On September 16, Planned Parenthood members overwhelmingly ratified their successor contract in an online vote. The new two-year contract includes across the board wage increases, an additional paid holiday for Juneteenth, and other improvements with no takeaways!
Many thanks to our Bargaining Team and all who participated!
Bargaining Team: Charlie King, Mona Lisa Baumann, Sage Alixander, Jennifer Morgan, Mollie Overby
Taylor Fleming, Medical Assistant at Planned Parenthood, poses For a photo.
Time for another #MemberMonday spotlight!
Taylor Fleming is a Medical Assistant who has worked at Planned Parenthood for over a year. Before that, she graduated from Western Washington University and is now a proud UFCW 21 member.
Taylor was glad to find work where she felt like she could work in the service of others — and that her first job is a good union job. Taylor loves her co-workers and the work that she does because she feels that she’s been able to develop rapport and trust with her patients.
Of course, being a frontline, essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough and stressful for Taylor. Many of her coworkers have left the clinic — in part because of the way management has treated workers, their capacity, and scheduling.
Taylor has seen the retention & turnover issue impacting healthcare workers first-hand. She believes that #SafeStaffingSavesLives and these issues motivated her to get involved with the help of her union rep, Lauren.
Today, Taylor is a reliable resource for her peers. She enjoys helping people better understand their contract, lifting up grievances as necessary, and fostering camaraderie amongst her coworkers. Her work truly contributes to a healthy and positive work environment!
Thank you Taylor for stepping up and becoming a leader who your coworkers trust to help them!
Throughout 6 months of bargaining, management has pushed back on our proposals citing financial constraints. We were able to request and receive financial information from our region of the Affiliate to confirm the financial situation.
We were able to deliver our petitions and tell the stories of our current and past coworkers and the struggles we face day to day to keep the doors open and serve our patients with care and compassion.
The agreement we are recommending is for 2 years while the affiliate works to strengthen their financial position
and includes:
Wage increases for all employees: 3% upon ratification with retro back to June 1; 3.5% in June of 2022
Additional Juneteenth (6/19) holiday
Improved bereavement leave
Improved grievance process
We said NO to:
Making call assignments mandatory for clinicians
Management’s ability to nullify our contract during emergencies like the current pandemic
We are continuing to negotiate time off for recovering for side effects of now mandatory vaccines including flu and COVID vaccines. Once we approve a contract, we can focus on building our power through legislative and organizing work.
In order to vote, everyone needs to make sure their personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please visit: ufcw21.org/update-your-information. If you do not receive an email to vote on Thursday, September 16, then please reach out to your Union Representative no later than 5PM on the day of the vote to provide an updated email address.
Full details of the offer will be available at an online vote meeting on Zoom!
Monday, September 13 @ 5:30PM-7PM
Thursday, September 16 @ 5PM - 7PM
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details!
Vote on your contract!
Thursday, September 16 @ 7AM - 7PM
We will be voting online via “SimplyVoting”. You will be receiving an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information.
“We’re relieved that management listened to our concerns and is willing to offer a reasonable agreement given the current financial situation of the affiliate. We appreciate everyone that signed the petition and shared their stories with us. We couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you!”
- Your Bargaining Team:
Sage Alixander, Mona Lisa Baumann, Charlie King, Jennifer Morgan,
Mollie Overby
We met with Management on Monday, August 16 for further contract negotiations. Even with the overwhelming support on the petitions we circulated, we are still far apart on economics. Our Bargaining Team has proposed both across the board and longevity increases as well as other economic improvements. Management has stated that giving more than small cost of living increases could have dire consequences for the Affiliate.
We have requested financial and other information from Management to substantiate these claims. Our Bargaining Team will review the information before we make a counter proposal. Our next bargaining date is scheduled for September 3.
“We need more information to assess the financial status of the Affiliate before we can make a comprehensive proposal.”
—Your Bargaining Team
Charlie King, PAC Rep - Tacoma; Monalisa Baumann, MA - Federal Way; Jennifer Morgan, PCC - Tacoma; Sage Alixander, Insurance Biller - Seattle; Mollie Overby, Community Outreach Educator
Join us for a virtual Contract Action Meeting to discuss our next steps at the bargaining table!
Monday, August 23 • 5:30 PM
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
We met with Management on Monday to receive their first response to our comprehensive economic proposal. They rejected many of our non-wage proposals including:
Cash out of vacation over the cap
3 additional sick days
Premiums for receiving training in specialty skills
Commitment to reinstating retirement match
We did get agreement on an increase to the bilingual premium and adding Juneteenth (June 19) as a holiday beginning in 2022.
“We see the affiliate offering recruitment bonuses for certain positions, but we’d rather see that money invested in keeping current employees. Better wages and premiums will also help with recruitment.”
—Your Bargaining Team
Charlie King, PAC Rep - Tacoma; Monalisa Baumann, MA - Federal Way; Jennifer Morgan, PCC - Tacoma; Sage Alixander, Insurance Biller - Seattle
We need to hear from you! Management is saying they cannot yet commit to when retirement matching will be reinstated. How has the pause in matching affected you?
