Sunrise Dental - Union Bargaining for a New Contract Has Begun!

After months of trying to get dates on the calendar, Bargaining Team Members met with Management and gave a full contract proposal including increases to wages and additional vacation and holidays.

Management seemed receptive and we anticipate a response from them soon!

Bargaining Team members included Linda Thomas from Olympia and Mark Jafari from Bellevue.

If you or one of your coworkers are not getting emails, your information may need to be updated:

ufcw3000.org/update-your-information

For additional information, contact your rep or visit our website at ufcw3000.org

Evergreenhealth Monroe - Evergreenhealth Has a Problem with Retention and Recruitment Due to Non-Competitive Wages

Your voices have been heard and your bargaining team has been working diligently bringing your most important issues to the table.

We have worked countless days to convince Management of your worth.

Management let us know early on that they were struggling and that wage increases may be low.

They also said the employer cost of health insurance has gone up so significantly that we will probably have to change plans after 2023.

Management’s first wage proposal was less than 6% spread out over two years. We proposed a three year contract with wages totaling more than 20% over three years.

Management has now come back to the table with a better proposal on wages. But we’re not there yet.

Support your contract! Let Management know they need to pay a fair and competitive wage!

If you have questions, please reach out to your bargaining team members or Union Representative Sharra Oakley

soakley@ufcw3000.org

“I feel they do not value us for the service we provide to keep the hospital open.”

— Patty Romero, Bargaining Team Member

“We want to be able to give the kind of care that EHM advertises for the Recovery Center. We build better communities one patient at a time.”

— Rosemary Holm Mitchell, Bargaining Team Member

Senate Bill 5259: Protecting Workers from Impacts of Retail Theft

On January 26, 2023, the Senate Labor Committee heard Senate Bill 5259, a bill we’ve worked on to address the impacts of retail theft on our members and our workplaces. UFCW 3000 members have been raising the safety and financial issues around retail theft for years now, and members in grocery and retail said that tackling retail theft and ensuring workplace safety were top legislative priorities for 2023. SB 5259 would prohibit discipline of a grocery worker who engages during a situation of retail theft, and UFCW 3000 members and staff testified in support during the committee hearing.

Watch UFCW 3000 members’ testimony below!

“I wasn’t given any kind of training on what the manager wanted me to do to ‘intervene’ here, but I felt like I needed to follow his instructions or I would lose my job. In fact, in this case, following his instructions got me fired because when I did in fact intervene here, I lost my job for violating company policy by intervening with this woman. Instead of being required to take preventative measures to deter this kind of theft, Fred Meyer punished me for doing what should be their job. I hope we can get the committee support for SB 5259 so this doesn’t happen to another worker in this industry again.” -Suzanne Geffre, Fred Meyer, Richland

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“While protecting workers, this legislation will not mitigate all the harms to me and my coworkers from retail theft. We think it will go a long way in ensuring our members feel empowered to make their jobs safer. From 2018 to 2020, the number of assaults reported to the FBI rose 42% overall, but by 63% in grocery stores. And in 2021, more than half of mass shooter incidents were in places of commerce. We need your help! Violent attacks are going to continue regardless of what you do this year to protect our jobs. We know what type of deterrence works, and that is to deliver the best possible customer service to every customer. This legislation will ensure we can do that without fearing we will lose our job and we need you to pass it in 2023.” -Naomi Oligario, Safeway, Port Orchard

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“Our daily loss is listed by the time clock in our stores. Between when I started to now, that daily loss number has gone from in the hundreds to now thousands. Daily. It doesn’t seem fair to me that the theft the grocery companies do nothing to deter affects my department profit numbers, for which I’m then held accountable. At my Safeway we are told that we have to have our counters full and ready for customers by a set time every day, but it’s hard to do that when a customer walks in and fills up a cart with meat and walks out without paying. I know that as a manager in my Seafood department, if I could simply walk up to a customer who was doing this, to ask them if they need help, it would be a deterrence. Our stores need to have effective deterrence because workers in our stores like me are held to account for the store’s failure to deter theft.” -Anna McAllister, Safeway, Kent

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Sarah Cherin, Executive Vice President of UFCW 3000, speaks to the committee about members’ experiences with retail theft.

