2022 Scholarship Recipients
/Congratulations to our 2022 Scholarship Recipients!
KAMORA MCMILLIAN
Full-time Student Scholarship: $2,000
Grocery Store Worker Contract Negotiations Update
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Contract Action Team meetings happening this week!
If you have not already attended a meeting RSVP to a CAT meeting today!
Update From California: As part of our ongoing effort to gain power and negotiate a better contract, we have been working closely and supporting other UFCWs across the west as they negotiate. Just last week, grocery store workers with Southern California Locals authorized an Unfair Labor Practice Strike. These are similar votes to what members in Colorado took before they went on strike earlier this year. Then, after a 10- day strike those members in Colorado won historic gains in their contracts.
Here in our state, members continue to sign strike pledge cards — committing to do whatever it takes to win a good contract. Members are also taking action leafleting customers in front of our stores and asking them to support workers in our negotiations. If you would like to organize an action at your store, contact your Union Rep.
Bargaining With Employer Starts Next Week: Our union member bargaining committee has dates set to meet with the employers next week from April 4-8. This will be an important week of negotiations.
How you can help in the fight for a good contract:
Join our next Contract Action Team meeting! Call your Union Rep or a workplace leader or sign up here!
Make sure your personal contact information is up-to-date: ufcw21.org/update-your-information
Sign up for a Picket Captain Training bit.ly/groceryPCT
Join the UFCW 3000 Grocery Store Workers Facebook group
Seattle Children’s Hospital - Our Pressure Is Working
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On March 16 our team met with management for another collective bargaining session. We were pleased to see that our pressure in the field is starting to yield results as we were able to come to tentative agreement on many of our outstanding non-economic issues. Management provided us with an economic counter that made some progress towards the wages we need but feel short of addressing all of our economic concerns. In particular, management again denied providing much needed premium and differential increases, adequate individual and across the board wage increases, a competitive per diem premium, giving us more control over how our benefits are altered, and solutions to issues with our Time Away banks.
On March 28 our team met with management again for a short joint session. Here our team provided our latest economic counter, which included both the wages increases we need and realistic proposals that would address all of the other outstanding economic issues we face.
We will be meeting with management again this Thursday, March 31 for another collective bargaining session. At this meeting we hope management provides a holistic economic counter that includes solutions to all of our important concerns and ensures real top of the market wages for the life of the new contract. While we hope to be able to secure a full agreement in this meeting, we have made it clear to management that we will not settle for a contract that falls short of fully addressing the issues which are causing the current staffing crisis.
Please keep an eye out for more updates following our next session.
If you have any questions about bargaining or want to learn more about how you can help our team at the table, please contact our Union Rep Christie Harris at *206-436-6606 and request to join our Slack channel.
*Note: this is an office line and cannot receive text messages
“Today some movement was made but not enough to settle. We work at a premier children’s hospital and we deserve a fair contract. We will not stop until we get our members the contract they deserve.”
— Ashley Strickland, Respiratory Transport
Our SCH bargaining team:
Matt Brabant - Respiratory Educator, Madison Derksema - Pharmacy Tech, Angela Ballard – Surgical Tech, Kellie Koenig – Ultrasound Tech, Ashley Strickland – Respiratory Transport, Tyler Schaffer – Anesthesia Tech, Tesfaldet Kidanemariam – Respiratory Therapist
UFCW 3000 Member Story: Rachel Brings the Union Difference to the Pharmacy!
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Rachel Putnam, UFCW 3000 member and Pharmacy Tech
This week’s #MemberMonday spotlight features Rachel Putnam, proud UFCW 3000 member and Pharmacy Tech!
Rachel has wanted a career in healthcare for as long as she can remember. From early childhood, she has been fascinated by the human body and how it works; because of this, Rachel decided to pursue a career in Pharmacy! Rachel says: “I chose this path because I have taken daily medication since I was 8 years old, so the pharmacy has always played a pretty big role in my life.”
Rachel joined Group Health in 2014, which later was acquired by Kaiser Permanente. Reflecting back, Rachel says that “what I admired most was their promotion of innovative healthcare. The world is always changing, as is the world of medicine, and this is a company that not only changes with it, but also promotes change for the better.”
If you spend even a few minutes with Rachel, it will become very clear to you that she is very passionate and knowledgeable about her work! Her coworkers know this very well because, in 2021, Rachel became a Union shop steward. Rachel wanted to step up as a leader because she wanted to do her part to bring about change for the better and to fight for workers’ rights in her workplace. In her words: “Every worker is a person, and therefore every one of them should have a voice. Employees are not just employees — they are human beings with families, their own goals and dreams, and lives outside of the workplace. I became a steward to be part of making this more widely acknowledged and respected.”
