information. If you have any questions, please contact your bargaining team or union representative. 

PSPH RN Vote Meetings

  • Monday, May 23 • 8:00 AM

  • Monday, May 23 • 8:00 PM

  • Tuesday, May 24 • 8:00 AM

  • Tuesday, May 24 • 8:00 PM

https://zoom.us/join

Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.

PSPH RN Bargaining Team: Mike Staley, Andy Dusablon Jacob Kostecka, Darlett Holm, Holly Wallace, Marcia Chinnick, Julia Douglas

Mid Valley Hospital and Clinic - Tentative Agreement Reached in Record Time

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“Our team worked to let management know wages were a priority, they listened! We are excited to share this experience with you all at the upcoming vote.”

Bargaining Team Top Left: Cheryl Pfeifer, RN; Karen Sanders, CAN; Teresa Cutchie, RN; Maureen Hatton, Union Rep 

Bottom Left: Juanita De La Cerda, Rad Tech; and Shawn Well, PAR 

Join Our Vote Meeting!

Please attend one of these meetings times to get the details. 

Full agreement for review will be available at the vote meeting. UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to attend a meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract. Contact a Bargaining Team member or your Union Representative for any questions.

Thursday, May 12

12:00 pm - 2:00pm

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

Conference Room G 

Thank You! - from the Grocery Store Worker Negotiations Team

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Thank You! - from the Grocery Store Worker Negotiations Team

As rank-and-file grocery store workers, members of the UFCW 3000 bargaining committee, and leaders in our union, we know that our contract fight exemplifies union democracy.

This bargaining committee works in grocery stores every day. We come from many different departments. We are young and we are old. We are all genders. We are Asian, Black, White, and Latinx. We made all the key decisions at this bargain, and we are the ones who voted unanimously to recommend this settlement to the membership for approval. That is union democracy at work.

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Grocery Store Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify New Contract!

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Over the life of this new three-year contract, grocery store workers will see wage increases of $4 — $9 an hour, gains in safety and training, health care benefits protected with no increased costs, a secured pension and more.

Frontline essential grocery store workers stayed on the job during the pandemic, ensuring our communities had the food, medicine, and supplies we all needed. While the Employers made billions of dollars in profits, Essential Workers were denied the respect, protections and pay they deserved. Workers across Western Washington united and signed thousands of strike pledges, took actions in their stores and communities, and this week voted overwhelmingly to approve their new contract.

The many improvements in the ratified contract include:

  • Wage increases of $4 to $9 an hour over the term of the Agreement for the most veteran workers.

  • Elimination of lower pay scales in departments such as deli, bakery, fuel, and e-commerce, some of which are disproportionately staffed by women, immigrants, and people of color.

  • An increase of 150% in wage escalators – the required minimum amount for each raise, creating a larger “bump” from CPIS adjustments to the minimum wage.

  • Increased funding to our Health Care plan, maintaining and improving our high-quality benefits with no increase in costs for members.

  • Increased funding for our pension - one of the few pensions in the nation that has been able to make the leap from “Red Zone” to “Green Zone” status following the funding crisis caused by the 2008 financial crash.

  • Stronger ability of store-level Safety Committees to address serious safety issues, beyond just COVID protections.

  • A half million-dollar contribution each year from the Employers to fund the new Workplace Training program (WE TRAIN WA), allowing pathways to higher paying positions and career mobility within every store.

“This new wage scale moves us one step closer to having a single pay scale for everyone in the store. An hour of work is an hour of work, regardless of what department you are in, and we deserve to be compensated equally.” — Kyong Barry, Albertsons

“This contract is a historic deal. No one in this region has ever seen wage increases like this and it will go a long way to address inequities in Fred Meyer stores.” — Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer

As big and important as this new contract is— it did not come about easily. We made these historic advances because the Employers knew we were ready for a fight, and fully prepared to strike if necessary. We showed the Employers that we are willing to take them on and we proved that the public, our communities, have our backs.

Over the last year we gathered in Contract Action Teams, store by store, and we united UFCW locals in Washington, Colorado, and California to fight together for breakthrough contracts. UFCW 3000 staff went to support other grocery store worker fights, including the 10-day grocery strike in Colorado.