Debbie Gath, with Teamsters Local 38, talks about her work as a Union Rep helping members facing discipline or termination.

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YOU CAN TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT THIS BILL:

MultiCare Covington Medical Center - Respect us, Protect us and Pay us!

After months of being at a standstill with bargaining, we had a great, productive day. We proposed all our non-economic proposals, sent over our first wage proposals and received Management’s first counter. We are hopeful that Management will do the right thing and respect us, protect us and pay us!

“We have achieved and come to agreements on many of our non-economic language proposals. While not in agreement on everything, we have made a lot of progress!” -Ken Farrell, Charge RN PCU

“We hope Management realizes adequate staffing saves lives!” -Lolita Edge, CS Tech

“Every job class is important and essential to patient care and the function of the hospital. We all deserve to have good benefits and wages!” -Luz Martinez, Patient Care Tech

“It’s time for Management to realize that competitive wages, benefits and a safe working environment are vital to recruitment and retention.” -Faith Soriano-Miller, Charge Rn PCU

Kronos Outage Update —Last year there was a Kronos outage and Management overpaid many of us and then took money out of our paychecks. Our union in partnership with the other unions sued Multicare and won the lawsuit. However, now MultiCare has rejected the courts ruling and is in the process of appealing the Judges decision. We have demanded dates to bargain with Management and continue to work to find a resolution.

Staffing —While we are fighting for strong staffing language at the bargaining table, we also recognize staffing is a huge issue everywhere. We need to continue to elevate the pressure by submitting official complaints to state agencies and fight to pass legislation on staffing. Go to these links and Fill out these staffing forms when you are short staffed.

Collaborative Staffing Intervention (CSI) Report unsafe staffing and/or missed breaks and lunches.

DOSH Complaint —Report safety issues and/or hazardous working conditions directly to the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I).

DOH Complaint —Report unsafe staffing directly to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). We encourage members who file a DOH complaint to also follow-up with a CSI report, ensuring the hospital as a record of the issue.

File CSI & DOSH ▸ufcw3000.org/csi

We’re Telling Our Legislators: Safe Staffing Standards Can’t Wait

After supporting our communities through three years of a pandemic, staffing in our hospitals is worse than ever. We know we don’t have a shortage of healthcare workers; we have a shortage of healthcare workers who are willing to work in these conditions. That’s why we’re calling on the legislature to pass a comprehensive law that puts patient safety and healthcare workers first.

Senate Bill 5236 calling for safe staffing standards was introduced in the Washington State legislature and had its first public hearing Jan. 17. The bill includes:

• Safe staffing standards including maximum patient assignments

• Adequate enforcement of staffing laws

• Expanded protections for overtime and breaks

• Protecting our rights to staffing committees and expanding them to be inclusive of the entire care team

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Healthcare workers’ voices are critical!

Email your legislator. As constituents and union members, we know that direct communication with our elected representatives is one of the most effective ways to advocate for change. Send a message using our online advocacy tool:

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IN OLYMPIA:

The state Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce heard public testimony in support of SB 5236

“Less than one year ago I provided testimony on HB 1868 hoping this state would pass a law ensuring nurses and patients had safe healthcare environments – instead, staffing got worse. Not because this state isn’t educating enough nurses. The shortage is not nurses, the shortage is safe work environments. No amount of money can keep nurses repeatedly experiencing moral injury and burnout.” - Kelli Johnson, RN, Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett

“I have served on the staffing committee at our hospital for many years and have chaired that committee for the last year and a half. I am here to tell you it is infuriating to sit in committee month after month, year after year and see how our staffing guidelines are breached every single day on many units a day leaving nurses in untenable, dangerous and heartbreaking situations.” - Nonie Kingma, RN, Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane

“Implementing safe staffing standards in every Washington hospital is the one thing that will make patient care safe again and keep healthcare workers like me at the bedside. Patient care is devastated, and that’s devastating for those of us at the bedside. Where I work, folks’ fingers are on the send button to resign. They are ready to move to outpatient care, retire — frankly, anything else. This bill makes working in a hospital safe again. This bill is what will keep and bring healthcare workers back to the beside.” - Melissa Swetland Leaptrot, RN, St. Anne Hospital, Burien

Lourdes Medical Center / Lifepoint - Tentative Agreement Reached—Vote Scheduled!

