Skagit Regional Health - Tentative Agreement Reached

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Skagit Regional Health
Tentative Agreement Reached

“Our team was dedicated to working endless hours to fight for a fair contract. While SVH offered up an acceleration of bargaining to be fair and quick...it still didn't meet the needs of SVH employees. We worked until 5:30 am to ensure work life balance needs were improved....work practices would be more fair....and wage increases were reflected with competitors. Both sides of the team brought their best forward.”

-Alina DeLano, SRH Ultrasound and Bargaining Team

Our Bargaining Team is excited to have reached a tentative agreement. After a final marathon bargain where our bargaining team members bargained for a total of 21 hours straight, our priorities were reached, including competitive raises over the next three and half years, better staffing, scheduling and ensuring practices that promote patient safety and compassionate care.

We are proud of a contract that includes:

  • Higher across the board wage increases.

  • Market adjustments for all job classifications

  • More PTO

  • Stronger language for standby and callbacks

Join your coworkers and vote on your new contract!

Skagit Regional Clinic *Additional location added!
Monday, September 26 @ 11AM - 2PM
Skagit Regional Clinic- Riverbend, 2320 Freeway Dr, Mount Vernon

Skagit Valley Hospital
Monday, September 26 @ 6AM - 9AM | 11AM - 2PM | 4PM - 8PM
Sahale Conf Rm - 1415 E Kincaid St, Mt. Vernon, WA 98273

SRH - Camano Island Clinic
Tuesday, September 27 @ 10AM - 11AM
Clinic Break Rm - 127 NE Camano Dr, Camano Island, WA 98282

SRH - Stanwood Clinic
Tuesday, September 27 @ 11:30am – 12:30pm
Conf Rm - 9631 269th St. NW, Stanwood, WA 98292

SRH - Smokey Point Clinic
Tuesday, September 27 @ 7AM - 8:30AM | 11:30AM - 1PM
Conf Rm - 3823 172nd St. NE, Smokey Point, WA 98271

Cascade Valley Hospital
Tuesday, September 27 @ 7am - 8:30am |11:30am - 1:00pm
Rainier B Conf Rm (Floor 2) - 330 Stillaguamish Ave, Arlington, WA 98223

SRH - Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic
Tuesday, September 27 @ 9:30am - 11:30am
Break Rm - 1019 24th St, Anacortes, WA 98221

You must be in good standing to be eligible to vote. Click HERE

Make sure you have completed your membership application

Duty Free Americas - 5 Cents Won’t Pay Our Rents

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Duty Free Americas
5 Cents Won’t Pay Our Rents

Our first day of bargaining with the Employer had its high points:

  • We clarified that if people are sick after they have given their 2 weeks’ notice they can use their paid sick leave

  • Grieving workers no longer have to attend a funeral to use their paid bereavement leave.

  • More time between scheduled shifts

But Duty Free Americas offered us just a $.05 increase to the yearly raises we get in January. That does hardly anything for us keeping up with the increasing costs of living. They also rejected our proposals for access to more vacation time, premium pay for working on the busy Canadian Holidays, overtime for long hours worked in one day, and better matching contributions for our 401(k) retirement.

We bargain next on Monday, September 26.

“Duty Free’s proposed $.05 increase shows what they think of us. We know that we are worth more! We need to show them that we are serious about real wage increases.”

-Kassidy Oddo, Duty Free Shop

Sign the petition today demanding that Duty Free Americas do more for the people that serve their customers and make their business profitable! Scan the QR code or go to: https://bit.ly/Duty-Free22

Three Rivers Hospital Vote Notice - Change of Benefits

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Three Rivers Hospital Vote Notice
Change of Benefits

Three Rivers has proposed a new benefits package that will be made available to part-time staff.

Because it is a change to our contract, we will need to have members vote on the change. The proposal and other information will be provided at the vote.

All members are encouraged to vote YES!
Friday, September 30
11AM – 11:30AM
Mckinley Conference Room

You must be in good standing and present to vote.

