Conifer St. Elizabeth - Conifer St. Elizabeth Members REJECT the Contract!

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On Friday July 10 members at Conifer St. Elizabeth voted on the employers most recent contract offer.

100% of Members voted NO to REJECT the offer! 

This outcome shows Management that their current offer is not good enough and we know that they can and should do better! We will be back at the bargaining table soon and look forward to continuing to stand together to get a Fair Contract! 

CAT MEETING
Wednesday, July 15
5:30PM

Join our CAT meeting via Zoom to learn where we go from here! Details will be texted out.

Conifer St. Joseph - Enough is Enough! Vote Notice

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Conifer delayed bargaining with us for 9 months! The time has come to vote. 

What we vote on will be determined by Conifer, and on July 17 the Bargaining Team will either have a proposal from the employer that the Bargaining team will recommend for RATIFICATION and VOTE YES or the Bargaining team will recommend to REJECT and VOTE NO!

“Strong people stand up for themselves, Stronger people stand together”

– Terri Ross

VOTE DETAILS
Friday, July 17
3:00PM - 7:00PM Tacoma, WA - TBD

Want more details? Join our Online CAT Meeting Via ZOOM.

Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed and texted out.

Conifer St. Elizabeth & St. Joseph - Conifer Fails to Propose Wages!

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Members at Conifer St. Joseph met with Management on Thursday to continue negotiations. We are disappointed that Management came to the table unprepared and refused to propose wage increases. Even though we presented Management all of our proposals, not much progress was made.

“We continue to fight for Fair Wages, Benefits, and Job Protection from unfair disciplinary actions. Let’s stand strong together and TAKE ACTION because we need a strong will to work at St. Joe’s!”

– Josie Talavera-Berg

Join us at the CAT meeting to learn more!
Monday, June 22
@ 5:30 PM via Zoom

Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed and texted out.

Conifer St. Elizabeth & St. Joseph - Standing Together

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Members at St. Joseph met with Management this past week to continue making progress towards securing a fair contract. While some progress was made on language issues, the fight for fair wages is just starting! We have your backs at the bargaining table, now let us stand together and finish strong!

“Negotiations are moving too slowly. We feel disrespected that Conifer is not taking this process seriously. The managers at the table are mostly from out of state and are out of touch with the daily issues we face at work. We had to fight for bargaining dates in May and continue to fight for more dates in June. Let’s show them that we are serious and united!”

Terri Ross, Bargaining Team Member

We have a plan to win and we need you to help us execute it! Join us on Thursday, June 4 @ 5pm for our virtual CAT meeting using Zoom.

Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed and texted out.

Next Bargaining Dates
St. Joseph: 6/18, 7/7-7/8
St. Elizabeth: 6/24-6/25

Conifer St. Elizabeth & St. Joseph - Action Planned

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The St. Elizabeth Bargaining Team met with Management to continue progress on securing a fair contract on May 19, and the St. Joseph Bargaining Team were at the table on May 20 and 21 for the first two bargaining sessions. We have made some progress but are still working to resolve the issues that matter most to us all. We will have a full report at the CAT meeting scheduled for May 26.

“We had a difficult day today, but we remained strong on the issues that mattered most to us, and we are committed to seeing this through. We have an action planned that will show Management we are united and ready to fight. Join us for the CAT meeting at 5PM on May 26 for more details.”

Colleen McKee, Bargaining Team Member

“I look forward to working alongside my fellow members to secure a contract that is fair and competitive with the market.”

Josie Talavera-Berg, Bargaining Team Member

Join our upcoming Zoom CAT meeting - MAY 26 • 5PM - 6PM

Have more questions about negotiations or the action planned? Come ask the Bargaining team!

RSVP here to receive the call-in details.

Upcoming bargaining dates for St. Joseph: 5/27 and 5/28

St. Joseph Tech - Contract Vote Scheduled

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UPDATE 5/13/20

Saint Joseph’s Medical Center Technical Unit
Ratification Vote – By Mail
May 2020
Vote Document
BARGAINING TEAM IS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDING A YES VOTE!
This cycle the Union Negotiating Committee pushed to begin bargaining prior to expiration in order to come to a timely resolution.  After months of bargaining, the team received an offer they can recommend.
How to Cast Your Vote:

  1. Review the offer, then mark your ballot "Yes" to accept the proposal, or "No" to reject the proposal.

  2. Place your marked ballot in the Ballot Envelope. Do not put your name on the outside of the Ballot Envelope, or on the ballot itself. This ensures the secrecy of your ballot.

  3. Place the Ballot Envelope inside the Return Envelope.

  4. Sign the back of the Return Envelope, noting your name and work location. Your signature is how we verify each eligible voter can cast one and only one vote.

  5. Note: The Ballot Envelopes will be separated from the Return Envelopes before any Ballot Envelopes are opened, so the secrecy of your ballot is preserved.

  6. Ballots must be returned by Wednesday, May 27th in order to be counted.


HAVE BALLOT RETURNED TO:
UFCW Local 21 c/o David Barnes, Negotiator
5030 1st Ave South #200
Seattle, WA 98134

We will be holding 3 different drop-in online Vote meetings on Friday, May 15 to answer any question about the tentative agreement. Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.

We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the voting process works. To review a copy of the full legal document with all changes to the contract please visit the link provided in the body of the text below.