After just 8 sessions of bargaining, your Bargaining Team is recommending a YES vote on the proposed new 3-year contract with Lourdes Medical Center.

This contract will: 

• Secure across the bargaining unit wage increase for all members each year of the contract and retro back to January 1, 2023

• Improvements throughout the wage scale

• Increase PTO hours max accrual bank

• Improvement to rest between shift language

• Improvements to premium pays

• Provides process to increase wages mid-contract

• New membership language that will build power within the medical center

• New step increase practice to improve the process of getting increases

Members will need to be in good standing and attend the vote in person. You can also sign up to become a member at the vote.

Join us in voting “YES” at one of these three meetings!

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 

• 6:00am to 8:00am

• 11:00am to 1:00pm

• 4:00pm to 6:00pm 

in the Farley Room

Your bargaining team will be present to answer any questions and complete documents will be provided at the vote for review.

If you have questions, please reach out to your bargaining team members or Union Representative Juanita Quezada at 509-340-7407.

• Melinda McBee, Pharmacy Tech

• Jorge Rodriquez, Surgical Tech: “We worked very hard to accomplish the most for all!”

• Shahna Airoldi, Ultrasound Tech

• Juanita Quezada, Union Representative

• David Coomes, Surgical Tech “The greater the obstacle is the greater the

• Francisco Ramon-Montoya, Rehab: “You will never win if you never begin!”

• Monica Cacioppo, Pharmacy Tech

• Robert Roy, Respiratory Tech

Cascade Valley Hospital - New Contract Ratified!

On January 17, 2023 YOUR new contract with 100% YES votes, was ratified!

Thank you for coming out, voting on YOUR contract, and ensuring YOUR voice is heard. Your new wage increases will go into effect two pay periods after the Skagit Regional Health Board Ratifies the contract!

If you have any questions, please reach out to your Union Representative, Celia Ponce-Sanchez at CPoncesanchez@ufcw3000.org or by phone at: (360) 419-4678

Aramark - We have reached a tentative agreement! It’s time to vote! ¡Hemos llegado a un acuerdo tentativo! ¡Es hora de votar!

After months of bargaining, we were able to reach a tentative agreement with Aramark. We were able to win competitive wage increases and slowdown the increase to health insurance premiums. We will be holding a contract vote at all three Aramark plants next week.  UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to attend a meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract. Contact a Bargaining Team member or your Union Representative for any questions.

Your bargaining committee is recommending a “YES” vote! 

Wednesday, January 25

• Aramark Kent breakroom from 9am to 11am 

• Aramark Tacoma breakroom from 11am to 12pm 

Thursday January 26

• Aramark Everett breakroom from 9am to 11am 

Después de meses de negociación, pudimos llegar a un acuerdo tentativo con Aramark. Pudimos ganar aumentos salariales competitivos y disminuir el aumento a las deducciones del seguro médico. Tendremos un voto para el contrato en las tres plantas de Aramark la próxima semana. Miembros de UFCW 3000 que están al día con sus cuotas de Unión pueden asistir una reunión, hacer preguntas y votar sobre el contrato. Póngase en contacto con un miembro del Equipo de Negociación o su Representante del Sindicato para cualquier duda.

¡Su comité de negociación está recomendando un voto “SÍ”!

Miércoles 25 de enero

• Aramark Kent comedor de 9am a 11am

• Aramark Tacoma comedor de 11am a 12pm

Jueves 26 de enero

• Aramark Everett comedor de 9am a 11am

Welcome to our Union Seattle Kraken Team Store workers

Welcome to UFCW 3000 Seattle Kraken Team Store workers! After Mariners retail workers joined our union in September, the team made a thrilling playoff run—will the Kraken follow suit? When we fight, we all win!