The members on our negotiation team are people that work in the grocery stores every day, from many different departments. Young and old, veteran workers and new hires of all genders and backgrounds, these workers on the bargaining team unanimously recommended that the Tentative Agreement be passed by the membership.

The number one priority of the bargaining team for this contract was significant wage increases at the top of the scale. This ratified contract gives Journey raises between $4 and $9 per hour – far more than we have ever won. The biggest raises are going to workers in departments that have historically suffered from an inequitable pay structure that this contract eliminates.

Together as a union, we will continue to enforce the contract we have won, enforce the laws that protect workers, and build even more support and power to address important issues we all face at work and at home.

We will hold a live UFCW 3000 Telephone Town Hall on Monday afternoon at 3 PM talking about the new grocery store worker contracts and go into details on the wage increases, improved protections and how we won this historic new agreement. When your phone rings at 3 PM on Monday, just answer and you will join the call. If for some reason the call does not go through or it gets cut off, you can also call 888-652-0384 and enter meeting ID 6821 at 3 pm on Monday to join he call directly.

Contracts were ratified for Safeway, Albertsons, Fred Meyer, QFC, Metropolitan Market, Town & Country, and other independent grocery stores. Additional stores in Northern and Peninsula counties, and other independent stores will begin voting on the contract agreement in the coming weeks.

OUR UNION NEGOTIATIONS TEAM: 

Ames Reinhold, Metropolitan Market
Amy Dayley Angell, QFC
Aaron Streepy, Attorney
Cliff Powers, Safeway
Caprii Nakihei, Safeway
Cosmo Villini, Safeway
Eric Renner. UFCW 3000
Enrique Romero, Fred Meyer
Suzi Geffre, Fred Meyer
Faye Guenther, UFCW 3000 President
Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer
J’Nee DeLancey, Town & Country
Joanna Clapham, Fred Meyer
Joe Mizrahi, UFCW 3000 Secretary Treasurer
Kevin Flynn, Albertsons
Kyong Barry, Albertsons
Maggie Breshears, Fred Meyer
Naomi Oligario, Safeway
Roger Yanez, QFC
Sam Dancy, QFC
Sam Kantak, Teamsters 38 Secretary Treasurer
Shawn Hayenga, Metropolitan Market
Tammi Brady, Teamsters 38 President
Wil Peterson, Fred Meyer

Get to know your Negotiations Team!

It's Time To Vote! Grocery Store Worker Negotiations Tentative Agreement Reached

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April 26 Info pickets CANCELED!

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April 26 Info pickets CANCELED! //

“I’m very excited about this agreement. It is the best contract in my career. Come to the vote meetings to see the details and vote!” — Amy Dayley, QFC

Essential grocery store workers from UFCW in Colorado, California and now here in our State of Washington are gaining some of the respect, pay and protections we deserve. After months of preparation and workers taking action, marathon bargaining sessions have led to Tentative Agreements with Albertsons/Safeway and Kroger. Our Union Member Bargaining Team reached this Tentative Agreement and recommends a YES VOTE to accept the proposal from the employers.

These votes are open to all active members of UFCW 3000 Grocery Store Workers in King, Snohomish, Kitsap, Mason, and Thurston Counties at the big chains (Safeway, Albertsons, Fred Meyer and QFC) and independent stores covered by this Tentative Agreement.

CONTRACT VOTE MEETINGS

Active members are eligible to vote at whichever location is most convenient, during any time when polling is open.

All vote meetings will be open between the hours of 8:00AM — 12 Noon and 4:00PM — 8:00PM

Monday, April 25 LYNNWOOD

Lynnwood Convention Center, Rooms 1DEF, 3711 196th St SW, Lynnwood (8am–12pm & 4pm–8pm)

Tuesday, April 26 SEATAC

Hilton Seatac, Emerald Ballroom, 17620 International Blvd, SeaTac (8am–12pm & 4pm–8pm)

Wednesday, April 27 BELLEVUE

Meydenbauer Center, Rooms 404-406, 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue (8am–12pm & 4pm–8pm)

Thursday, April 28 BREMERTON

Kitsap Conference Center, Puget Sound Ballrooms C&D, 100 Washington Ave, Bremerton (8am–12pm & 4pm–8pm)

Thursday, April 28 OLYMPIA

The Olympia Center Room 208, 222 Columbia St NW, Olympia (8am–12pm & 4pm–8pm)

Friday, April 29 SEATTLE *Additional location added!