View the Document

JOIN OUR ONLINE VOTE MEETINGS:

Drop in at any of these times via Zoom on Friday, May 15:

8:30AM – 10:30AM
12:00PM – 2:00PM
4:00PM – 6:00PM 

Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.

BARGAINING TEAM: Michelle Gilmore, Sissy Allison, Vanessa Giles, Monica DeWitt, Kat Wood

St. Joseph Tech - Tentative Agreement Reached

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UPDATE 5/13/20

Saint Joseph’s Medical Center Technical Unit
Ratification Vote – By Mail
May 2020
Vote Document
BARGAINING TEAM IS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDING A YES VOTE!
This cycle the Union Negotiating Committee pushed to begin bargaining prior to expiration in order to come to a timely resolution.  After months of bargaining, the team received an offer they can recommend.
How to Cast Your Vote:

  1. Review the offer, then mark your ballot "Yes" to accept the proposal, or "No" to reject the proposal.

  2. Place your marked ballot in the Ballot Envelope. Do not put your name on the outside of the Ballot Envelope, or on the ballot itself. This ensures the secrecy of your ballot.

  3. Place the Ballot Envelope inside the Return Envelope.

  4. Sign the back of the Return Envelope, noting your name and work location. Your signature is how we verify each eligible voter can cast one and only one vote.

  5. Note: The Ballot Envelopes will be separated from the Return Envelopes before any Ballot Envelopes are opened, so the secrecy of your ballot is preserved.

  6. Ballots must be returned by Wednesday, May 27th in order to be counted.


HAVE BALLOT RETURNED TO:
UFCW Local 21 c/o David Barnes, Negotiator
5030 1st Ave South #200
Seattle, WA 98134

After several bargaining sessions, in person and via telecommunications, your Bargaining Team is pleased to announce a fully recommended tentative agreement that addresses the core issues brought forward by the membership around staffing and wages.

This agreement includes a commitment from Management to address staffing concerns from frontline workers, wage increases and no Management take-aways!

Voting will be by mail-in ballot! We will mail you the voting materials to the address we have on file. Ballots return deadline to be announced. In order to make sure your ballot makes it to the right place, please confirm your address in the body of the email below.

We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the voting process works. A copy of the full legal document with all changes to the contract will be provided.

We will be holding drop-in online Vote Meetings to answer any question about the tentative agreement. Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.

BARGAINING TEAM: Michelle Gilmore, Sissy Allison, Vanessa Giles, Monica DeWitt, Kat Wood

If you have any questions, please contact your Union Representative @ 800-732-1188

Conifer St. Elizabeth - Standing Together

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After three days at the bargaining table we are happy to announce that many of our non-economic proposals have been resolved. Unfortunately, Management’s response to our economic proposal is severely lacking and we must continue to stand together to demand fair wages and a fair contract.

“We are holding fast and going strong. Management was reluctant to address our concerns, but we pushed back and overcame those challenges. We are on the last leg of this race.”

Margaret “Peggy” Laush, Bargaining Team Member

Join us at the online CAT meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 from 6:30PM - 7:30PM to hear from the St. Elizabeth bargaining team and make plans for St. Joe’s first day at the table!

RSVP at the link for the CAT meeting and we will follow-up with details on how to join.

Next Bargaining Dates
More dates to be announced

St. Elizabeth - 5/19
St. Joseph - 5/20, 5/21







Conifer - Conifer St. Elizabeth and St. Joe’s Are United For a Fair Contract!

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After months of pushing Conifer for bargaining dates for our St. Joseph members, we are happy to announce that dates have been secured! Your team at St. Elizabeth has been hard at work fighting for a fair contract that addresses our priorities and we are committed to joining together to support each other in this fight! 

Please join us on Monday April 27th from 5:30PM - 6:30PM to hear from your Bargaining Team about what is going on at the table and how we can work together to win on the issues that matter the most to us all! 

RSVP

Next Bargaining Dates:

St. Elizabeth- 4/29-5/1 & 5/19

St. Joseph- 5/20-5/21 & 5/27-5/29

Conifer St. Elizabeth - United for a Fair Contract

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Conifer St. Elizabeth members met with Management on April 1 and April 2 to continue negotiations via Video Conference to resolve on-going issues and send out our economic proposals.

“We have made forward progress on some issues but we are still very far apart on the issues that matter most to us. We are committed to standing strong during this home stretch but we need you all to stand with us now more than ever and show Conifer St. Elizabeth that we are serious and united in this fight for a fair contract!”

Margaret “Peggy” Laush, Bargaining Team Member

Contract Negotiations in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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During a declared state of emergency we will continue to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with Conifer. We are working to secure bargaining dates with the Employer and will continue to push hard for a new contract that includes the things most important to you.

COVID-19 INFORMATION

Keep your family, workplace, and community safe. Find coronavirus updates and resources on our website.

PETITION ACTION

Check the UFCW 21 website for future bargaining updates and please sign the petition demanding safe and fair working conditions!

If you have any questions, please contact your Union Representative Erin McCoy @ (206) 436-6598

UFCW 21 year in review 2015

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2015 was a year of victories for UFCW 21 Members striving for better work conditions, social justice and higher wages. 2015 welcomed new membership to many workers who believe in the promise of America. A promise that our children can lead better lives than ours. A promise that with hard work and standing up for our rights we can make a decent living that includes a good wage, health care and retirement.