Kris Wood works at Mason General Hospital in the lab and has been a union member since 2012. Over the years Kris has held various positions of leadership and advocacy for her coworkers and community.
Read MoreWith 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 MoreOn the morning of November 20, our Women's Center Clinics bargaining team met to finalize proposals to kick-off negotiations with MultiCare. Now that we have won our union election, we are eager to enter the existing Clinics Collective Bargaining Agreement with UFCW Local 3000!
In order to prepare, we spent time reviewing wages, PTO, and a number of the articles in the existing contract to make sure that we are coming to our first day of negotiations with MultiCare stronger than ever. The terms of our bargain will mainly focus on how we are compensated on the union pay scales, and how the existing provisions of the union contract will impact our wages, hours, and working conditions.
After our review of the existing contract- and making sure our specific proposals matched the work we do at the Women's Center clinics- we provided availability to management through January 2025. We look forward to hearing back & getting to the bargaining table to fully realize our position as union members!
Once dates are set, we will continue to keep our coworkers in the loop throughout the process with bargaining updates after each session with the Employer.
"We're looking forward to moving forward! We feel stronger than ever before after seeing how high our unit's support for unionizing was. I think we're just feeling energized by the position we're in!"
—Liam Hughes, Medical Assistant @ Women's Center Sunrise; Carol Krings, Medical Receptionist @ Women's Center Puyallup
As we navigate these adverse weather effects, please remember there are resources and rights through our union and through our communities that can help.
Read MoreWe 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.
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Our Union Bargaining Team met with Northwest Administrators Management for three joint sessions November 18-20. We have come to Tentative Agreements on almost all outstanding non-economic issues.
After our eighth pass at an economic package proposal Management has only been able to move from 1.25% increases on wages to 1.5% in each year. This is far less than the 3% each year we received in the last collective bargaining agreement!
We will have one more bargaining session on December 9th but have messaged to the Employer that we will be holding a vote on the offer that we receive by the end of that day.
If we cannot recommend the offer on the table by the end of that day, we will be recommending a NO vote. We do, however, hope Management will bring us an offer we can recommend.
December 19 we will hold an online contract vote with details to be announced shortly.
When we ratified our contact on November 6, 2024 we won the right to an Experience Audit from the Employer, This agreement is an opportunity for caregivers to have their prior work experience reviewed.
Read MoreFor over a year the opposition grew. Press conferences, a US Senate hearing, meetings with state and federal regulators, hundreds of TV, newspaper and radio stories, actions by workers at their stores, and much more. Many months of investigation led to a series of lawsuits being filed in early 2024.
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El día 14 de noviembre se llevó a cabo la votación para la aprobación de la oferta final del contrato colectivo laboral que la empresa Washington Beef le ofreció a los trabajadores(as) miembros de la UFCW 3000. El contrato fue ratificado por la mayoría de los votantes.
Para la UFCW 3000 y sus miembros, esta fecha marca el inicio de una lucha que deberá mantenerse los próximos 3 años para lograr mejores condiciones laborales.
En cuanto a los beneficios económicos, se logró un aumento de salario para los trabajadores, y apoyos para compra de equipo para empleados con más de un año de antigüedad en la empresa.
Todas estas prestaciones y muchas otras, beneficiarán a los trabajadores de Washington Beef y la Unión UFCW 3000 trabajará para continuar con los entrenamientos voluntarios para los delegados de la Unión y así fortalecer el movimiento.
Invitamos a todos los trabajadores a unirse a los grupos de Whatsapp y estar pendientes para los siguientes pasos.
El día 14 de noviembre se llevó a cabo la votación para la aprobación de la oferta final del contrato colectivo laboral que la empresa Washington Beef le ofreció a los trabajadores(as) miembros de la UFCW 3000. El contrato fue ratificado por la mayoría de los votantes.
Para la UFCW 3000 y sus miembros, esta fecha marca el inicio de una lucha que deberá mantenerse los próximos 3 años para lograr mejores condiciones laborales.
En cuanto a los beneficios económicos, se logró un aumento de salario para los trabajadores, y apoyos para compra de equipo para empleados con más de un año de antigüedad en la empresa.
Todas estas prestaciones y muchas otras, beneficiarán a los trabajadores de Washington Beef y la Unión UFCW 3000 trabajará para continuar con los entrenamientos voluntarios para los delegados de la Unión y así fortalecer el movimiento.
Invitamos a todos los trabajadores a unirse a los grupos de Whatsapp y estar pendientes para los siguientes pasos.
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
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.
Hector Pradis is a shop steward at the Redondo Safeway, and knows how important it for union members to advocate for each other.