First Floor Conference Room (Joe Crump Hall), 5030 First Avenue South, Seattle (8am-12pm & 4pm-8pm)

OUR UNION NEGOTIATIONS TEAM: 

Ames Reinhold, Metropolitan Market
Amy Dayley Angell, QFC
Aaron Streepy, Attorney
Cliff Powers, Safeway
Caprii Nakihei, Safeway
Cosmo Villini, Safeway
Eric Renner. UFCW 3000
Enrique Romero, Fred Meyer
Suzi Geffre, Fred Meyer
Faye Guenther, UFCW 3000 President
Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer
J’Nee DeLancey, Town & Country
Joanna Clapham, Fred Meyer
Joe Mizrahi, UFCW 3000 Secretary Treasurer
Kevin Flynn, Albertsons
Kyong Barry, Albertsons
Maggie Breshears, Fred Meyer
Naomi Oligario, Safeway
Roger Yanez, QFC
Sam Dancy, QFC
Sam Kantak, Teamsters 38 Secretary Treasurer
Shawn Hayenga, Metropolitan Market
Tammi Brady, Teamsters 38 President
Wil Peterson, Fred Meyer

Get to know your Negotiations Team!

Seattle Children's - Contract Ratified

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We are excited to announce that UFCW 3000 members at Seattle Children’s Hospital overwhelmingly voted to ratify their new collective bargaining agreement!

This historic agreement includes unprecedented wage increases (retroactively paid back to January 31), a significant increase to the per diem wage differential, increases to several differentials, contractual language improvements for a more equitable workplace, and many other improvements.

If you have any questions about your new contract, please reach out to a workplace steward or Union Representative Christie Harris at (206) 436-6606.

Rite Aid - Contract Ratified

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On Thursday, April 7, Rite Aid members voted to ratify the new contract. In the coming weeks many members will be receiving a $0.40 raise that is retroactive back to January 1 of this year, a ratification bonus of $600 (fulltime) or $300 (part-time 30 hours or less), as well as other improvements to the contract including new safety language to make sure that Rite Aid is providing a safe place for us to work!

Seattle Children’s Hospital - Tentative Agreement Reached

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We are excited to announce that your bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with management on a new collective bargaining agreement for UFCW members at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Your bargaining team unanimously recommends a “YES” vote!

  • The proposed changes to your contract include:

  • Historic wage increases that lead the market and will help with staff retention and recruitment,

  • FULL RETRO PAY back to January 31,

  • Per Diem differential increased from 10% to 15%,

  • Increases to several differentials including the night shift differential, 

  • Juneteenth as a new paid holiday, 

  • New Pharmacy Technician premiums when performing compounding or tech-check-tech assignments,

  • New promotion language that ensures a fair process when moving to a level two or three position (with retroactive effect), 

  • And so much more!

The full details of the offer will be made available during our online vote meetings on Monday, April 11.

Join Our Online Vote Meeting!

Monday, April 11

  • 9:00AM – 11:00AM

  • 7:00PM – 9:00PM

https://zoom.us/join

Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.

It’s extremely important that members attend the zoom meeting to get a full understanding of the employer’s offer and have your questions answered. However, voting will not take place at this meeting.

We will be voting online via “SimplyVoting” on Tuesday, April 12 from 6:00AM to 8:00PM. You will be receiving an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information. 

In order to vote, everyone needs to make sure their personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please visit ufcw21.org/update-your-information and update your information. If you do not receive an email to vote on Tuesday April 12, then please reach out to Union Representative Christie Harris *206-436-6606 to provide an updated email address. 

