Providence Patients before Profits Rally July 26

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On Friday, July 26 join hundreds of fellow union members from across Washington for a spirited rally at Providence headquarters to stand up for quality patient care and good jobs. All job titles throughout Providence including nurses, nursing assistants, techs, social workers, transporters, hospice workers, pharmacists, environmental services, nutrition workers, clerks and lab workers will gather in a massive show of unity.

We’re all experiencing the same attacks from Providence as the corporation prioritizes excessive executive pay, profits and branding above the needs of patients and front-line workers. We are struggling with severe under-staffing, unaffordable health benefits, unfair wages, cuts to our sick time, and disrespect and discrimination on the job.

Meanwhile, Providence raked in $24.4 BILLION in operating revenue and $165 MILLION in operating profits last year. The CEO Rod Hochman had a 157% increase in total compensation to $10.5 MILLION in 2017, and the top 15 Providence execs had over $41 MILLION in total compensation that year.

Let’s all send a powerful message directly to these millionaire executives that Providence needs to stop wasting resources and invest in quality care for our patients! RSVP below…

 

July 26
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Providence Headquarters
1801 Lind Ave SW Renton, WA 98057

RSVP to attend the Providence Patients before Profits Rally

Press Release: Providence Workers Across the State Join Together For Informational Pickets: Spokane, Everett and Olympia

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PRESS ADVISORY

For Immediate Release:

Providence Workers Across the State Join Together For Informational Pickets: Spokane, Everett and Olympia

WHAT:  Informational Pickets protest against proposed cuts of benefits for thousands of workers across the state by Providence. These workers in Spokane, Everett and Olympia all have contracts that are now expired. There will be good visuals with picketers + picket signs. Interviews with workers at each location will be able to be arranged upon request.

DATE:   Thursday, June 27, 2019

LOCATIONS/TIMES:

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center

8th & McClellan

Spokane

TIME: 2 PM – 5 PM

(UFCW 21 members will be joined by members of Washington State Nurses Association)

 

Providence St Peter Hospital

Lilly & Ensign

Olympia

TIME: 2 PM – 5 PM

 

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

Colby & 13th

Everett

TIME: 3 PM – 6 PM

Note – there will also be a leaflet action at Providence St Mary’s Medical Center, 401 Poplar St, Walla Walla  from 7-8 AM and 1 – 3:30 PM

WHY:    Despite making $24.4 billion last year and paying their CEO over $10 million, Providence is trying to take away the hard-earned benefits of workers, many whom have been dedicated employees for decades. These proposed take aways include: erasing millions of dollars’ worth of accrued benefits that workers have in their Sick Leave, and ongoing failure to address staffing shortages.

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UFCW 21 has over 46,000 members across the state of Washington and is the largest UFCW local in the nation. By growing our union, we are building a movement for the 21st century, an inclusive and democratic union that pushes for racial, gender, economic and political justice.

For more information, go to: UFCW21.org

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