Read MoreWe proposed our economic proposal to Jefferson Healthcare management at our fourth bargaining session on November 4. Here’s a summary of the key points:
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Lourdes Clinics and Urgent Care Service and Technical
VOTE SCHEDULED
November 25, 2024
12:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Lourdes West Pasco Conference Room
7425 Wrigley Drive, Pasco, WA.
The Bargaining Team is recommending a YES vote.
Our bargaining team is encouraging all employees covered by this agreement to join them on November 25, 2024 any time between 12:00 AM and 7:00 PM in the Lourdes West Pasco Conference Room at 7425 Wrigley Drive, Pasco, WA. This is a great time to learn about the new contract, ask questions and vote. The new contract guarantees 2 wage increases each year of the contract, a competitive wage scale, additional paid time off, job security, grievance process, continuing education reimbursement, union security and much more.
We are excited, hopeful and confident the first contract will lay a strong foundation for an even stronger future. We believe equality and fairness has been achieved in this three-year contract. We now have a voice and a seat at the table to discuss wages, benefits and working conditions. WE CAN ONLY GO UP FROM HERE. Ask your bargaining team how to get involved.
Please reach out to your bargaining team or Union Representative Juanita Quezada at (509) 340-7407 with any questions or concerns.
Our Bargaining Team: Jennifer Medrano MA, Jose Munoz Lazo MA, Kaylene Kuhn, Radiological Technologist, Amy Brown LPN, Sandra Pineda MA.
“We came together as a group, asking for fairness and security. After many months of hard work, we have achieved it! The more unified we are, the stronger we become.”
— Kaylene Kuhn
“Unity is strength...when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved”
— Jose Munoz Lazo
“I love my Lourdes team, and no matter what position or role you play in this company, we are ALL VITAL employees. Looking forward to a better future for all with a YES vote on this initial (first) contract.”
— Amy Brown
Lourdes Clinics and Urgent Care Health RNs
VOTE SCHEDULED
November 25, 2024
7:30 AM and 10:00 AM
Lourdes West Pasco Conference Room
7425 Wrigley Drive, Pasco, WA
The Bargaining Team is recommending a YES vote.
Our bargaining team is encouraging all Nurses to join them on November 25, 2024 any time between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM in the Lourdes West Pasco Conference Room at 7425 Wrigley Drive, Pasco, WA. This is a great time to learn about the new contract, ask questions and vote. The new contract guarantees 2 wage increases each year of the contract, a competitive wage scale, additional paid time off, job security, grievance process, continuing education reimbursement, union security and much more.
We are excited, hopeful and confident the first contract will lay a strong foundation for an even stronger future. We believe equality and fairness has been achieved in this three-year contract. We now have a voice and a seat at the table to discuss wages, benefits and working conditions. WE CAN ONLY GO UP FROM HERE. Ask your bargaining team how to get involved.
Please reach out to your bargaining team or Union Representative Juanita Quezada at (509) 340-7407 with any questions or concerns.
Our Bargaining Team: Kimberly Edwards, RN and Leilany Garcia, RN
Last week UFCW 3000 President Faye Guenther along with other union staff joined UFCW local 7’s Bargaining Team in Denver as they sat down with Albertsons/Safeway and Kroger in their fight for a fair contract. This collaboration between the grocery store workers in Colorado and the over 25,000 grocery store members of UFCW 3000, whose contracts expire early next year is an important signal of strength and unity in our fight for Better Wages, Better Staffing, Better Stores.