Share your story with us here:
We met with Management Tuesday and delivered our economic proposals:
A two-year contract
Daily overtime for work past your scheduled shift
Wage increases retroactive to June 1
Moving to increases twice a year: June 1, and your anniversary
Adding Juneteenth (June 19) as a recognized, paid holiday
Reinstating retirement matching contributions
Premiums for receiving training in specialty skills
Expansions to bereavement and sick leave
Minimum wage escalators to keep all scales above the minimums
Improvements to bilingual premium
Severance in the event of layoff or closure
Additionally we have made proposals to improve incentives and rotation of on-call work for clinicians!
We were able to reach Tentative Agreements (TAs) on:
Innovative work schedules beyond the standard 5 – 7.5 hour days
30 day notice if asked to return to the office from a telecommuting agreement
Expanded grievance timelines
Clarifications to job posting language and management rights
Your Bargaining Team: Charlie King, PAC Rep - Tacoma; Monalisa Baumann, MA - Federal Way; Jennifer Morgan, PCC - Tacoma; Sage Alixander, Insurance Biller - Seattle
Join us for a Virtual Contract Action Meeting on Wednesday, Jun 23 @ 7PM to hear more about the proposals!
Our bargaining team met with management on Wednesday and made a lot of progress on the language of our contract. We were able to get management to move off of some of their proposals. We have reached tentative agreements around:
Ability to grieve all levels of discipline.
Capturing Planned Parenthood’s Paid Parental Leave policy in our contract.
Notification to the union in advance of any reduction to healthcare or retirement plans.
Layoff process for workers not assigned to one location (float clinicians & community outreach educators).
Maintaining seniority if laid off then recalled.
Clarification to access to benefits during probation period.
Clarification to vacation cashout at the end of employment.
Cleanup/clarifications to our Union Security language.
Your Bargaining Team: Charlie King, PAC Rep - Tacoma; Monalisa Baumann, MA - Federal Way; Jennifer Morgan, PCC - Tacoma; Sage Alixander, Insurance Biller - Seattle
We expect to make economic proposals at our next bargaining session on June 8.
There are still a few outstanding issues on the table that we need your input on as we move into the economic part of our negotiations.
Your voices help to bring real stories to the bargaining table. Please fill out the bargaining topics survey here: bit.ly/pp-issuesurvey
While we have reached tentative agreements on:
Reinstating our ability to grieve discipline at every level
Receiving email address with employee rosters for easier communication
Ensuring seniority remains full intact if recalled from a layoff
Bringing our contract in compliance with meal and rest break laws
Management has dug in their heels on their anti-union proposals and REJECTED our proposals for:
Severance language in case of layoff
Notifications on changes to telecommuting practices
Paycheck deduction of union initiation fee
We have not yet traded proposals on economics.
Your Bargaining Team: Charlie King, PAC Rep - Tacoma; Monalisa Baumann, MA - Federal Way; Jennifer Morgan, PCC - Tacoma; Sage Alixander, Insurance Biller - Seattle
Our Bargaining Team met with Management on Wednesday to receive Management’s non-economic proposals for our contract. Unfortunately, many of these proposals were outright anti-union including:
Using union dues to cover the cost of Management’s attorneys’ fees for lawsuits related to our contract
Large expansions of Management rights, potentially eroding union rights
Voiding the entire union contract’s protections during “emergencies” as defined by Management
Allowing discipline and attendance to determine layoff and recall instead of seniority and disrupting seniority for certain recall scenarios
Limiting workers’ ability to take action educating co-workers and the public during contract disputes and bargaining
Our Bargaining Team proposed adding per diem employees to our contract, and Management rejected the idea entirely. If you work with a per diem, please reach out to a member of the Bargaining Team.
We need to stand together for a contract that improves our wages and working conditions with NO TAKEAWAYS. Wear your sticker to support the Bargaining Team when we return to the table May 10!
Your Bargaining Team: Charlie King, PAC Rep - Tacoma; Monalisa Baumann, MA - Kent; Jennifer Morgan, PCC - Tacoma; Sage Alixander, Insurance Biller - Seattle
Join us for a Virtual Contract Action Meeting on Tuesday, May 11 @ 7PM for more updates! Get the Zoom info here:
Join us on Monday, April 12 @ 7PM for a virtual Contract Action Meeting! Bargaining begins later this month. At this meeting we will review the results of our bargaining survey and get input on our bargaining priorities.
Our Bargaining Team began meeting this Spring to negotiate our contract. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic prevented us from meeting in person, we have continued to work together to fight for fair wage increases.
We won respectful wage increases across the board for all employees.
This agreement is for one year (through 5/31/21), so we’ll be back to the table next spring to negotiate a full contract. We’re excited to work with our co-workers to continue to address wages and other issues.
“Given restrictions on meetings and dealing with an ongoing pandemic, we are glad to have reached this 1-year deal now so that members can get immediate raises. The outcome of the presidential elections will give us a clearer picture or Planned Parenthood’s funding, and we can fight for everything we deserve next year.”
– Your Bargaining Team
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6/22 9am - 10:30am
6/22 6pm - 7:30pm
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