Providence Centralia Technical Calling All Techs At PCH!
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Our Providence Centralia Hospital Technical unit bargaining team met with the Employer on Tuesday, April 22 for our second day of union contract negotiations.
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PRMCE Technical - CONTRACT ACTION TEAM MEETING
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CONTRACT ACTION TEAM MEETING
In anticipation of upcoming contract negotiations, join us at our next Contract Action Team meeting to discuss strategies to build collective power, get updates from the PRMCE Professionals Bargaining Team, and stand together in pursuit of increasing recruitment and retention, better working conditions, and improved benefits for Providence healthcare workers across Washington State!
CONTRACT ACTION TEAM MEETING
Wednesday, April 16
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
In-Person:
Teamsters 38 Union Hall
2601 Everett Ave, Everett, WA 98201
Virtual (ZOOM):
Check email for link
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Seattle Children’s Hospital Technical - Post Bargaining Update
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As part of our recently ratified Union contract, our Union Bargaining Team negotiated a “true-up” meaning the Employer agreed to go back and review years of service at Seattle Children’s and credit members one step on the wage scale for every year of service as appropriate. It is intended to allow those whose previous wage step advancement was slowed down by the old requirement that 1,664 hours needed to be worked prior to the next increase to have past years of service based on anniversary date recognized. However, as part of this agreement Employees must request such a review within ninety days of ratification of the agreement.
Our contract was ratified on March 7.
To request a review, email your written request to:
LaborRelations@SeattleChildrens.org
...by no later than June 4, 2025.
Call Union Representative Christie Harris at (206) 436-6606 (landline) if you’d like to discuss further!
Our Bargaining Team (Left to Right): Adriana Ingwerson, Ultrasound Sonographer; Heidi Cuffee, Echo Sonographer; Jennifer Becker, Surgical Tech; Tesfaldet Kidanemariam, Respiratory Therapist; Robin Phare, Pharmacy Tech; Tarin Knight, END Tech
Providence Centralia Hospital Technical Unit BARGAINING BEGINS!
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On Friday, March 14, our Union Bargaining Team for the Technical workers at Providence Centralia Hospital met management at the bargaining table for our first day of negotiations for the 2025 contract cycle!
Read MoreSeattle Children’s Technical Contract Ratified!
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On Thursday, March 7 Seattle Children’s Technical Unit ratified our new Union contract by a majority of those who voted!
Read MoreMason Health Professional Technical & Business Office & Service & LPNs Contract Ratified!
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We are happy to announce that after several months of bargaining we all joined together Friday to review the tentative agreements, vote and ratify our contract. This was a long and challenging negotiation but we are proud of the finished contract and how it will benefit everyone.
Read MoreMason General Hospital Professional Technical, Business Office, Service, LPNs Contract Vote
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After several months of bargaining we have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract. Our Union Bargaining Team recommends a YES vote!
Read MoreSeattle Children’s Hospital Technical Bargaining Continues!
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Our Union Bargaining Team met with Seattle Children’s Hospital Management on Monday, February 3. Because the Employer needed more time to put together their second counterproposal on economics we began midday
Read MoreSeattle Children’s Hospital Technical Bargaining Begins!
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Our Union Bargaining Team met with Seattle Children’s Hospital leadership and their chief negotiator this past Monday, December 16. The initial session was productive and moved rapidly.
Read MoreMason Health Technical Bargaining Update
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Since the beginning of November, Management has only been available for a few short bargaining sessions. This has been challenging. We need Management to come to the table and spend a full day with us bargaining. We are willing to work as long and hard as it takes to get a contract we can recommend to you!
Read MoreMultiCare Capital Medical Center Service, Office, & Technical CONTRACT RATIFIED!
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After a series of highly attended vote meetings on Thursday, December 5, our Bargaining Team at MultiCare Capital Medical Center are thrilled to announce that our 2024 contract has been overwhelmingly supported by our Service, Office, & Technical union coworkers!
Read MoreSt. Anne Hospital Professional & Technical VOTE SCHEDULED
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The practice of “rounding” timecards at the seven-to-eight-minute mark is being eliminated, and we will instead be transitioning to “actual” timekeeping: where employees are paid to-the-minute. While we anticipate that this change will improve the overall accuracy of our timecards (& potentially increase the amount of compensable time-worked we are paid for overall), there are a few anticipated impacts this change may have, and therefore negotiated the below protections through our Union:
Read MoreMultiCare Capital Medical Center TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED!
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With these priorities in mind, our team went to work—fighting to secure a strong, competitive contract for the Service, Office, and Technical workers at MultiCare Capital Medical Center. We believe the result is a contract that will stand the test of time and keep us competitive for years to come.
Read MorePRMCE Endo Tech Online Vote on December 3!
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We have reached an agreement with PRMCE regarding past experience recognition for Endoscopy Techs. All current employees will receive credit for their prior experience as Certified Medical Assistants effective the first full pay period following ratification of the Letter of Understanding and following the resume submission.
Read MoreSummit Pacific Medical Center Technical and Service - Tentative Agreement Reached! Contract Vote Scheduled
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Our Bargaining Team is excited to announce that after several months of bargaining, we have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for Technical and Service Workers!
The tentative agreement includes:
Wage increases
Ratification Bonus
Increased Premiums
Increased PTO Accrual
Medical Assistant Training Pay
Workforce Development Trainer Pay
Education Leave
New provision regarding Workplace Equity
Contract Vote Scheduled
Drop-in Tuesday, November 26
Summit Pacific Medical Center
11:00 AM-2:00 PM and 5:30 PM-7:30 PM
Rainier Conference Room
600 East Main Street
Elma, WA 98541
McCleary Healthcare Clinic
8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Conference Room
105 W Simpson Avenue
McCleary, WA 98557
The Bargaining Team recommends a “YES” vote!
UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to attend a meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract. For additional information, contact Union Representative Kimberly Starkweather at (206) 436-6515 or talk to the Bargaining Team: Barb Ford, Judea Prouty, Kurt Phillips.
PRMCE Interventional Radiology Tech - Online Vote on October 29! Past Experience Recognized!
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We have reached an agreement with PRMCE regarding past experience recognition for Interventional Radiology Techs. All current employees will receive credit for their prior experience as Radiology Techs, effective the first full pay period following ratification of the Letter of Understanding and following the resume submission.
As this change affects the current Technical contract, it requires a vote. All Interventional Radiology Techs who are union members in good standing are eligible to vote online on:
October 29
Between 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Eligible members will receive a voting link via email from SimplyVote at 8:00 AM on October 29.
We strongly recommend a "YES" vote!
PRMCE Endoscopy Techs - Online Vote on October 30! Past Experience Recognized!
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We have reached an agreement with PRMCE regarding past experience recognition for Endoscopy Techs. All current employees will receive credit for their prior experience as Certified Medical Assistants effective the first full pay period following ratification of the Letter of Understanding and following the resume submission.
As this change affects the current Technical contract, it requires a vote. All Endoscopy Techs who are union members in good standing are eligible to vote online
October 30
Between 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Eligible members will receive a voting link via email from SimplyVote at 8:00 AM on October 30.
We strongly recommend a "YES" vote!
Providence St. Peter Technical - Tentative Agreement Reached! Contract Vote Scheduled
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After over 3 months of negotiations, our bargaining team has reached a recommended tentative agreement on a new contract.
Our Contract Ratification Vote will be held October 28, 2024, at the Hampton Inn, between 6:30 AM – 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
Read MoreMulticare Capital Medical Center Service/Office/Technical - Bargaining Update!
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Wednesday, October 2 marks our fourth bargaining date with MultiCare since we began negotiations for a 2024 contract for the Service, Office, & Technical union members at Capital Medical Center.
Transparently, our day began a bit slow in terms of meeting with management, with our Union team providing MultiCare with any remaining contract proposals we had in our court in the morning, and then waiting until just before the end of our scheduled time to receive proposals back from management.
Upon hearing back from management later that afternoon, we were presented with a number of responses on a few of the contract articles we’ve been exchanging back and forth with the employer; most importantly, wages.
Overall, it’s fair to say that we were shocked by MultiCare’s initial offer, not because it undercut our value and ignored regional competitors’ wage rates (as one can typically expect from an Employer’s first wage counter...), but instead, their proposal seemed to consider the rates of pay that competitors are paying in the greater South-Puget-Sound region, as well as the significant increases MultiCare workers in Pierce and King County won in union negotiations earlier this year.
There are varying increases throughout the numerous job classifications—mainly due to the varying market fluctuations for those classifications—but our bargaining team can say that while the wage proposal we received from Capital is not quite ready for us to agree to yet, it will serve to move market-based wage discussions much faster than we have seen at other bargaining tables!
We are looking forward to meeting with MultiCare for our next session on October 10 to continue working towards a strong contract for Capital Medical Center employees!
“We’re not all the way there yet, but we are cautiously optimistic!”
—Julie Hinchcliffe, HUC/Monitor Tech @ CapMC
Your Bargaining Team: Julie Hinchcliffe, HUC/Monitor Tech; Beatrix Sales, CS Tech; Lindsey Moorhead, Cath Lab Tech
Transparently, our day began a bit slow in terms of meeting with management, with our Union team providing MultiCare with any remaining contract proposals we had in our court in the morning, and then waiting until just before the end of our scheduled time to receive proposals back from management.
Upon hearing back from management later that afternoon, we were presented with a number of responses on a few of the contract articles we’ve been exchanging back and forth with the employer; most importantly, wages.
Overall, it’s fair to say that we were shocked by MultiCare’s initial offer, not because it undercut our value and ignored regional competitors’ wage rates (as one can typically expect from an Employer’s first wage counter...), but instead, their proposal seemed to consider the rates of pay that competitors are paying in the greater South-Puget-Sound region, as well as the significant increases MultiCare workers in Pierce and King County won in union negotiations earlier this year.
There are varying increases throughout the numerous job classifications—mainly due to the varying market fluctuations for those classifications—but our bargaining team can say that while the wage proposal we received from Capital is not quite ready for us to agree to yet, it will serve to move market-based wage discussions much faster than we have seen at other bargaining tables!
We are looking forward to meeting with MultiCare for our next session on October 10 to continue working towards a strong contract for Capital Medical Center employees!
“We’re not all the way there yet, but we are cautiously optimistic!”
—Julie Hinchcliffe, HUC/Monitor Tech @ CapMC
Your Bargaining Team: Julie Hinchcliffe, HUC/Monitor Tech; Beatrix Sales, CS Tech; Lindsey Moorhead, Cath Lab Tech
Providence St. Peter Hospital Tech Building on our Foundation!
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On September 15, 2024, we had our third bargaining date with Providence. We are continuing to build momentum to secure strong contracts for all in the bargaining unit. All proposals are on the table including compensation. We have several tentative agreements currently. We are looking forward to our next two sessions on October 8 and 15, 2024.
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