In talking about what victories are just around the corner, Rachel is confident she can help her workplace improve! “My goal as a Shop Steward is to make a difference in how workers are treated, and push alongside my fellow stewards for better staffing, better working conditions, better pay, and more protection for workers who face bias or unfair treatment. I want to be a part of something bigger than myself, and to be a part of driving the change that will allow working people to have the influence and respect that they deserve.”
Since becoming a shop steward, Rachel has become more involved with UFCW trainings for Stewards, delivered strong messages in videos about Safe Staffing legislation, and continues to participate in monthly Steward Workshops to gain more knowledge and to ultimately help her coworkers stand together for the change they want to see at work!
We are so inspired by Rachel’s leadership. It’s people like Rachel that make UFCW 3000 members such incredible advocates for themselves and their coworkers. If you’d like to learn more about becoming a shop steward and leadership training, check out: https://www.ufcw21.org/steward-training
#UFCW3000 #MemberMondays #1u #UnionStrong #EssentialWorkers #HealthcareHeroes
Skagit Regional Health - We Need Real Solutions to the Issues We Face
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“There is many topics we are still far from agreeing on and we need your input. We invite you to our CAT team meeting on April 19. Please don’t miss the chance to give your input.”
— Alina Delano, Ultrasound Tech
Your Bargaining Team:
Aaron St. John – Central Supply Tech
Alina Delano – Ultrasound Tech
Ashley Price – Medical Assistant
Jill Douglass – Data Entry Clerk
Maria Muñoz – Environmental Aid
Megan Osborn – Med Tech
Mike Koenig – Engineer
Rindi Atkins – Radiology Tech
Thomas Kean – Exercise Physiologist
Katie Davis – Social Worker
On Wednesday, March 23, our bargaining team meet with management for our third joint negotiations session. Management provided responses to us on many of the non-economic proposals we made in our previous session, and we provided some additional proposals regarding premiums, float pay, and overtime. While our team was pleased to see that we are close to agreement on solutions to a couple of issues, we were disappointed to find that we are still far apart on many others.
One of these other issues is regarding job postings, where management denied parts of our proposals that would ensure we would have priority over external applicants and that we have a definite timeline for moving into new positions.
You’re Invited!
RSVP to Our CAT Meetings
Management’s response shows us that we need to be ready to stand united and fight for solutions to all of the big issues we face. Please join us at one of our upcoming Virtual Contract Action Team (CAT) meetings on April 19 at 1PM and 6PM. RSVP below.
Tuesday, April 19
1:00PM
https://bit.ly/SRH-04191
6:00PM
https://bit.ly/SRH-04196
At our CAT meetings we will go into detail about the proposals we plan to make, have an opportunity for everyone to express the changes they want to see in our next contract, and talk about what we can do in the field to make sure our team is successful at the table.
Our next negotiations session will be on April 13, stay tuned for future updates.
If you have any questions about the bargaining process, please call our Union Rep Celia at (360) 419-4678.
Rite Aid - Tentative Agreement Reached Online Vote Scheduled!
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Rite Aid Tentative Agreement Reached Online Vote Scheduled!
The Union has reached a tentative agreement with Rite Aid. This contract is fully recommended by the Rite Aid member bargaining committee. It includes:
Pay increases every year of the contract.
A ratification bonus for all members employed 90 days or more.
No major changes to the health insurance benefits.
Securing our current pension benefits and
transitioning to the new Variable Annuity Pension.
Improved scheduling language.
Other improvements.
The online ratification vote will be held from 6:00am to 6:00pm, Thursday April 7, 2022. All documents for the vote will be available online at the time of the vote for review. In order to vote you must have a valid email address on file with the Union. Update your contact information at: ufcw21.org/update-your-information
online vote meetings
We are holding two online vote meetings to provide information and answer questions before the online vote. Wednesday, April 6, 2022 @ 6PM—8PM & Thursday, April 7, 2022 @ 9:00am—11am Contact your Union Rep or check your email for information on how to join.
Central Co-Op - Recommended Agreement Reached! Vote meeting scheduled
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Central Co-Op
Recommended Agreement Reached!