With Mariners and Kraken Team Stores now union, that’s 200 new good union jobs in our city’s sports stadiums. Together we will be fighting to raise wages and improve standards for workers who support our favorite sports teams. Congratulations to all!

UFCW Local Unions Disappointed by Washington State Supreme Court Ruling to Allow Albertsons Massive $4 Billion Dividend as Part of Proposed Mega Merger

UFCW Local Unions React to Washington State Supreme Court Decision on Massive $4 Billion Albertsons Dividend as Part of Proposed Mega Merger

Jointly Issued Press Statement by :
UFCW 3000 of WA & Northern ID
UFCW 400 of MD, DC, VA, WV, KY, OH, & TN
UFCW  7 of CO & WY
UFCW 770 of Southern CA
UFCW 5 of Northern CA
UFCW 324 of Orange County, CA and Southern Los Angeles County
UFCW 367 of South Puget Sound, WA
Teamsters 38 of Snohomish Country, WA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 17, 2023

Contact: Tom Geiger, UFCW 3000, 206-604-3421

UFCW Local Unions Disappointed by Washington State Supreme Court Ruling to Allow Albertsons Massive $4 Billion Dividend as Part of Proposed Mega Merger

“We are disappointed to see a ruling that favors a small number of ultra-wealthy shareholders over the many thousands of essential workers and millions of Americans who will be left to suffer the consequences of the outright financial looting of Albertsons. Despite this setback that allows the $4 billion dividend to be issued, the delay allowed the United States Senate to scrutinize the dividend payment as well as the mega-merger, and alerted the public to the disastrous consequences if the merger were to go through. We applaud Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson and his staff for their efforts fighting to protect our members and the communities we serve. Our unions will not stop working to protect our members and our communities from the harmful impacts of this proposed mega-merger of Kroger and Albertsons. It is now even more important that the Federal Trade Commission take swift and decisive action to block the acquisition.”

Background:

From the first day the proposed merger was announced, UFCW Local 5, UFCW Local 7, UFCW Local 324, UFCW Local 367, UFCW Local 400, UFCW Local 770, UFCW Local 1442, UFCW Local 3000 and Teamsters 38 have been taking action to intervene and stop this devastating deal. 

On November 1st, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit in state court seeking to stop the payout and a temporary restraining order was granted through December 9th.

On Tuesday November 29 the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing to scrutinize the proposed Kroger/Albertsons mega merger, along with an alarming, up to $4 billion “special dividend” announced by Albertsons in connection with the merger agreement. In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging the agency to intervene, more than two dozen antitrust experts and local unions representing Albertsons’ workers decried the payout as “nothing less than an out-and-out looting of the company” and a brazen attempt to destabilize the company ahead of regulatory review of the merger. 

On December 9th, the Superior Court Judge in King County Washington ruled against issuing a preliminary injunction, but delayed the effect of the decision until December 19th to allow time for an appeal by the WA AG to be considered by the State Supreme Court. On December 16th, the WA State Supreme Court issued a ruling granting the State AG’s Injunctive Relief and extended the Temporary Restraining Order on the Albertsons dividend until further order of the court.

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Senate Hearing on Safe Staffing Law a Huge Success!

Watch UFCW 3000 member Kelli Johnson, Providence Everett ER nurse, speak to state senators about the importance of safe staffing standards.

This week UFCW 3000 members and our allies at SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and WSNA, along with community supporters, made our presence known at the State Capitol during a state senate hearing on Safe Staffing bill SB 5236. Health care workers testified during the committee hearing and met with lawmakers to ensure they know how desperate the staffing crisis is—and how important it is to pass statewide safe staffing standards now.

“Less than one year ago I provided testimony on House Bill 1868 hoping the state would pass a law ensuring nurses and patients have a safe healthcare environment. Instead, staffing got worse,” said UFCW 3000 member and Providence Everett emergency RN Kelli Johnson to the senate committee. “The shortage is not nurses, the shortage is safe work environments. No amount of money can keep nurses repeatedly experiencing moral injury and burnout, two of the top three reasons nurses leave the profession.”

