Our Team feels that the tone of negotiations so far seems much more productive than our 2022 bargain! It has been a bit slow as both our team and Management’s take each proposal into careful consideration, but this is not a bad thing.
Read More“It was clear the employer didn’t do their homework on the Case Management MOU—their expectations are completely out of touch with reality.” -Holly Gramse, Physical Therapist and member of our Union Bargaining Team.
Read MoreAfter several months of bargaining for a new contract, we have reached a tentative agreement. The Bargaining Team recommends a YES vote! All members in good standing are eligible and encouraged to vote.
Read MoreProvidence recently informed our Union that, as is customary during this time of year, they would like to offer annual merit-based wage increases to PSPH professional employees. Our Union fully supports wage increases for our members and would be happy to discuss a process for wage increases before we begin contract negotiations, but it is important to ensure that any raises are distributed fairly and equitably to all workers.
Read MoreOn Monday, March 17 our union bargaining team for the RNs at St. Peter Hospital met with Providence to kick-off 2025 negotiations. To start our day, we focused primarily on the “non-economic” sections of our contract, encompassing Articles which don’t directly relate to wages, premiums, or benefits, and presented management with our initial proposals on items like
Read MoreOn Friday, March 14, our Union Bargaining Team for the Technical workers at Providence Centralia Hospital met management at the bargaining table for our first day of negotiations for the 2025 contract cycle!
Read MoreOn Tuesday, March 11, our union Bargaining Team for the Professionals at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (PRMCE) joined management at the bargaining table for our first official day of negotiations for the 2025 contract cycle!
Read MoreIn August of 2024 Trios RNs were notified by the Employer that there were errors in their PTO. We filed a grievance to ensure the errors were corrected and that no one’s PTO accruals were lost, or that RN’s PTO requests were denied.
Read MoreKaiser Permanente is making decisions that directly impact how we do our jobs and live our lives. First, there were restrictions on union access to worksites, making it harder for us to support the workers we represent. That move took us by surprise, and we filed a grievance to challenge it. After several conversations and working in partnership we have been able to work through this issue using interest based conversations.
Read MoreAfter reviewing your surveys and meeting with other workers to talk about how we can strengthen our contract, we had our first bargaining session with HRH Management on Tuesday March 11.
Read MoreOn March 10, RCPs at Providence Everett voted online to approve the renaming of the RCP II classification to Senior RCP and the addition of a new Specialist RCP classification to the contract
Read MoreJoin our contract Negotiator and union Representative for a virtual drop-in meeting to prepare for upcoming first contract negotiations.
Read MoreOn Thursday, March 7 Seattle Children’s Technical Unit ratified our new Union contract by a majority of those who voted!
Read MoreOur Union Negotiating Committee held its first bargaining session with St. Michael Medical Center management on March 6. In preparation, our team spent several days analyzing bargaining surveys, reviewing regional union contracts, and thoroughly assessing our current contract for areas needing improvement.
Read MoreFollowing a day of vote meetings at the Puyallup, Sunrise, & Bonney Lake Women’s Center clinics on Monday, March 3, our union bargaining team are proud to announce that our agreement has been ratified UNANIMOUSLY!
Read MoreWe are happy to announce that after several months of bargaining we all joined together Friday to review the tentative agreements, vote and ratify our contract. This was a long and challenging negotiation but we are proud of the finished contract and how it will benefit everyone.
Read MoreThrough conference committee we have highlighted retention and recruitment issues throughout the Technical unit. Providence heard our suggestions and has proposed changes to Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) job titles and classifications. Specifically, the Employer is proposing to:
Read MoreWe are quickly approaching the official start of our 2025 contract negotiation cycle for the Providence St. Peter RN contract—with our first bargaining date with Providence scheduled for March 17.
Read MoreAs noted in our update on February 25, our Union Bargaining Team met with Seattle Children’s Hospital Management on Monday, February 24 and reached a Tentative Agreement by late evening that day. We are strongly encouraging a “YES” vote on this offer.
Read MoreOur Union Bargaining Team met with Seattle Children’s Hospital Management on Monday, February 24 in our continuing quest to come to a comprehensive Tentative Agreement on all outstanding issues. While the day stretched into the evening, with both parties working hard to come to an agreement, we finally managed to get an offer we could fully recommend around 9pm.
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