Capital Medical Center RN - SAFE STAFFING SAVES LIVES

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Our Bargaining Team:

Cindy Dixon (PACU), Carol Cairone (OR), Bonnie Verellen (Labor & Delivery), Dennis Verellen (ICU/PCU)

Not Pictured: Elisabeth Hildebrand (Cath Lab)

Although the burden of presenting responses & counter proposals rested on management yesterday, September 14, your UFCW bargaining team knew it was time to finalize and present our official contract language on safe staffing. 

After receiving CMC’s proposals in the morning hours, we put our heads together to layout a very strong article which would aim to protect nurses & patients. This was presented it in the early afternoon, and Management expressed that they understand the need for staffing language, but appeared apathetic in it’s application. 

This did not deter us. 

We reworked our proposal, and when we met with management again, we lead our revisions with testimony from bargaining team members. This, paired with our revised language, made a proposal so compelling it pushed management into a discussion with us about the necessity of protections not only for ourselves, but for our patients. 

Nurses are the most trusted profession in the United States, and when we stand together to demand basic protections, we expect management to listen. 

Please reach out to your Union Rep or if you have any questions or concerns. 

Brandan Zielinski @ 206-436-6603 or BZielinski@ufcw3000.org 

PRMCE Professional - We Have Reached a Tentative Agreement!

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On September 12, we were able to reach a tentative agreement with Providence Everett management. In our first bargaining session, Providence told us they were not interested in placing newly organized employees onto the wage scale dependent on their years of experience. We brought to their attention that new hires will have their years of experience recognized upon hire, but the newly organized employees would be treated differently. 

After that first session, Providence proposed recognizing all newly organized employees’ years of experience for their placement onto the existing Professional wage scale! Employees will be receiving at least a 10% increase upon ratification and receiving all the benefits of the existing Professional contract! 

On September 20, we will be voting on the contract from 2:00PM to 6:00PM at Providence Everett Pacific Campus. If you have any questions, please reach out to your union representative, Sharra Oakley 206-436-6614. 

Contract Vote Scheduled

Tuesday, September 20 

2:00PM to 6:00PM 

PRMCE Pacific Campus

Pacific Conference Room Main Room

All are encouraged to attend the vote meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract.

Forks community hospital Technical & Service - Wage Increases Ratified

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Forks Community Hospital Technical & Service

WAGE INCREASES RATIFIED

Thank you to all union members who came out on September 12 and voted to ratify wage increases! The vote overwhelmingly passed. You should see the increase on your paycheck this Friday, September 16.

If you did not this notice through email, please update your contact information at: ufcw21.org/update-your-information

For further information on your new wage increase or if you have any contract questions, contact Union Rep Brandan Zielinski at bzielinski@ufcw3000.org

PRMCE Technical - We Have Reached a Tentative Agreement!

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On September 12, we were able to reach a tentative agreement with Providence Everett management. In our first bargaining session, Providence told us they were not interested in placing newly organized employees onto the wage scale dependent on their years of experience. We brought to their attention that new hires will have their years of experience recognized upon hire, but the newly organized employees would be treated differently. 

After that first session, Providence proposed recognizing all newly organized employees’  years of experience for their placement onto the existing Pharmacy Tech wage scale! Employees will be receiving at least a 10% increase upon ratification and receiving all the benefits of the existing Technical contract! 

On September 21, we will be voting on the contract from 12:00PM to 1:00PM at Providence Credena Monroe. If you have any questions, please reach out to your union representative, Sharra Oakley 206-436-6614. 

Contract Vote Scheduled

Wednesday, September 21 

12:00PM to 1:00PM

Providence Credena Monroe

All are encouraged to attend the vote meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract.

Mason General Hospital - Wage increases ratified!

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Mason General Hospital
WAGE INCREASES RATIFIED!

Thank you to all Union Members who came out on September 9 and voted to ratify wage increases! The vote overwhelmingly passed. Wage increases go into effect on Sunday, September 18, and you should see the increase on the October 7 paycheck.

If you did not this notice through email, please update your contact information at: ufcw21.org/update-your-information

For further information on your new wage increase or if you have any contract questions, contact Union Rep Brandan Zielinski at bzielinski@ufcw3000.org.

