On July 31, Providence Everett case management leadership announced upcoming changes to the work schedules and FTEs for social workers and RNs working on the A or D wing. PRMCE claims that they need to adjust shifts to 8-hour durations (8am to 4:30pm) and modify FTEs to 1.0, 0.8, and 0.6.
Read MoreManagement recently proposed changing percentages between steps on the wage scale which would mean different wage and step increases depending on the step someone is at. Their proposal did not raise wages significantly for most positions.
Read MoreOn Thursday, August 1, we held our ratification vote for our new Collective Bargaining Agreement, and we are pleased to announce it was ratified with a large majority of those voting “Yes” to approve the offer!
Read MoreWhen we last talked about Unfair Labor Practice Strikes it involved nurses at a hospital. Unfair Labor Practice Strikes in other industries often look very different. Michaela talks with Macy’s retail workers who went on strike in Black Friday in 2023 and again on MLK Day 2024 about the unfair labor practices and reasons that they went on strike during their contract negotiations. She also interviews community members about why they joined the Macy’s picket lines, and reviews the differences and similarities between Macy’s and her career in healthcare. Please note that this episode has parts where both English and Spanish are spoken.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, July 30 MultiCare Auburn Medical Center registered nurses kicked-off union contract negotiations with MultiCare. We’re feeling energized and ready to keep the momentum going; recognizing wins achieved by our union siblings in other contract negotiations at MultiCare recently.
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On Tuesday, July 30, our Bargaining Team met with Management for our eighth round of negotiations and successfully reached a Tentative Agreement!
Our Bargaining Team is recommending a “YES” vote to approve this Tentative Agreement!
Improvements to the contract include:
Wage increases all three years of the contract that keep us competitive with other hospitals.
One new wage step added at the top of the scale each year to benefit our most senior coworkers.
Continuing Education leave and funding.
An hourly premium for Certified Medical Assistants.
An hourly premium for floating between clinics if short notice is given by the employer.
An online vote will be held so that UFCW Local 3000 members can approve the agreement—beginning at 12:00 PM on Thursday, August 8 through 5:00 PM on Friday, August 9. Please update your information if you are not sure UFCW Local 3000 has your current personal email address and other contact information.
“In this tentative agreement we made significant gains over the last contract, including getting certification pay and Continuing Education leave and funding” — Wendy Rivas
Our Bargaining Team: Wendy Rivas, Joelyn Martin, Angelica Acevedo
After a few short months of bargaining our bargaining team was able to reach a tentative agreement for membership to vote on. On July 23, members were able to view the agreement and unanimously ratified the contract!
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“It was a collaborative effort with experienced shop stewards who advocated tirelessly. Reaching out to coworkers, building new relationships, and being creative throughout bargaining was key. Having my coworkers participate inspired us on the bargaining team and scared MultiCare! Our strength comes when we fight together. I wanted my coworkers and I to be heard at MultiCare and it was eye opening to see what it takes.” - Rafael Diaz – Cardiovascular Tech
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We bargained again on Tuesday, July 16 and continued to make progress towards a final agreement. With most issues resolved, we primarily discussed wages, and continued to push for additional increases to ensure our wages remain competitive for the life of our new contract.
Our next bargaining session is scheduled for July 30.
"We are getting close to an agreement, but management still needs to close the gap on wages" — Joelyn Martin
Our Bargaining Team: Joelyn Martin, Angelica Acevedo Arreola, Wendy Rivas
Krystal Krotzer is a Pharmacy Tech at Kaiser Permanente in Veradale, WA. Krystal has been at Tech for over 20 years where she began her career at Walgreens and moved on to Kaiser formerly Group Health in 2015.
Read MoreWe have made additional proposals on equity, wages, PTO, premiums, differentials, incentive pay, holiday work, scheduling, staffing, and more. Our Bargaining Team members are waiting for Management’s response and hope that they will see that it is critical that we have sustainable living-wage jobs. Management needs to recognize the hard work that we do and the challenges we face on a daily basis. We are essential to the success of Summit and our community.
Read MoreIn 2020 we organized our Union to address wage inequity, safety, and respect on the job… And stood together with our coworkers to win a strong first Union contract in 2021. We did this through our collective action and were able to achieve a wage scale, job protections, grievance procedure, and a solid base to build on in the future.
Read MoreFriday night, after more than twelve hours of negotiations, our union Bargaining Team has come to a fully recommended tentative agreement with MultiCare for a strong new contract. We began the day with the understanding that our collective power and perseverance would culminate in a win for a strong new agreement for our co-workers. Our union Bargaining Team is fully recommending a YES vote on the contract offer.
Read MoreOn Thursday, July 11, our union Bargaining Team had another bargaining session with WhidbeyHealth. Between June 13 and this past Thursday, we have moved closer to a complete contract for your approval. We have finished most of the non-economic pieces and now we are focused on what remains –wages, parity, and a ratification bonus.
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Our Bargaining Team is excited to announce we have reached a tentative agreement with Central Washington Hospital for the strongest contract we’ve ever had. The Employer heard our team’s requests regarding wages and staffing and made significant changes that we believe will improve retention and recruitment while boosting staff morale. We still have work to do and will continue the work through the next three years so that we can build on what we have worked so hard for.
We look forward to sharing all the details at our vote, complete documents will be available for review. Please join the Bargaining Team in voting YES.
You must be a member in good standing to vote. Please reach out to your Union representative Amy Radcliff at 509-340-7370 or any member of the Bargaining Team with questions.
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” —Socrates
“This was best negotiations we’ve ever had!” —Monica Meloy, Perinatal Tech
“The worker’s passion moved this negotiation!” —Wendie Dyal, MLT
On Monday, July 8, 2024, we kicked-off what we anticipate will be a pivotal week with MultiCare in our ongoing negotiations. As bargaining wrapped up today, we left feeling more encouraged that we may eventually reach agreement than we did going into the day. MultiCare’s newest offer includes some movement in both their economic and benefits proposals:
Read MoreWe bargained again on Tuesday and were able to pass multiple proposals to management on issues including wages, certification pay, continuing education, and holiday scheduling rules.
While we were somewhat disheartened that management's proposals showed only incremental improvements on wages, we were able to make further progress in other areas.
We will meet again on the 16th and expect management to provide us with a new economic proposal.
"Today was productive, and we look forward to focusing in on our top economic issues"
— Wendy Rivas
Our Bargaining Team: Joelyn Martin, Angelica Acevedo Arreola, Wendy Rivas
We are the Union. The members of UFCW 3000 are over 50,000 members working in grocery, retail, health care, meat packing, cannabis, & other industries across Washington state, north-east Oregon, and northern Idaho. UFCW 3000 is a chartered member of UFCW International with over 1.4 million workers in North America.
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