Read MoreWe wanted to share a comprehensive update on the economic proposals discussed with Jefferson Healthcare management at our fourth and fifth bargaining sessions on October 25 and November 1. Here’s where we stand:
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Monday, November 18, 2024 6-7 pm Mount Vernon office 1810 Nth 18 ST Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Monday, November 18, 2024 2-3 pm Best Western Plus Hotel 33175 State Rte 20, Oak Harfbor, Wa 98277
Monday, November 18, 2024 6-7 pm Mount Vernon office 1810 Nth 18 ST Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Monday, November 18, 2024 9-10 am Mountalke Terrace Library 23300 58th Ave W Mountlake Terrace WA 98043
Monday, November 18, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Zeek's Pizza, Lynnwood,
Monday, November 18, 2024 5-6pm Port Orchard Library, 87 Sidney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
Monday, November 18, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am Auburn Library : 1102 Auburn Way S., Auburn WA 98002
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 12pm-1pm Bothell Library - 18215 98th Ave NE, Bothell, WA 98011
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 4:30 - 5 pm Alfys Pizza 19121 US-2, Monroe, WA 98272
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10am-11am Seattle Library: University Branch (5009 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105)
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm Des Moines Library: 21620 11th Ave S., Des Moines WA 98198
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 11:00am-12pm Bellevue Library 1111 110th Ave NE Bellevue Wa 98004
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 6:30pm-7:00pm Bellevue Library 1111 110th Ave NE Bellevue Wa 98004
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 5:00pm-6:00pm Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Ave S, Seattle
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 12pm-1:30pm Kent Panther Lake Library, 20500 108th Ave SE, Kent
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 5:30pm Olympia Timberland Library, 313 Eighth Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 1-2pm Snoqualmie Library 7824 Center Blvd SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065
Thursday, November 21, 2004 10:00am-11:00am Burien Library - 400 SW 152nd Street Burien, WA 98166 2nd floor meetig room
Thursday, November 21, 2024 4:300pm- 5:30pm 1409 SW 107th Street Seattle, WA 98146 - Meeting Room
Thursday, November 21, 2024 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm Teamsters 38 Hall 2601 Everett Ave, Everett, WA 98201
Thursday, November 21, 2024 9-11 am Silverdale Office, 2430 NW Myhre Rd, Silverdale WA 98383
Thursday, November 21, 2024 4-6 pm Westside Pizza, 540 Washington St, Sequim WA
Thursday, November 21, 2024 4pm-5pm Seattle Library: Capitol Hill Branch (425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102)
Thursday, November 21, 2024 10:30am-11:30am Greenwood Library - Branch Meeting Rm: 8016 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Thursday, November 21, 2024 4:00pm-5:00pm Mercer Island Library - Small Meeting Rm: 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 12-1 PM Covington Library, 27100 164th Ave SE, Covington, WA 98042
Friday, November 22, 2024 4:30pm-5:30pm Shoreline Library - 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline, WA 98155
Friday, November 22, 2024 10-11am Kirkland Library Conference Room 308 Kirkland Ave Kirkland, WA 98033
Friday, November 22, 2024 4-5pm Crossroads Mall Community Room 15600 NE 8th St Bellevue, Wa 98008
Our Virtual Health bargaining team met with management on November 7, 2024 for our sixth negotiation session to continue work towards a 2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement. While there are still a number of outstanding contract articles we are negotiating, we are also finalizing many tentative agreements with the Employer, meaning we are now primarily negotiating over some of our highest priorities we had for this round of bargaining.
On the 7th we exchanged proposals regarding:
The training, onboarding, and mentoring process of new hires
Expansion of our rights to bereavement leave
An extended equal opportunity article, which aims to provide a supportive process for our coworkers should they face discrimination or harassment in the workplace
And of course: premiums, differentials, and the wages we are paid for the hard work we do
We are continuing to review regional market wages and working hard to ensure that our pay at Virtual Health doesn't just reach the competitive rates in the first year of our contract, but that it stays competitive throughout the next few years. Furthermore, we are also working on some of the "formatting" of our wage scales - such as efforts to uniform the scales to the same number of total steps, and removing "ghost" steps (years where you do not receive a wage increase for another year of employment).
"We're making progress to ensure a fair contract is reached. We're dedicated to making sure we're compensated fairly, and that our union contract provides the support we all need to continue the hard work we do every day."
—Rayann La Madeleine, Monitor Tech
Your bargaining team: Faith Couch, Central Monitoring Telemetry; Chelan Henley, Virtual Companion; Rayann La Madeleine, Central Monitoring Telemetry; Francine Toves (guest), Virtual Companion
By day, Colleen works in the Lab at Tacoma General as a Med Tech. Outside of work, she conquers Ironman competitions.
Read MoreBargaining Team: Karen Hurley, Lynette Swezey, Belinda Denchfield
OUR WINS:
Across the board wage increases:
Effective November 1, 2024: 13% increase across the board
Effective November 1, 2025: 3.5% increase across the board
Effective November 1, 2026: 3.5% increase across the board
$5 NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL
$3/hr Per diem RN premium
Longevity Steps reduced from 1872 to 1564 hours. Meaning nurses will move to the next step on the wage scale three hundred and eight (308) hours earlier.
Unscheduled Day of Work increased from time and one half to double time.
Among other increases in premiums.
"After being part of this process, I will never question the importance of being part of a Union or what our dues pay for. It was enlightening to see how valuable OUR UNION is."
— Karen Hurley, RN
To join our union contact Amy Radcliff (509) 340-7370 orjoin our union here >>
Workers organizing each other in our communities and workplaces for a better future and taking on the politics of greed and the self-interest of the wealthy. We know that working people need political leadership that does more than just defend against things becoming worse.
Read MoreWe are the Union. The members of UFCW 3000 are over 50,000 members working in grocery, retail, health care, meat packing, cannabis, & other industries across Washington state, north-east Oregon, and northern Idaho. UFCW 3000 is a chartered member of UFCW International with over 1.4 million workers in North America.
To build a powerful Union that fights for economic, political and social justice in our workplaces and in our communities.