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We are not alone: Firefighters, mental health advocates, rare disease patient advocates, and others also testified in support. And more than 2,000 people signed in “Pro” in support of the bill, more than twice as many as those opposed!

Take action to support SB 5236:

Safe Staffing Bill Scheduled for a Hearing

This week the coalition of healthcare workers from UFCW 3000, WSNA, and SEIU 1199NW, relaunched the WA Safe + Healthy campaign and Senate Bill 5236 to pass safe staffing standards to address the worsening hospital staffing crisis.

Please join healthcare workers from across the state for our first hearing in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee scheduled for:

Tuesday, January 17 @ 10:30AM
Washington State Capitol - Senate Hearing Rm 1
John A. Cherberg Building and Virtual

(John A. Cherberg Building to the Capitol map link HERE)

Even if you are unable to testify in committee due to time constraints or distance, there are several other ways for members of the Senate Labor Committee hear from you about how unsafe staffing levels have impacted you, your patients, colleagues, and communities across the state.

The more healthcare workers and community our elected leaders hear from, the more likely they are to pass this critical legislation! Next week we will be wearing stickers in the worksites to show our support for safe staffing. Your Union Representatives will be in touch and getting those to workplace leaders for distribution.

Questions, or to get involved in helping lead the fight for safe staffing, please reach out to your Union Representative.

Covington Medical Center - United and ready to fight

Covington Medical Center
UNITED AND READY TO FIGHT

Bargaining

We are at a standstill with bargaining. We have proposed all of our noneconomic proposals and sent over our first economic/wage proposals but heard nothing back from Management. It has been over a month since we have seen any substantial proposals or progress from Management, and they have cancelled the last two weeks of bargaining that we scheduled. It is time for Management to get serious, listen to us the workers and come to the table with substantial proposals that will address our issues.

We come to work, day in and day out and work extremely hard to take care of our patients and community. It is time for Management to respect us and take care of us. Please keep an eye out for more information about our next steps. We need to take action and let them know that we are united and ready fight for what we deserve!

Kronos Outage

Last year there was a Kronos outage and Management overpaid many of us and then took money out of our paychecks. Our union in partnership with the other unions sued Multicare and won the lawsuit. However, now MultiCare has rejected the courts ruling and is in the process of appealing the Judges decision. The Three Unions have demanded dates to bargain with Management and continue to work to find a resolution.

Staffing

While we are fighting for strong staffing language at the bargaining table, we also recognize staffing is a huge issue everywhere. Whatever language we win in our new contract will not solve the chronic staffing issues and mismanagement that continues to plague Covington Medical Center, no amount of money could fix that. We need to continue to elevate the pressure by submitting official complaints to state agencies and fight to pass legislation on staffing. Fill out the staffing forms below when you are short-staffed.

• DOSH Complaint

Report safety issues and/or hazardous working conditions directly to the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I):
https://www.lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/workplace-complaints/safety-complaints

• DOH Complaint

Report unsafe staffing directly to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). We encourage members who file a DOH complaint to also follow-up with a CSI report, ensuring the hospital as a record of the issue:
https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/providercredentialsearch/ComplaintIntakeForm.aspx  

• Collaborative Staffing Intervention (CSI)

Report unsafe staffing and/or missed breaks and lunches:
https://www.ufcw21.org/csi  

St. Michael Medical Center (ProTech) - Bargaining Begins

St. Michael Medical Center (Pro-Tech)
Bargaining Begins

We met with Management for the first time and proposed our first set of non-economic proposals. We the Bargaining Team are ready to fight for a strong contract that addresses the many needs we have in our departments and that gives equitable and competitive wages!

“Looking forward to the employer’s response” - Kain McLeod, Pharmacy Tech

“We are united in the fight to address the staffing crisis here at St. Michael’s.” - Connie Baker, RT

“Optimistic and ready to work to meet our goals.” - Angela Roberson, Heart and Vascular

If you have any questions about bargaining please reach out to any of our bargaining team members or our Union Rep Aimee Oien @ 360-662-1981.

