Skagit Regional Health - Negotiations Continue with Much Progress and Momentum

Bimbo / Entenmann - Contract Vote Scheduled

Grocery Store Bargain: Telephone Town Hall Meeting

Strong turnout for Wednesday night’s telephone town hall. Some of the main topics discussed were around scheduling, the pension, the employers proposal on wages, health care, premiums and holidays, and our next steps moving forward. Thank you to all who participated.

WE STAND TOGETHER – PUT PATIENTS BEFORE PROFITS!

OPEIU Local 8, SEIU 1199NW Healthcare, WSNA Join UFCW 21

All four unions have come together to stand united for patients over profits. Providence wants to lower standards for over 6,000 UFCW 21 members and another 14,000 union members across the state on issues like safe staffing, wages and secure sick leave.

As workers in Healthcare Institutions our primary purpose is to deliver the highest quality of patient care we can. To accomplish this we need proper staffing on every shift and in every department. Safe staffing levels ensure patient needs are met and creates safer work environments.

We need:

• Safe staffing levels to provide the highest quality care possible

• Secure sick leave to care for ourselves and our families while not putting patients at risk

• Competitive compensation to recruit and retain the best workers into our communities

• Affordable accessible healthcare

So far Management’s response continues to fall short. All four unions are facing the same challenges at our bargaining tables. Together we are working in coalition and are committed to raising standards that will allow us to recruit and retain high quality healthcare providers for our communities.

Management has offered:

• No plan for addressing staffing levels

• Inferior coverage for when we are sick forcing us to work and put our patients at risk when we should be caring for ourselves

• Compensation that will not allow Providence to stay competitive with other area Hospitals putting our communities at risk

Our Union Coalition, along with community leaders and elected officials are taking action and we need every union member to stand strong!

While we fight for standards, safe workplaces and healthy communities at Centralia Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Holy Family Hospital and Mt Carmel Hospital

We stand with WSNA at Sacred Heart Medical Center!

We stand with OPEIU 8 at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett!

We stand with SEIU 1199NW at Swedish Hospital!

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Spokane Update

In Spokane we are bargaining for over 300 workers at Holy Family Hospital and 1,800 workers at Sacred Heart Medical Center where our proposals reflect our priority to improve working conditions in the face of Management’s proposed takeaways.

After months of negotiations and working with a Federal Mediator we are no closer to a new contract with Providence.

Management does not appear to be willing to work on a fair settlement, instead they want to strip us of hard-earned benefits while offering an inferior wage package.

We have said “NO” again and again so it’s time to take further action to reach a new contract.

How much money do they need to take from us until enough is enough? For a non-profit their profits are overwhelmingly high. Providence should re-invest those profits in Patient Care and their employees, not just their CEO’s!

It’s time for Providence to “Step Up” and “Put Patients and Safe Staffing Before Profits.”

Contact your Bargaining Team members for more information on how you can help solve our staffing crisis.

Childhaven Contract Vote

Mid Valley Hospital Contract Vote

Summer 2019 Newsletter

Summer 2019 General Membership Meeting

Aberdeen
Monday, August 19
6:00 pm
Grays Harbor Hospital
West Campus
915 Anderson Drive
Conference Room E - 1st Floor

Auburn (New Time, New Room)
Wednesday, August 21
1:15 pm
Auburn Regional Medical Center
Plaza 1: 202 N Division St
AMC - 1st Floor
Cascade Conference Room

Bellevue
Thursday, August 22
9:00 am & 7:00 pm
Sheraton Hotel
100 112th Ave NE
Newport Room

Bellingham
Wednesday, August 21
7:00 pm
Quality Inn Baron Suites
100 E Kellogg Road
Olympus Room

Bremerton
Thursday, August 22
11:00 am
Harrison Medical Center
2520 Cherry Ave
Aspen Room - 2nd Floor

Brewster
Wednesday, August 21
5:00 pm
Three Rivers Hospital
415 Hospital Way
Hillcrest Admin. Bldg.
Commons Area

Centralia
Wednesday, August 21
10:00 am
Providence Centralia Hospital
914 S Scheuber Road
Cafeteria