*Note: this is an office line and cannot receive text messages

Our SCH bargaining team: 

Matt Brabant - Respiratory Educator, Madison Derksema - Pharmacy Tech, Angela Ballard – Surgical Tech, Kellie Koenig – Ultrasound Tech, Ashley Strickland – Respiratory Transport, Tyler Schaffer – Anesthesia Tech, Tesfaldet Kidanemariam – Respiratory Therapist 

 

Rite Aid - Tentative Agreement Reached Online Vote Scheduled!

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Rite Aid Tentative Agreement Reached Online Vote Scheduled!

The Union has reached a tentative agreement with Rite Aid. This contract is fully recommended by the Rite Aid member bargaining committee. It includes:

  • Pay increases every year of the contract.

  • A ratification bonus for all members employed 90 days or more.

  • No major changes to the health insurance benefits.

  • Securing our current pension benefits and

  • transitioning to the new Variable Annuity Pension.

  • Improved scheduling language.

  • Other improvements.

The online ratification vote will be held from 6:00am to 6:00pm, Thursday April 7, 2022. All documents for the vote will be available online at the time of the vote for review. In order to vote you must have a valid email address on file with the Union. Update your contact information at: ufcw21.org/update-your-information

online vote meetings

We are holding two online vote meetings to provide information and answer questions before the online vote. Wednesday, April 6, 2022 @ 6PM—8PM & Thursday, April 7, 2022 @ 9:00am—11am Contact your Union Rep or check your email for information on how to join.

Central Co-Op - Recommended Agreement Reached! Vote meeting scheduled

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Central Co-Op

Recommended Agreement Reached!

Vote meeting scheduled

Our Union Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that we reached a tentative contract agreement with Central Co-op! This is offer was unanimously recommended by our Bargaining Committee and includes:

  • Wages Increases

  • No cost increases

  • to health care

  • Improvements to PTO

  • New Safety language

  • Other improvements

vote meeting

A drop-in vote meeting will be held at the store (upstairs in the breakroom) from 11am to 3pm on April 12, 2022. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend and vote!

Grays Harbor Lab Vote Scheduled To Approve Wage Increases

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Grays Harbor Lab Vote Scheduled To Approve Wage Increases

We have negotiated with Harbor Community Health and the hospital has agreed to immediately increase pay for MT’s, MLT’s and Micro.

The full details of the offer will be made available during our In-Person vote meeting on March 16. You must be present in-person to vote.

Vote Meeting

Wednesday March 16

drop-in between 1:30pm-5:30pm

Harbor Regional Health/

Grays Harbor Community Hospital

915 Anderson Drive, Aberdeen WA, 98520

Conference Room A

Please contact Union Representative Ian Jacobson with any questions, 206-436-6550 or email at Ijacobson@ufcw21.org

Providence Radiantcare Contract Vote

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Providence Radiantcare Contract Vote March 22 Our bargaining team is recommending a YES Vote

We have reached a tentative agreement with Providence Radiantcare! Our next step is to ratify the tentative agreement. We will be reviewing and explaining the contract on the day of the vote. We will be holding the contract vote on Tuesday, March 22 from 5pm to 8pm at the Olympia Community Center (Room 101/102). You cannot submit an absentee vote or electronic vote and cannot vote outside of the time slot listed.

Vote Meeting

Tuesday, March 22 from 5pm to 8pm

Olympia Community Center

222 Columbia St NW 2nd Floor,

Olympia, WA 98501 (Room 101/102)

Please reach out to our bargaining team or Union Rep Erin McCoy is you have any questions.

Capital Medical Center Service Technical - Tentative Agreement Reached! Vote Scheduled

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Full details of the offer will be available during our online vote meetings!

Thursday, February 24
9AM - 10AM
6PM - 7PM
https://zoom.us/join
Contact the Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will also be emailed out.

Our Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement with Management on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement for the Service & Technical unit at Capital Medical Center! We are excited to announce that this tentative agreement includes:

  • Historic wage increases unlike we’ve ever seen at Capital, resulting in wage scales similar to Tacoma General Hospital,

  • $1,750 ratification bonus, pro-rated by FTE,

  • Per Diem differential increased to 15%, resulting in an extra 3% wage increase for all per diems,

  • Increases to several differentials/premiums,

  • Changes to Paid Time Off (PTO) that would result in higher accrual rates for most employees,

  • And so much more!