Our St. Michael Medical Center ProTech Bargaining Team: Paul Harris - ER Tech, Chris Young - Transport, Don Szabo - Lead Medical Imaging, Rob Shauger - CNA 8th floor, Angela Roberson - Heart and Vascular, Connie Baker - RT, Kain McLeod - Pharmacy Tech

LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER/ LIFEPOINT - Technical Unit Bargaining Update

LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER/ LIFEPOINT
Technical Unit Bargaining Update

Our next bargaining dates will be on January 18 and 19.

Our Bargaining Team met with the Employer for two days of bargaining this week. While we were very close to reaching a Tentative Agreement we caught some mistakes in documents that the Employer provided to us and we were unable to continue until those were investigated and taken care of. We are still confident that our hard work at the table will help win a contract that address economic justice and strengthen our Union within the workplace.

Please reach out to one of your Bargaining Team members or Representative Juanita Quezada at (509)340-7407 with any questions, concerns, or comments.

Your Bargaining Team, Left to Right:
Malinda Mcbee, Pharmacy Tech; Monica Cacioppo, Pharmacy Tech; Juanita Quezada, Union Representative; Francisco Roman-Montoya, Rehab Aide; David Coomes, Surgical Tech; Shahna Airoldi, Ultrasound; Robert Roy, Respiratory Therapist; Not pictured: George Rodriguez, Surgical Tech

“It is better to be safe than sorry.” - Malinda Mcbee, Pharmacy Tech

“The team wants to make sure we have accurate information to get the best possible contract.” - Shahna Airoldi, Ultrasound

“We are making sure that we are crossing our T’s and dotting our I’s.” - George Rodriguez, Surgical Tech

“Adversity eventually leads to a better win.” - David Coomes, Surgical Tech

St. Michael Medical Center - Bargaining Begins

St. Michael Medical Center
Bargaining Begins

We met with Management for the first time and proposed our first set of non-economic proposals. We the Bargaining Team are ready to fight for a strong contract that addresses the many needs we have in our departments and that gives equitable and competitive wages!

If you have any questions about bargaining please reach out to any of our Bargaining Team members or our Union Rep Ryan Degouveia @ 360-662-1989.

“We will not give up without a fight!” - Pamela Reese, EVS Discharge

“I am excited and optimist about the new contract!” - Vanessa Rosadino, Dietary Caterer

“I feel like we had a productive first day and all of our concerns were heard.” - Susan Mayer, Dietary Cook

“We are ready to fight for a strong contract and get what we need to get done!” - Christy Sammons, EVS Relief

Our St. Michael Medical Center Bargaining Team: Susan Mayer- Dietary Cook, Vanessa Rosadino- Dietary Caterer, Pamela Reese- EVS Discharge, Christy Sammons- EVS Relief

ALSCO Linen We believe it is time that ALSCO hears our voice!

Alsco Linen

We believe it is time that ALSCO hears our voice!

We have been bargaining with ALSCO Linen since September 2022. During that time, we have won improvements to layoff language, access to new employee orientation, extension to the grievance timeline, and reinstatement of seniority to previously laid off employees during COVID.

We have not been able to reach an agreement on several items including wage increases and benefits. ALSCO continues to propose below market wage increases, passing on health insurance premium costs to workers, and refuses to improve the retirement pension.

We believe it is time that ALSCO hears our voice! We want a safe workplace and want management to show their appreciation for our hard work.

We will be voting on ALSCO’s last proposal on January 17.

We are recommending a “NO” vote.

Tuesday, January 17 from 1pm to 5pm

at 21109 66th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032

Chúng tôi tin rằng đã đến lúc ALSCO lắng nghe tiếng nói của chúng tôi!

Chúng tôi đã thương lượng với ALSCO Linen kể từ tháng 9 năm 2022. Trong thời gian đó, chúng tôi đã có được những cải thiện về việc thông báo sa thải, tiếp cận định hướng nhân viên mới, gia hạn thời gian khiếu nại và phục hồi thâm niên cho những nhân viên đã bị sa thải trước đó trong đại dịch COVID.

Chúng tôi đã không thể đạt được thỏa thuận về việc tăng lương, trợ cấp hưu trí hoặc bảo hiểm y tế. ALSCO tiếp tục đề xuất tăng lương dưới mức thị trường, chuyển phí bảo hiểm y tế cho người lao động và từ chối cải thiện mức lương hưu.

