Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Professionals BARGAINING BEGINS!

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Professionals BARGAINING BEGINS!

On 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! 

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Kaiser Permanente is making decisions that directly impact how we do our jobs and live our lives.

Kaiser Permanente is making decisions that directly impact how we do our jobs and live our lives.

Kaiser 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.

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Mason Health Professional Technical & Business Office & Service & LPNs Contract Ratified!

Mason Health Professional Technical & Business Office & Service & LPNs Contract Ratified!

We 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.

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PRMCE TECH Online Vote on March 10

PRMCE TECH Online Vote on March 10

Through 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:

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Seattle Children’s Hospital Tentative Agreement Reached!

Seattle Children’s Hospital Tentative Agreement Reached!

Our 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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Member Story: Workers Across the Country Are Under Attack. Here’s How to Fight Back

Member Story: Workers Across the Country Are Under Attack. Here’s How to Fight Back

In the face of mass dismissals in the public and private sectors, plus a new federal administration bent on stripping away workers’ rights, it can be hard to know how best to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities. But in an article for The Chronicle, Steven Trifft, an environmental services worker at Providence Centralia Health Center, lays out a pretty convincing path forward…

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MultiCare Women's Center Clinics Accretion - TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED!

Following just two bargaining dates with MultiCare management to negotiate the terms and conditions of Women's Center employees' entry into the UFCW 3000/MultiCare Clinics union contract, our bargaining team is overjoyed to announce that we have come to a tentative agreement!

So what does that mean?

Simply put, this means that our union bargaining team has reached a final agreement with MultiCare on the part of the contract which will outline how we officially join the clinics Collective Bargaining Agreement.

The reason this is called a tentative agreement is because the next step is that we all vote on whether we accept the agreement. Permitting the majority of us agree, the process set forth will begin. 

What are my next steps?

We have scheduled votes for all of you to come by, review the agreement, and cast your ballot! We encourage all newly-represented Women's Center employees to attend, and as such we've worked to coordinate votes at all three locations:

Meeting rooms are pending confirmation from the Employer, an update will be sent from UFCW once verified!
Monday, March 3, 2025:


Puyallup MultiCare Women's Center
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Sunrise MultiCare Women's Center
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Bonney Lake MultiCare Women's Center
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

"This entire process, from organizing our union, winning our election, then meeting with management to negotiate our Agreement, has been tough- but we're so proud to say that we have come to an Agreement that benefits all members at the Women's Centers!"

—Carol Kring

Your Bargaining Team L-R: Liam Hughes, Medical Assistant @ Sunrise Women's Clinic; Tracey Fleming, Nurse Navigator @ Puyallup Women's Clinic; Carol Krings, Medical Receptionist @ Puyallup Women's Clinic.