Our bargaining Team met with SPMC management Friday and received their initial economic proposal. The proposal included increases to wages, premiums and differentials.
Management provided lists of the wages paid at neighboring hospitals and clinics and made a proposal to try to bring us closer to those facilities. The data they provided did not include wages from contracts that have been recently ratified.
We are reviewing the accuracy and effective dates of the wage scales that SPMC used for their comparisons, to figure out how they determined the proposed increases. Our bargaining team questioned management about the accuracy of their information and management seemed interested in making sure the data they are using is up-to-date.
We are working on a counter proposal and will present our data on wages and other compensation.
It is important that SPMC fully understands our goals for this contract. We need to be competitive to retain current employees and recruit new ones.
Next bargaining dates: August 12 and 19.
For more information contact a member of our Bargaining Team: Kim Starkweather Patient Coordinator, Allison Felder RN ED, Monica Ortiz RN ACU, Barb Ford ED Tech, Judea Prouty Medical Assistant, McCleary Clinic, Kurt E Phillips Lead Building Engineer.
Union Representatives:
Kiambo White (206) 436-6515
Madison Derksema (206) 436-6603
"Management is being very receptive and open to feedback."
— Judea Prouty, MA, McCleary Clinic
"They're willing to meet us and are looking at data that shows them where we need to be."
— Monica Ortiz, RN