Chúng tôi tin rằng đã đến lúc ALSCO lắng nghe tiếng nói của chúng tôi! Chúng tôi sẽ không chấp nhận các đề xuất về tiền lương, lương hưu hoặc bảo hiểm y tế của họ.

Chúng tôi sẽ bỏ phiếu cho đề xuất cuối cùng của ALSCO vào ngày 17 tháng 1. Chúng tôi đề nghị bỏ phiếu “KHÔNG”.

Thứ ba, ngày 17 tháng 1, từ 1:00 đến 5:00

chiều 21109 66th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032

The fight's not over: We’re heading back to Olympia to address the staffing crisis

We haven’t given up the fight for safer staffing. Last legislative session, we made momentous progress in elevating the staffing recruitment and retention crisis to lawmakers, media, and the public. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to secure safe staffing standards in 2022. But we know the crisis hasn’t gotten better – if anything, it’s gotten worse.

We’re gearing up now to take the fight back to Olympia and do what it takes to make sure healthcare workers have the staffing they need to provide excellent care. We look forward to sharing more policy specifics soon. But we need you to keep fighting, too.

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Last year’s success was only possible because of activism from healthcare workers like you. Your voices are powerful. They move legislators to act. Help us make the most compelling case to legislators by sharing your personal staffing story!

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Read what our members have to say about why they’re back in the fight to win safe staffing...

“Nurses and other healthcare workers continue to burn out under the stress of caring for more and more patients. Across the state, we’re seeing long backups in emergency rooms and patients waiting in the ER until there’s a bed and a nurse to take care of them. We’re seeing nurses and other healthcare workers run ragged trying to keep up. That’s why we can’t let up on our fight for safe staffing. We need state-level solutions, which is why we’re headed back to the legislature to win safe staffing in 2023.” -Jacob Garcia, Med-Surg Registered Nurse, Astria Sunnyside

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“We need to do something now to retain our experienced staff and attract new caregivers to the field. We have lost too many co-workers to burnout already. It’s painful to see just how much short staffing is affecting patient care. I’m encouraging my co-workers and all fellow healthcare workers to speak up so state lawmakers can hear directly from those of us on the front lines. Solving this problem is going to require lawmakers to act in the interest of patients and ensure our communities have access to quality healthcare with safer staffing.” -Iliana Ramirez, Medical Assistant, Lourdes Medical Center

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“Safe staffing cannot wait. We are going back to the legislature more united than ever for safe staffing standards for all healthcare workers. We’re asking everyone for their support, and to be ready to talk to their legislators, friends, and family. We are moving forward, now join us!” -Ade Adeyemo, Certified Nursing Assistant, UW Medicine - Northwest Hospital

Willapa Harbor Hospital - Wage Increase Vote Scheduled

You are scheduled to receive a 3% contractual wage increase effective January 1, 2023. Management has agreed to increase this amount by 2%, to make it a 5% increase effective January 1, 2023.

This tentative agreement is a change to your current contract so must be voted on by members! UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encourage to attend the vote meeting and cast their vote. 

A vote meeting has been scheduled for: 

Monday, January 9, 2023

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Cedar Conference Room

Willapa Harbor Hospital 

800 Alder Street

South Bend, WA, 98586

For additional information reach out to a Union Steward or your Union Representative Brandan Zielinski @206-436-6603 or bzielinski@ufcw3000.org

If you or a coworker does not receive communication from UFCW 3000, please update your contact information:

ufcw3000.org/update-your-information

Del-Teet Furniture Vote Announcement - Tentative Agreement Reached

Del-Teet Furniture Vote Announcement
Tentative Agreement Reached

There is a recommended agreement for a new union contract with Del-Teet Furniture. Your Union Rep will be at the work site to go over the offer with members and to conduct a contract ratification vote. Members in good standing are encouraged to attend.

Wednesday January 18
2pm - 3pm
Del-Teet Furniture, 10308 NE 10th St, Bellevue, WA 98004