Vote meeting scheduled
Our Union Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that we reached a tentative contract agreement with Central Co-op! This is offer was unanimously recommended by our Bargaining Committee and includes:
Wages Increases
No cost increases
to health care
Improvements to PTO
New Safety language
Other improvements
vote meeting
A drop-in vote meeting will be held at the store (upstairs in the breakroom) from 11am to 3pm on April 12, 2022. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend and vote!
Providence RadiantCare - Contract Overwhelmingly Approved!
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On March 22, workers at Providence RadiantCare overwhelmingly approved their first contract! Workers will be receiving anywhere between a 2% to 20% wage increase on their April 15 paychecks. This contract is also the first to achieve placement onto a wage scale dependent on years of service versus a minimum percentage increase, which resulted in higher wage increases compared to other newly organized units.
On top of guaranteed wage increases, the bargaining team was able to win workplace protections like the grievance process, lay-off procedure, and successorship language in case of a sale.
Providence RadiantCare workers are joining about 50,000 UFCW Local 3000 members in Washington State and parts of Oregon and Idaho. We encourage you to learn about your union rights, union trainings, upcoming activities/events, and union benefits by going onto our website, www.ufcw3000.org.
If you have any contract questions or workplace issues, please reach out to your union representative, Erin McCoy emccoy@ufcw21.org or 206-436-6598 (landline).
Congratulations Providence RadiantCare UFCW members! Welcome to Local 3000!
Grocery Store Worker Contract Negotiation Update
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UFCW Locals in Southern California are taking Unfair Labor Practice Strike Authorization Votes this week. Our union has sent staff down to support the votes in Southern California and get on-the-ground training and experience for a potential strike.
The next round of Contract Action Team meetings will be held next week. RSVP to a CAT meeting today!
We continue to sign strike pledge cards and remain committed to taking action to win a good contract. If you would like to organize an action at your store, contact your union Rep! Our Negotiating Committee will meet with the employers April 4-8.
How you can help in the fight for a good contract:
Join our next Contract Action Team meeting! Call your Union Rep or a workplace leader. or RSVP: bit.ly/CAT-March2022
Make sure your personal contact information is up-to-date: ufcw21.org/update-your-information
Take a Shop Steward Training class open to all members who want to help build a strong union and know their rights. ufcw21.org/steward-training
Join the UFCW 3000 Grocery Store Workers Facebook group facebook.com/groups/286275170024264/
Lourdes Medical Center RN - New Three-Year Contract Ratified with Super Majority Vote effective January 1, 2022 through January 1, 2025
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After countless hours of hard work and dedication put in by your bargaining team, we were able to recommend and ratify our new contract with competitive wage increases that will be retroactive to January 1, 2022, increase to max accrual bank and secure better membership language.
We look forward to building strength and unity within our facility so that we can show LifePoint that we will not be divided in our desire to be treated with respect and equity.
Please contact your bargaining team or Union Rep Maureen Hatton 509-340-7370 with any questions or concerns.
Your Bargaining Team, Left to Right: Holly Kelly, Jennifer Powell and Jessica Leon
St. Michael Medical Center RN - Bargaining Continues
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“We proposed competitive increases to wages and differentials that take into account both today’s competitive labor market as well as everything we’ve been through over the last few years. Management said they were disappointed with our aggressive proposal, but we made clear that we refuse to settle for a mediocre contract.”
Your Bargaining Team: Brett Moore, Cindy Franck, Kimberly Fraser McMillan, Michael Nord, Tammy Olson, and Janice Jones.
Your Bargaining Team met with management again on March 9 to continue negotiations for the St. Michael Medical Center RN contract.
At this session we finally presented our initial economic proposal to management, which was written to ensure that our wage scale will become (and stay) competitive with neighboring hospitals. We believe that “neighboring hospitals” is not just limited to Tacoma but should also include Seattle competitors that easily recruit nurses to commute across the water.
We also recognize that St. Joseph Medical Center recently reached an agreement with their employer for an 11% raise, with another 4% in November, plus the removal of multiple ghost steps (years with 0% wage increases). Your Bargaining Team’s proposal was significantly higher than the SJMC agreement and also included the removal of our ghost steps.
In addition to wage increases, your Bargaining Team proposed a new retention bonus program, increases to various differentials, and new language that would ensure equitable and timely incentive pay.
Our proposal shocked management, who said they were extremely disappointed and “taken aback.” They complained that our proposed increases would make St. Michael Medical Center nurses the highest paid in the entire state. While management is likely right, we believe that serious action is needed to attract and retain nurses.