St. Joseph Medical Center Pharmacy - Bargaining Continues

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St. Joseph Medical Center Pharmacy
Bargaining Continues

Our Bargaining Team met with Management on September 12. We achieved a tentative agreement on increases in funding for professional membership, continuing education and conferences in Article 6.5. We also tentatively agreed to an improved process for PTO access. Your feedback on the surveys was instrumental in crafting these improvements.

Our next bargaining session is scheduled for Wednesday, September 28 at which we intended to discuss economic proposals. We also agreed to additional bargaining dates in October.

“Today’s session was very productive and we look forward to moving closer to a final agreement.”

– Becky Mountjoy, Pharmacy/Bargaining Team

Skagit Regional Health - Bargaining Continues

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On September 8, our bargaining team met with management for our 14th negotiation session. We discussed staffing, wages and economics at the table. Our next session on September 14 is a marathon bargaining session, members from your bargaining team will potentially be bargaining through the night into the early morning hours at the table to try and get as much done as possible. 

We are hopeful that Skagit Regional Health will continue to take into account that YOU deserve living wages that help SRH attract and retain workers. Our team will continue to bargain in good faith with SRH and work to ensure you are being compensated market standard rates for your next contract. 

Together, we provide exceptional care to our patients, who are our neighbors and our friends. Now is the time to stand together. Sign our petition affirming you deserve living wages.

Sign the Petition

Your Bargaining Team: 

Aaron St. John – Central Supply Tech

Alina Delano – Ultrasound Tech

Ashley Price – Medical Assistant Certified

Jill Douglass – Data Entry Clerk 

Maria Muñoz – Environmental

Megan Osborn – Med Tech

Mike Koenig – Engineer

Rindi Atkins – Radiology Tech 

Thomas Kean – Exercise Physiologist

Katie Davis – Social Worker 

Cindy Tjaden – Surgical Tech

Fresenius Renal Care - Tentative Agreement Reached!

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After months of bargaining we have reached a tentative agreement with Fresenius! The tentative agreement includes substantial wage and premium increases over three years and other contract improvements.

The details of the tentative agreement will be available during the online vote on September 22 from 5am-5pm.

You will receive an email from UFCW 3000 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information. All members in good standing are eligible to vote.

TO VOTE ONLINE: Make sure your information is up to date! In order to vote on this tentative agreement, make sure your personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please update your email address at: ufcw21.org/update-your-information

If you do not receive an email to vote on Thursday, September 22, please reach out to Union Rep Ryan Degouveia rdegouveia@ufcw3000.org or 360-662-1989 to provide an updated email address.

JOIN THE VOTE INFORMATION MEETING!

Wednesday, September 21
10-11:30am OR 6:30-8pm

It is important that members attend the Zoom Meeting to review the proposed contract changes and have your questions answered.

Contact a Bargaining Team member or your Union Rep for meeting details. Details will also be emailed to you.

Richland Fred Meyer Community Action

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This community has our back! Give us a fair first contract!

Show your support for Richland Fred Meyer workers, join us on the sidewalk outside the Richland Fred Meyer to demand a first contract for workers at the Richland Fred Meyer.

Friday, October 7 @ 1PM

Richland Fred Meyer workers organized at the end of last year and have been bargaining with the company since early spring for a first contract.

RSVP and join us!▸

ALSCO Linen - Bargaining Begins!

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On September 6 and 8, we met with ALSCO Linen management. We were able to reach an agreement on reinstating the original seniority date for members who were laid off for more than three months due to the pandemic. These employees will start accruing their vacation time using their original date of seniority. We also were able to win annual sick time cash-out if you have over forty hours of sick time in your bank. 

We presented to management our wage, pension, and health insurance proposal on September 8. We proposed competitive wage increases which will help ALSCO recruit and retain workers. We also proposed to change our pension to a better pension plan which will result in a higher monthly pension benefit when members retire. Management asked us for more time to review the pension proposal, so we will be meeting on September 22 and 26 to continue bargaining.

On September 22 and 26, please wear your UFCW yellow shirt and support your bargaining team! It is important that we stand united in order to win competitive wage increases and a fair contract!  