Colville/Chewelah
Wednesday, August 21
5:00 pm
Nordlig Hotel
101 W Grant Ave, Chewelah
Meeting Room

Coupeville (New Time)
Wednesday, August 21
3:45 pm
Whidbey Health Medical Center
101 N Main St
Conference Room Trailer

Enumclaw
Monday, August 19
1:00 pm
Guesthouse Inn
1000 Griffin Ave
Meeting Room

Everett (New Room)
Thursday, August 22
9:00 am & 7:00 pm
Snohomish County PUD
2320 California Street
Room TC1-A

Federal Way
Tuesday, August 20
9:00 am
Hometown Office Suites & Svcs
33530 1st Way South #102
Classroom

Forks
Monday, August 19
2:00 pm
Forks Community Hospital
530 Bogachiel Way
Main Conference Room

Kennewick (New Building)
Monday, August 19
6:00 pm
IBEW 112
114 N Edison St
Meeting Room

Kent
Monday, August 19
9:00 am & 5:30 pm
Kent Commons
525 4th Ave N
Interurban Room

Lynnwood
Monday, August 19
7:00 pm
Snohomish County PUD
21014 63rd Ave W
Conference Room

Monroe
Thursday, August 22
3:30 pm
EvergreenHealth Monroe
14701 179th Ave SE
The Cafe Corner

Moses Lake
Thursday, August 22
5:00 pm
Samaritan Healthcare
801 E Wheeler Road
Classroom 401

Mount Vernon
Thursday, August 22
7:00 pm
UFCW 21 Office
1510 N 18th St
Conference Room

Oak Harbor
Wednesday, August 21
7:00 pm
Best Western Harbor Plaza
33175 SR 20
Oak Harbor Room

Olympia
Monday, August 19
12:00 pm
Kaiser Permanente
700 Lily Rd NE
Conference Room A

Tuesday, August 20
3:30 pm
Capital Medical Center
3900 Capital Mall Dr SW
Cafeteria

Wednesday, August 21
1:00 pm
Providence St. Peter Hospital
413 Lily Road NE
Cafeteria

Omak
Tuesday, August 20
2:30 pm
Mid-Valley Hospital
Family Medical Building
800 Jasmine St
Conference Room C & D

Tuesday, August 20
5:15 pm
Mid-Valley Clinic
529 Jasmine St
Break Room

Port Angeles (New Room)
Wednesday, August 21
4:30 pm
Olympic Medical Center
939 Caroline Street
Wendel Room

Port Townsend
Tuesday, August 20
12:00 pm & 5:15 pm
Pt. Townsend Senior Ctr.
620 Tyler St
Board Room

Sea-Tac
Monday, August 19
7:00 pm
Angle Lake Family Resource Center
4040 S 188th St #100
Meeting Room Suite 100

Seattle
Tuesday, August 20
9:30 am & 7:00 pm
Phinney Neighborhood Center
6532 Phinney Ave N
Room 6 - Blue Bldg.

Thursday, August 22
9:00 am & 7:00 pm
UFCW 21 Office
5030 1st Ave S
Joe Crump Hall

Sequim
Wednesday, August 21
7:00 pm
Quality Inn
134 River Road
Breakfast Room

Shelton
Tuesday, August 20
12:00 pm
Mason General Hospital
901 Mountain View Dr
Persung Room

Silverdale
Wednesday, August 21
9:00 am & 5:30 pm
UFCW 21 Office
3888 NW Randall Way #105
Conference Room

South Bend
Monday, August 19
3:00 pm
Willapa Harbor Hospital
800 Alder Street
Evergreen Room

Spokane
Thursday, August 22
8:00 am, 1:00 pm & 4:00 pm
UFCW 21 Office
2805 N Market St
Conference Room

Tacoma (New Room)
Tuesday, August 20
2:00 pm & 5:00 pm
Tacoma General Hospital
315 MLK Jr Way
Chelsea Heights 1 & 2

Tonasket
Wednesday, August 21
12:30 pm & 2:00 pm
North Valley Hospital
203 S Western Ave
Orientation Room

Walla Walla (New Room)
Monday, August 19
1:00 pm
Providence St. Mary’s Medical Center
401 W. Poplar St
Luken Room

Wenatchee
Thursday, August 22
12:00 pm
Confluence Health
Central WA Hospital
1300 Fuller St
Conference Room J

Harrison RN - Why Settle for Less?