We expect to see a counter economic proposal from management during our next bargaining date on April 5.
Your Bargaining Team invites you to join our official Facebook page to get the latest news regarding contract negotiations.
You’re Invited!
Attend regular Contract Action Team (CAT) meetings to hear the latest updates regarding negotiations, plan actions to pressure management, and learn how to get your co-workers involved. Our next meeting is being held virtually Wednesday, April 6 @ 6:00PM
Wednesday, April 6
6:00PM
https://zoom.us/join
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
Grocery Store Worker Contract Negotiations Update
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Contract Action Team meetings will be held the last week of March. RSVP to a CAT meeting today by contacting your Rep or workplace leader.
The next telephone town hall call is scheduled for Monday, March 21 at 5PM. We will discuss our plan to win better pay, safety and respect on the job. If you do not receive a call Monday at 5pm you can join the town hall call by calling 888-652-0386 and entering the meeting ID 6691.
We continue to sign strike pledge cards and remain committed to taking action to win a good contract by leafleting customers outside stores and asking them to support workers in the upcoming bargain. If you would like to organize an action at your store, contact your union Rep!
Southern California Locals are scheduled to take Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike Authorization Votes next week. Our worker-led Bargaining Committee will meet with the Employers April 4-8.
How you can help in the fight for a good contract:
Make sure your personal contact information is up-to-date: ufcw21.org/update-your-information
Join our next Contract Action Team meeting! Call your Union Rep or a workplace leader.
Take a Shop Steward Training class open to all members who want to help build a strong union and know their rights. ufcw21.org/steward-training
Join the UFCW 3000 Grocery Store Workers Facebook group facebook.com/groups/286275170024264/
Release: Unions File for Temporary Restraining Order Against MultiCare
/FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Seattle— The Washington State Nurses Association, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and UFCW 3000 filed for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to prevent MultiCare Health System from garnishing wages without employees’ consent to recover alleged overpayments related to an extended outage of the employer’s timekeeping system.
Unions assert that MultiCare's plan violates WAC 296-126-030, which states that private employers can only recover overpayments by deducting money from paychecks without consent if the overpayment is discovered and the employer “implements a plan” to recover it within 90 days. Crucially, the overpayment must have been “infrequent,” “inadvertent,” and the employer must provide “documentation” of the disputed amount.
The unions are further requesting a declaratory judgment that the deductions would violate the WAC rule, and separately have filed unfair labor practice charges and requested a 10(j) injunction from the NLRB, as MultiCare did not notify WSNA, SEIU or UFCW or bargain over its repayment plans before implementing them.
These legal actions are intended to ensure that employees have a fair, transparent and collaborative process for establishing repayment plans, including an opportunity to challenge MultiCare’s accounting and a say in their individual repayment plans.
BACKGROUND
In December 2021, timekeeping software provider Kronos was hit by a ransomware attack, shutting the system down for many employers that use it. During the time Kronos was offline, MultiCare chose to duplicate employees’ last accurate timesheet for payroll purposes. Employees continued to track hours separately outside of Kronos, but paychecks for four pay periods were based on the first pay period in December.
MultiCare knew from the start that this would result in inaccurate paychecks during the outage, as health care worker hours vary, sometimes significantly, week to week. Notably, the period of outage covered the worst months of the Omicron surge, during which employees saw significant upheaval in their schedules.
Following Kronos’ recovery, MultiCare announced that it would begin deducting up to $500 per paycheck without employee consent beginning March 18. MultiCare gave workers a March 9 deadline to request alternate payment plans, but did not offer an option to repay by any means other than paycheck deductions, and the lowest amount offered was 10% of the amount allegedly owed per pay period. At the same time, MultiCare has not provided transparent accounting for its claimed overpayments (or underpayments), and numerous workers have reported inaccuracies in the accounting provided to them.
UFCW 3000 Member Story: Tamra Empowers Coworkers
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Tamra Cabuco (right) poses with her co-worker during a Safe Staffing Sticker Action
Another week, another UFCW 3000 #MemberMonday spotlight! Today, we're featuring Tamra Cabuco.
Tamra works at LabCorp and is an extremely hard worker who loves her job and uplifts her coworkers. Most of all, Tamra cares very deeply for the patients she helps -- and they love her too!
Tamra is so dedicated to her patients. Sometimes, due to short-staffing, she is forced to work her entire shift with no break or lunch because she wants to provide the proper care for all of her patients. Tamra knows that she and her coworkers deserve to rest, eat, and hydrate while on the clock. She also knows that the best way to enact fundamental change is for her and her fellow workers to unite and organize for their rights at their workplace.