Our next contract action team meeting will be on:

Friday, September 23 

Kent Commons 

525 4th Ave N

Kent, WA 98030

Olympic Room

3:00PM - 5:00PM

If you have any questions, please contact your union representative Jose Veliz 509-228-7103. 

Wildfire and Smoke Information for Workers

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As our state faces wildfire season, wildfires and wildfire smoke may affect us in the workplace and at home. Below are important things to know to stay safe and enforce your rights at work. Here are the most important actions to care for yourself and your coworkers during wildfire season:

  1. Report any safety concerns to your worksite safety committee & management right away, and get support from your Shop Steward and/or Union Rep if your concerns are not addressed

  2. Get accommodations if needed and exercise your rights—use your sick leave if you become unwell; speak with a health care provider and use FMLA or exercise your disability rights under the ADA if you have a health condition that makes you vulnerable to wildfire smoke

  3. If your home or work is affected by wildfire and financial assistance would help, speak with your Union Rep about the UFCW 3000 Membership Assistance Fund

L&I Emergency Rule for 2022 Wildfire Season

L&I has adopted an emergency rule again this year, effective June 15 through September 29, 2022, to protect workers who may be exposed to wildfire smoke on the job.

Summary of Emergency RUle
Full Text of Emergency Rule

This rule requires covered employers to:

  • Have a written wildfire smoke response plan.

  • Determine employee smoke exposure levels before work and periodically during each shift when smoke is present.

  • Train employees on wildfire smoke hazards.

  • Train supervisors on how to respond to health issues caused by wildfire smoke.

  • Inform employees of available protective measures against wildfire smoke.

Further requirements will depend on the level of smoke in the air, or the Air Quality Index (AQI)—read the summary or full emergency rules above for information, or talk with your Shop Steward or Union Rep.

Your employer may or may not be covered by the emergency rule depending on the potential for exposure to smoke in your workplace. But you should still report smoke-related safety concerns to your employer and alert your Shop Steward or Union Rep if your concerns are not addressed. The state L&I website reminds us:

“Employers are never allowed to retaliate against an employee for reporting an air quality hazard, an adverse health effect, or for seeking medical treatment due to a work-related illness or injury.”

Workplace Safety for Wildfire Smoke

You have the right to a safe workplace, and if wildfire smoke makes your workplace unhealthy for you, you should be able to address that with your employer and get support from your Shop Steward and/or Union Rep.

Masks

  • You can wear a respirator mask at work that helps protect you against wildfire smoke.

  • Most masks we wear to protect against COVID-19 do not actually protect against wildfire smoke. The right mask to protect against wildfire smoke is an N95 mask or other respirator with the same or higher level of protection. These respirator masks should have two straps and the word “NIOSH” and/or “N95” or “N100” printed on it. More information on respirators from L&I >>

Exposure to smoke

  • When the air is smoky, your employer should allow workers to follow basic steps that will help prevent excessive exposure to wildfire smoke—that could include things like reassigning workers to less smoky areas or allowing for extra rest and water breaks away from smoky work areas.

Medical Leave and Accommodations

  • If you or a family member gets sick because of wildfire smoke, you have the right to use Paid Sick & Safe Leave for illness

  • You may also be able to use your Paid Sick & Safe Leave if your child’s school or place of care, or your worksite has been shut down by a public official due to health-related reasons resulting from exposure to wildfire smoke

  • If you are vulnerable to smoky air due to an existing medical condition, talk to your health care provider about your workplace and see if they have recommendations for how to keep you safe from smoke exposure. Use FMLA if needed, or exercise your disability rights under the ADA.

What to do if a worker becomes ill due to wildfire smoke exposure
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Your Rights During Wildfires

If your workplace, home, or family are evacuated, burned, or otherwise affected by active wildfires:

With a union contract, you have “just cause” protection, meaning you should not be disciplined at work for reasonably having to deal with a circumstance outside of your control like a wildfire that affects your home, work, or commute to work

Take Action with Organizing Starbucks Workers This Labor Day Weekend!

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Our fellow coffee and food workers at Starbucks stores across the country have been organizing for change at work, including forming Starbucks unions, and UFCW 3000 members have been taking action alongside them here in our area. This weekend, Starbucks Workers United are asking allies to join "Sip-In" actions on Sunday and Monday, by visiting specific Starbucks locations at certain times and showing support for the organizing effort. We encourage any UFCW 3000 members to join in solidarity if you can.