While we did agree to a lower Extended Illness Bank (EIB) accrual rate, we were able to push out that change until January 1, 2024. In exchange, we won other improvements to EIB & PTO such as removing the cap on EIB accruals (unlimited EIB bank), EIB cash out upon termination in good standing, donation of EIB to coworkers in need, ability to cash out twice as much PTO each year and, when cashing out PTO, employees will be paid 100% of it’s value instead of the current 90% rate.

It’s extremely important that members attend the Zoom meeting to get a full understanding of the Employer’s offer and have your questions answered. However, voting will not take place at this meeting.

We will be voting online via “SimplyVoting” on Friday, February 25 from 6AM - 8PM. You will be receiving an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information.

In order to vote, everyone needs to make sure their personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, go to: ufcw21.org/update-your-information

If you do not receive an email to vote on Friday, February 25, then please reach out to Union Representative Ian Jacobson 206-436-6550 to provide an updated email address no later than 5PM on the day of the vote.

Mason General Hospital RN - Vote Announcement

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Mason General has proposed a financial incentive for per diem nurses to pick up short notice shifts. Since this is a modification of our contract, our members need to approve it.

For shifts that are picked up by a per diem nurse within 24 hours of the scheduled shift start, those shifts will be paid at double time (2x) as long as the per diem nurse has submitted their monthly availability in accordance with the contract and has worked at least four other shifts in the month the short notice shift is picked up. The incentive will be offered through August 31, 2022.

We will host an online informational session to review the full text of the amendment and answer any questions on Tuesday, February 15 @ 6pm.

Full details of the amendment will be available during the online vote on Wednesday, February 16 @ 6am - 6pm.

You will receive an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information. All members in good standing are eligible to vote.

TO VOTE ONLINE, make sure your information is up to date! In order to vote on proposals, make sure your personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please update your email at: ufcw21.org/update-your-information

If you do not receive an email to vote on Wednesday, February 16, please reach out to Union Representative Ian Jacobson at ijacobson@ufcw21.org or 206-436-6550 to provide an updated email address.

Providence Holy Family Lab - Wage Scale Revision

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Providence has proposed a revision to the wage scale for Phlebotomy Lab Assistants that would have across the board increases to the wage scale.

Because it is a change to our contract, we will need to have the affected members vote on the change.

All affected members in good standing are encouraged to vote YES! on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM in the HEC2 room. You must be in good standing and present to vote.

You will be provided with the proposal at the vote.

Vote YES! on the proposed Phlebotomy Lab Assistant Wage Scale Revision

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

9:00 AM – 10:00  AM 

HEC2 room

PRMCE Professionals • Tentative Agreement Reached Bargaining Team Unanimously Recommends a Yes Vote

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On January 19, 2022 our bargaining team reached a tentative agreement on our contract. This expedited bargaining process has been successful and resulted in big wins for the professionals without any takeaways. 

The three-year agreement includes:

  • Significant across the board wage increases

  • Market adjustments for most classifications

  • Improvements to step progressions on the wage scales

  • Bonus upon ratification and one year later

  • Increases to education funds and tuition reimbursement

  • Improvements to grievance procedure

  • Improvements to Bereavement Leave

  • New language in case of department merger or restructure

  • New BSN pay provision

  • AND NO TAKEAWAYS!

“We feel like this contract acknowledges the hard work healthcare workers have put in through the pandemic. Management really stepped up throughout these negotiations to show appreciation for PRMCE professionals in this contract. We believe these gains will help with retention and recruitment, and we encourage everyone to vote YES.”

Our PRMCE Professionals Bargaining Team: Deb Anderson, Medical Lab; Sara Dillon, Case Management; Emily Conner, Nutrition

Full details of the contract offer will be available during the online vote on Wednesday, February 2 from 6AM - 8PM. You will receive an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information. All members in good standing are eligible to vote. 

TO VOTE ONLINE, make sure your information is up to date! In order to vote on proposals, make sure your personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please update your email @ ufcw21/update-your-information.

If you do not receive an email to vote on Wednesday, February 2, please reach out to Union Representative Anthony Cantu at acantu@ufcw21.org or 206-436-6566 to provide an updated email address.