That's why Tamra is leading the charge as a workplace leader, educating coworkers on their rights at work, and bringing awareness to the community at large about the challenges she and her coworkers face. Tamra is fighting so that she and her fellow LabCorp employees get the respect that they deserve from a company that posted earnings of over 16 Billion dollars in 2021!
Tamra is empowering coworkers to be the change they want to see in their workplaces and we couldn't be more inspired. Go Tamra!
#HealthcareHeroes #EssentialWorkers #UnionStrong #1u #UFCW3000
Grays Harbor Lab Vote Scheduled To Approve Wage Increases
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Grays Harbor Lab Vote Scheduled To Approve Wage Increases
We have negotiated with Harbor Community Health and the hospital has agreed to immediately increase pay for MT’s, MLT’s and Micro.
The full details of the offer will be made available during our In-Person vote meeting on March 16. You must be present in-person to vote.
Vote Meeting
Wednesday March 16
drop-in between 1:30pm-5:30pm
Harbor Regional Health/
Grays Harbor Community Hospital
915 Anderson Drive, Aberdeen WA, 98520
Conference Room A
Please contact Union Representative Ian Jacobson with any questions, 206-436-6550 or email at Ijacobson@ufcw21.org
Providence Radiantcare Contract Vote
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Providence Radiantcare Contract Vote March 22 Our bargaining team is recommending a YES Vote
We have reached a tentative agreement with Providence Radiantcare! Our next step is to ratify the tentative agreement. We will be reviewing and explaining the contract on the day of the vote. We will be holding the contract vote on Tuesday, March 22 from 5pm to 8pm at the Olympia Community Center (Room 101/102). You cannot submit an absentee vote or electronic vote and cannot vote outside of the time slot listed.
Vote Meeting
Tuesday, March 22 from 5pm to 8pm
Olympia Community Center
222 Columbia St NW 2nd Floor,
Olympia, WA 98501 (Room 101/102)
Please reach out to our bargaining team or Union Rep Erin McCoy is you have any questions.
Skagit Regional Health - Bargaining Begins
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“I am thrilled to be a part of our bargaining team for the second time. Today, we have finished up our second session, where we worked on strengthening our current contract language and incorporating new additions for our future contract.”
— Ashley Price, Medical Assistant
Your Bargaining Team:
Aaron St. John – Central Supply Tech
Alina Delano – Ultrasound Tech
Ashley Price – Medical Assistant
Jill Douglass – Data Entry Clerk
Maria Muñoz – Environmental Aid
Megan Osborn – Med Tech
Mike Koenig – Engineer
Rindi Atkins – Rad Tech
Thomas Kean – Exercise Physiologist
Cindy Tjaden – Surgical Tech
On Wednesday, March 9, our bargaining team meet with management for our second joint negotiations session. We provided management with a full set of initial proposals on a myriad of topics including job posting, equity, pandemic safety, PTO requests, training recognition, bereavement leave, and much more. We are eager to hear management’s responses to our initial proposals at our next meeting on March 23, where we also plan to propose more improvements to our union contract.
Our team will continue to work hard at the table to get us a strong new contract, but we can’t do it alone. We need the support of all of our coworkers behind us if we are going to get real solutions to the big issues we face!
Please join us for one of our upcoming Virtual Contract Action Team meetings, which will be held on Tuesday, March 15 at 1PM and 7PM. At these meetings, we will discuss what we can do in the field to help support our team at the table.
If you have any questions about the bargaining process, please call our Union Rep Celia at (360) 419-4678.
You’re Invited!
RSVP to Our CAT Meetings
Attend regular Contract Action Team (CAT) meetings to hear the latest updates regarding negotiations, plan actions to pressure management, and learn how to get your co-workers involved.
Tuesday, March 15
1:00PM • 7:00PM
Grocery Store Worker Contract Negotiations Update
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Our worker-led union Bargaining Committee met on March 8 to discuss and finalize our initial proposal. They then spent the remainder of the day in stores asking members to sign the Strike Pledge Card. We have secured bargaining dates with the employers for April 4-8. The next round of Contract Action Team meetings will be held in the last week of March.
Join our next Telephone Phone Town Hall call on scheduled for March 21, where we will discuss our plan to win better pay, safety and respect on the job.