MultiCare Covington Hospital Update

Whidbey Health - Time for Action at Whidbey Health

Grays Harbor - A Formula We Can't Support

North Mason School District - Contract Vote Scheduled

Grays Harbor - Healthcare Is On The Table

Despite More Progress This Week, Still Major Problems

Despite More Progress This Week, Still Major Problems

We have just wrapped up three days of negotiations. The short version of the update is that despite many bargaining sessions over the last four months, and some progress on some issues including scheduling improvements, we are still a very long way from reaching an agreement. The major roadblocks that remain would likely be strike-level issues.

Some of the specific items where solutions have been tentatively agreed to include safety, workforce development and training, bereavement and most recently a major breakthrough with Kroger on a large-scale solution for our pension problems. That Kroger pension solution is conditional – it only can be part of a global solution, which includes reaching a pension agreement with Safeway/Albertsons. We have a pension proposal in front of Safeway/Albertsons and are awaiting their response.

 After months of waiting and member action,  the employer finally presented their first wage proposal of 30 cents, 25 cents, and 25 cents.  Although this is what we won in the final hours of 2016 bargaining, it is only a fraction of what we need.

We are moving forward. We have taken action across the region including building our Contract Action Teams, leafletting customers at over 150 stores. All this has been building our strength as a union and connecting with our customers. Next week we will hold 32 Informational Pickets with members of UFCW 367, Teamsters 38 and UFCW 21. Join us on the line!

Make sure to come out and join an Informational Picket at your store next week. If your store is not on the list, join the one closest to you!  See list below.  Now is a critical time to showcase our unity and strength.

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INFORMATIONAL PICKET LOCATIONS:

Tuesday, July 30

Tacoma

Fred Meyer Stevens 4505 S 19th St // 10am-12pm / 2pm-4pm / 6pm-8pm

Wednesday, July 31

North Seattle

Safeway N City 17202-15th Ave NE Seattle, WA // 12:30pm

Safeway Pine Hurst 12318-15th Ave NE Seattle, WA // 1:30pm

Kent

Safeway Kent Valley 210 Washington Ave S Kent, WA // 12:30pm

Fred Meyer Kent 10201 SE 240th St Kent, WA // 1:30pm

Renton

Safeway 200 S 3rd St Renton, WA // 12:30pm

Fred Meyer 365 Renton Center Way SW Renton, WA // 1:30pm

Bellevue

QFC Bel-East 1510-0145th Pl SE Bellevue, WA // 12:30pm

FM Bellevue 2041-0148th NE Bellevue, WA // 1:30pm

Auburn

FM Auburn 801 Auburn Way N Auburn, WA // 12:30pm

Safeway Auburn 101 Auburn Way S Auburn, WA // 1:30pm

University Village

Safeway U Village 3020 NE 45th St. Seattle, WA // 12:30pm

QFC U Village 2746 NE 45th St Seattle, WA // 1:30pm

Lower Queen Ann

Safeway Lower QA 516-1st Ave W Seattle, WA // 12:30pm

Safeway Upper QA 2100 Queen Anne Ave N Seattle, WA // 1:30pm

West Seattle

Safeway 4740-42nd Ave SW Seattle, WA // 12:30pm

QFC West Seattle 4550- 42nd Ave SW Seattle, WA // 1:30pm

Coal Creek

QFC 6940 Coal Creek Pkwy SE Renton, WA // 12:30pm

Safeway 6911 Coal Creek Parkway SE Renton, WA // 1:30pm

Issaquah

QFC Issaquah 1540 Gilman Blvd Issaquah, WA // 12:30pm

Safeway Issaquah 735 Gilman Blvd Issaquah, WA // 1:30pm

Redmond

QFC Bella Bottega 8867-161st Ave NE Redmond, WA // 12:30pm

QFC Redmond 15800 Redmond Way Redmond, WA // 1:30pm

Thursday, August 1

Tacoma

Fred Meyer Pacific 7250 Pacific Ave­ // 10am-12pm / 2pm-4pm / 6pm-8pm

Port Orchard

Safeway 3355 Bethel Rd SE, Port Orchard, WA // 12:30pm

Albertsons 1434 Olney Ave SE Port Orchard, WA // 1:30pm

Fred Meyer 1900 SE Sedgwick Rd Port Orchard, WA // 12:30pm

Albertsons 370 Sedgwick Rd Port Orchard, WA // 1:30pm

Monroe

FM Monroe 18805 State Route 2 Monroe, WA // 12:30pm

Safeway Monroe 1951 Highway 2 Monroe, WA // 1:30pm

Everett

FM Everett 8530 Evergreen Way Everett, WA // 12:30pm

FM Lynnwood 4615-196th SW Lynnwood, WA // 1:30pm

Next Bargaining Dates: August 12, 13, 14

YOUR GROCERY STORE BARGAINING TEAM:

Amy Dayley Angell, QFC #891 (Ballard), Front End Checker, UFCW 21

Christina Harris, Fred Meyer - Lake City #179 (Grocery), Bakery Clerk, UFCW 21

Cliff Powers, Safeway #402 (Oak Harbor), Produce Clerk, UFCW 21

Denise Anderson, Safeway #1546 (Aberdeen), Meat Wrapper, UFCW 367

Eleanor Knight, Albertsons #4483 (Auburn), 4th PIC, UFCW 21

Irene Garcia, Fred Meyer - Auburn #19 (Retail), Home Clerk, UFCW 21

Jeannette Randall, Safeway #1923 (Roxbury), Front End Checker, UFCW 21

Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer - Snohomish #681 (Retail), Non-food receiving Clerk, UFCW 21

J'Nee DeLancey, Town & Country #211 (Ballard), Beer/Wine Manager, UFCW 21

Joann Gardner, Albertsons #3106 (Puyallup), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper, UFCW 367

Jordan Washington, QFC #803 (Meridian), Starbucks, UFCW 21

Kyong Barry, Albertsons #483 (S Auburn), Front End Supervisor, UFCW 21

Lisa Gasser, Fred Meyer #424 (South Hill), Bakery Clerk, UFCW 367

Maggie Breshears, Fred Meyer - Greenwood #122 (Grocery), Personal Shopper, UFCW 21

Maroot Nanakul, Safeway #464 (Bear Creek), Front End Manager, UFCW 21

Michaela Strain, QFC #819 (Bothell), Meat Wrapper, UFCW 21

Mike Sherman, Fred Meyer # 265 – Puyallup, Grocery Clerk, UFCW 367

Mike Solberg, Safeway # 547 (Graham), Grocery Clerk, UFCW 367

Paul Ames Reinhold, Metropolitan Market #157 (Uptown), Cheese Kiosk Clerk, UFCW 21

Richard Waits, Haggen #15 (Burlington), Deli Clerk, UFCW 21

Robin Hillistad, QFC #858 (N Seattle), HR Specialist, UFCW 21

Sam Dancy, QFC #825 (Westwood Village), Front End Supervisor, UFCW 21

Sue Wilmot, Safeway #1252 (Bainbridge Island), Front End Checker, UFCW 21

Wendy Garrett-Drake, Albertsons #469 (Mukilteo), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper, Teamsters 38

Wil Peterson, Fred Meyer - Everett #95 (Grocery), CCK Checker, UFCW 21

Faye Guenther, President, UFCW 21

Steve Chandler, Principal Officer Teamsters 38

Joe Mizrahi, Secretary Treasurer, UFCW 21

Mia Contreras, Executive Vice President, UFCW 21

Tammi Brady, Recording Secretary, Teamsters 38

Samantha Kantak, Executive Assistant, Teamsters 38

Kate Meckler, Trustee, UFCW 367

Jim McGuinness, Attorney, UFCW 21, Teamsters 38 and UFCW 367