More information about these actions is in the flyer and below, and further Starbucks solidarity actions are planned for later this month, on Tuesday September 13. Find that 9/13 event information on our events calendar >>.

When workers are organizing, especially in our region or industries, we stand with them because we know that it takes a powerful, united movement of working people to make real change. And during our contract negotiations and workplace actions, other workers, unions, and community groups stand with us.

Want to get more involved in supporting organizing efforts at Starbucks? Sign the "No Contract, No Coffee" pledge, or get in touch with your Union Rep about ways our union is supporting these workers.

Labor Day Weekend Actions at Seattle Starbucks Locations:

SUNDAY SEPT 4

  • 11am: Broadway & Denny Sip-In

    101 Broadway E, Seattle

  • Noon: University Way Sip-In

    4147 University Way NE, Seattle


MONDAY SEPT 5

  • 10am: Holman Road Sip-In

    9999 Holman Rd NW, Seattle

  • 2pm: Reserve Roastery Sip-In

    1124 Pike St, Seattle

How to Participate:

  • Order simple drinks! Avoid Frappuccinos, Refreshers, or anything with cold foam (or just get a water if you don't want to give Howard Schultz your money)

  • Give your name as: "Union Strong," "Workers Rights," "Solidarity," etc. (if you use the Starbucks app, change your name in the app, as it puts your name in automatically)

  • Leave thank-you notes and words of encouragement on community boards. Tell workers how inspiring they are!

  • Encourage customers to tip

  • Sign the "No Contract, No Coffee" pledge

Mason General Professional, Technical, Business Office, Service and LPN Unit - Wage Increase Vote

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Management and the Union Bargaining Committee have met and discussed ongoing wage concerns and have reached a tentative agreement on a mid-cycle wage increase. For details of the wage offer drop into one of the vote meetings.

This is a FULLY RECOMMENDED TENTATIVE AGREEMENT!

For additional information reach out to a bargaining team member or your union representative Brandan Zielinski @206-436-6603 or bzielinski@ufcw3000.org

Upcoming Contract Vote Meetings

Friday, September 9, 2022

10:00AM - 1:00PM

3:00PM - 5:00PM

Mason General Hospital

901 Mountain View Drive

Shelton, WA, 98584

Pershing Room

To vote you must be a union member in good standing.

If you did not receive this notice by email, update your contact information here.

Sequim School District Maintenance - The District Makes Positive Moves, Except for Wages

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Our first day of bargaining with the District had its positive points, a modest increase to the clothing allowance, movement towards being able to cash out some vacation time, adding Juneteenth as a holiday, and an exchange of ideas about improving safety. But that was soured by disappointment on wages. We don’t think that the employer heard us when we talked about needing better wages to pay our bills and getting serious about providing real money to workers taking positions of increased responsibilities and training.

We will be back bargaining again on September 14, so stay tuned because we might need to take action to make sure the District hears us.

Your Bargaining Team: Tharon Iverson, Aaron Colwill, Joe Gordon, Erik Cisneros

“Why take on new responsibilities for just a little extra money?”

— Joe Gordon, Bargaining Committee Member

Forks Community Hospital (Technical and Service) - Wage increase vote

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Forks Community Hospital Technical and Service
Wage Increase Vote

Management and the Union Bargaining Committee have met and discussed ongoing wage concerns and have reached a tentative agreement on a mid-cycle wage increase. For details of the wage offer drop into one of the vote meetings. This is a fully recommended tentative agreement.

Join your coworkers and vote on the new wage increase:

Monday, September 12
12pm - 3pm
4pm-7pm

Forks Community Hospital - Lee Merrick Conference Room
530 Bogachiel Way, Forks WA 98331

To vote you must be a union member in good standing.

For additional information reach out to a Bargaining Team member or your Union Rep Brandan Zielinski @ 206-436-6603 or bzielinski@ufcw3000.org

If you did not receive this notice by email, update your contact information at: ufcw3000.org/update-your-information