Members continue to sign Strike Pledge Cards, committing to do whatever it takes to win a good contract.
How you can help in the fight for a good contract:
Make sure your personal contact information is up-to-date: ufcw21.org/update-your-information
Join our next Contract Action Team meeting! Call your Union Rep or a workplace leader.
Take a Shop Steward Training class open to all members who want to help build a strong union and know their rights. ufcw21.org/steward-training
Join the UFCW 3000 Grocery Store Workers Facebook group >>
CHI St. Michael Medical Center RN - Bargaining Continues
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“We are focusing on improvements to our safety and staffing language while preparing to present our first economic proposal. Be sure to attend our next Contract Action Team meeting to learn more!”
- Bargaining Team: Brett Moore, Cindy Franck, Kimberly Fraser McMillan, Michael Nord, Tammy Olson, and Janice Jones
Our Bargaining Team met with Management again on March 3, continuing contract negotiations for nurses at St. Michael Medical Center.
We are pleased to report that some progress was made as we successfully convinced the Employer to withdraw their proposals to increase both the required resignation notice as well as the minimum work requirements of per diems. The Employer also showed a willingness to still agree with our demand that the per diem differential revert back to 15%, even without the increased work requirements.
However, we are still far apart on our safety and staffing proposals. Management has continued to reject our minimum staffing ratios, language regarding the refusal of hazardous assignments, and our new public health emergency language that would help better prepare the medical center for the next pandemic.
Despite the outstanding issues, our Bargaining Team feels that enough progress has been made for us to finally make our initial economic proposal at our next meeting with the Employer. After months of market research, we have crafted an economic proposal that would raise our wages and differentials to rates that would be hyper-competitive with our neighbors in both Tacoma and Seattle.
We are scheduled to meet with the Employer again on Wednesday, March 9 with dates scheduled through April.
Our Bargaining Team invites you to join our official Facebook page to get the latest news regarding contract negotiations at: facebook.com/SMMCNURSES
You’re Invited! Contact a Bargaining Team member or your Union Rep for Zoom meeting details!
Contract Action Team (CAT) Meeting
Wednesday, March 9 @ 6 PM
Attend regular Contract Action Team (CAT) meetings to hear the latest updates regarding negotiations, plan actions to pressure Management, and learn how to get your co-workers involved
Emergency Dept. Meeting
Tuesday, March 15 @ 6 PM
Meeting is focused on discussing the serious issues faced by nurses working in the Emergency Department and working on solutions that can be achieved through contract negotiations.
Seattle Children’s Hospital - It’s Time to Show Management We Are Serious
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“We need to stand together United and show SCH what we are worth and that we deserve market wages and standards for recruitment and retention to adequately care for our patients.”
-Tyler Schaffer, Anesthesia Tech
On March 4, our Bargaining Team met with Management for another collective bargaining session. While we were able to work together to reach some tentative agreements on critical non-economic issues, even Management acknowledged that we are still very far apart on economics.
Our team proposed an economic counter which retains our priorities of market leading wages, premiums, and differentials, as well as the other economic issues that affects our total compensation such as parking costs, vacation time caps, sick bank balances, our health insurance costs, and our retirement plans. This is in stark contrast to Management’s recent proposals which amount to little more than just inadequate wage increases.
Our team knows we need strong, market leading wages increases as well as improvements to the rest of our economic issues if we are going to stop losing more of our coworkers every single day.
In order to get Management to understand the urgency of addressing all of these issues, we need to act! We have recently released a petition which clearly outlines what we need in our next contract and why we need it. If each of us along with all of our coworkers, friends, and family members are able to sign, it will send a powerful message to Management which they can’t ignore: We need a fair contract that creates real change and puts an end to the staffing crisis.
Please take a moment to sign our contract electronically. The petition is also available in paper form for members to sign. Contact our Bargaining or Contract Action Team members if you would like to sign it that way instead.
With our coworkers and allies behind us, we hope that in our next session on March 16, Management will provide a real response to our economic proposals. Stay tuned for more updates following that session.
If you have any questions about bargaining or want to learn more about how you can help our team at the table, please call our Union Rep Christie Harris at 206-436-6606.
Bargaining Team: Matt Brabant (RT Educator), Madison Derksema (Pharmacy Tech), Angela Ballard (Surgery Tech), Kellie Koenig (Ultrasound Tech), Tayler Schaffer (Anesthesia Tech), Ashley Strickland (Transport Team), Tesfaldet Kidanemariam (Respiratory Therapist)