Have Questions? 

Full details of the offer will be available at an online vote meeting Friday, January 28. Drop in from 10AM - 12PM and from 5:30PM - 7:30PM

Friday, January 28

10AM - 12PM • 5:30PM - 7:30PM

https://zoom.us/join

Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also mailed and emailed out.

PRMCE Technical - Tentative Agreement Reached Bargaining Team Unanimously Recommends a Yes Vote

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On January 18, 2022 our bargaining team reached a tentative agreement on our contract. This expedited bargaining process has been successful and resulted in big wins for our bargaining unit without any takeaways.

  • The three-year agreement includes:

  • Competitive wage increases, including market adjustments for many classifications

  • Bonus upon ratification and one year later

  • Improvements to step progressions in the wage scale

  • Increases to education funds

  • Increases to evening and night shift differentials

  • Increases to Standby Pay 

  • Increases to Preceptor Pay

  • Improvement to Bereavement Leave

  • Improvements to grievance procedure

  • New Standby bonus for excessive standby hours

  • AND NO TAKEAWAYS

“We’re happy to have bargained early to implement wage increases before the expiration of our contract. This contract will help our hospital retain the team we have and recruit so that we can provide the best level of care. We fought hard to make sure that everyone’s voices were heard and encourage you to vote YES on this offer. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

Our PRMCE Professionals Bargaining Team: Maria Goodall, Vascular Ultrasound; Darryl Keffer, Respiratory; Rodney Powers, Diagnostic Imaging; Terryl Smith, Pharmacy Tech

Full details of the contract offer will be available during the online vote on Wednesday, February 2 from 6AM - 8PM. You will receive an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information. All members in good standing are eligible to vote. 

TO VOTE ONLINE, make sure your information is up to date! In order to vote on proposals, make sure your personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please update your email @ ufcw21/update-your-information.

If you do not receive an email to vote on Wednesday, February 2, please reach out to Union Representative Anthony Cantu at acantu@ufcw21.org or 206-436-6566 to provide an updated email address.

Have Questions? 

Full details of the offer will be available at an online vote meeting Monday, January 31. Drop in from 7AM - 9AM and 5:30PM - 7:30PM

Monday, January 31

7AM - 9AM • 5:30PM - 7:30PM

https://zoom.us/join

Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also mailed and emailed out.

Providence Everett ED Crisis Counselors - Tentative Agreement Reached!

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On January 19, 2022, our PRMCE Professionals Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement on our contract. Emergency Department Crisis Counselors are eligible to vote on this contract as a newly organized unit. This is the culmination of a lot of hard work, and we encourage everyone to participate.

The three year agreement includes:

  • Wages to match Transition Planner II

  • Additional compensation for fully licensed crisis counselors

  • Bonus upon ratification and one year later

  • Full benefits of a union contract!

    We’re happy to welcome the ED Crisis Counselors to our union! We feel like this contract acknowledges the hard work healthcare workers have put in through the pandemic. Management really stepped up throughout these negotiations to show appreciation for PRMCE Professionals in this contract. We believe these gains will help with retention and recruitment, and we encourage everyone to vote YES.”

- Our PRMCE Professionals Bargaining Team: Deb Anderson, Medical Lab; Sara Dillon, Case Management; Emily Conner, Nutrition

Full details of the contract offer will be available during the online vote meeting on Wednesday, January 26, drop in from 4PM- 5PM.

Full details of the offer will also be available during the online vote on Wednesday, February 2 from 6AM - 8PM. You will receive an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information. All members in good standing are eligible to vote. 

TO VOTE ONLINE, make sure your information is up to date! In order to vote on proposals, make sure your personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please update your email at: ufcw21/update-your-information

If you do not receive an email to vote on Wednesday, February 2, please reach out to Union Representative Anthony Cantu at acantu@ufcw21.org or 206-436-6566 to provide an updated email address.

Join the online vote meeting to review the contract offer and ask questions!
Wednesday, January 26
Drop in 4PM - 5PM
https://zoom.us/join 
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for meeting details. Details will also be emailed out.