Providence Sacred Heart Service and Maintenance Bargaining Update

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Providence Sacred Heart Service and Maintenance Bargaining Update

On November 12, our Bargaining Team had a fourth bargaining session with Management. We have made improvements on differentials and premiums, tuition reimbursement, required call out times, diversity and inclusion, workplace violence, and language addressing AI.

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Recovery Cafe - Worksite Closure Update

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On Monday, Recovery Cafe announced it was considering the future of its SODO location. This comes after reassurances from the Employer that they had no plans on closing one of their worksites when we brought it up earlier in the bargaining process. The pace of negotiations alongside this new announcement shows why it is vital that we come together and organize—organize to win the contract we deserve, preserve our jobs, and fight for what's best for Recovery Cafe members.

Thursday, November 13 at 7pm our Union is holding an online meeting to discuss how we're feeling, what we know, and how we plan to organize and win what we want.

Recovery Cafe Union Membership Meeting

Thursday, November 13
7pm
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Meeting ID: 856 6584 3592
Passcode: 102822

If you have any questions before our meeting, you can call your Union Rep Allison Hanley: (206) 436-6586.

MultiCare Capital Medical Center Professionals Bargaining Update

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MultiCare Capital Medical Center Professionals Bargaining Update

On Thursday, November 7, our Bargaining Team met with Management for our second formal session with MultiCare! With the end of our second bargaining day behind us, we have now presented the Employer with the entirety of our proposals and have now started to receive responses from management on a number of the non-economic articles.

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Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores Peninsula Contract Votes Scheduled!

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Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores Peninsula Contract Votes Scheduled!

After months of negotiations, leafleting, info-picketing, a 97% strike authorization vote in June, and ratification votes from grocery store workers in many Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores, our Union Bargaining Team harnessed all that power from thousands of grocery workers to fight and win a fair contract.

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Providence St. Peter Professionals Tentative Agreement Reached!

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Providence St. Peter Professionals Tentative Agreement Reached!

Following a nearly seventeen hour bargaining session with Management- beginning Monday, November 10 and concluding after midnight on Tuesday the 11- our union Bargaining Team representing the Professionals at Providence St. Peter Hospital are proud to announce that we have reached a fully recommended tentative agreement on our first union contract! 

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Providence St. Peter Hospital Professionals - Bargaining Update

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On Tuesday, November 4, our Professionals Bargaining Team met with management for the seventh session of union contract negotiations.

At Wednesday's session, we continued the productive exchange of the remaining sections of our contract, reaching a handful of new agreements including language around Per Diem workers (more specifically regarding the wage differential in lieu of retirement and health care benefits), increased job protections for workers facing layoffs or workforce reductions, outlining the order in which workers will be placed on low census, and we even reached agreement on a handful of position's wages!

While progress was significant for a number of newly represented positions at PSPH, there were also a couple of positions whose Employer-proposed rates we strongly felt did not meet the wages that nearby Union professionals are earning. As such, our team continued to hold firm that Providence increase these scales to reduce staffing shortages and to meet the demand of the highly competitive market. As such, our team felt that it was beneficial to provide management with the wage scales we're referencing to inform our position. While we did not receive management's response to our proposal before negotiations concluded for the day, we are dedicated to making sure all Professionals at Providence St. Peter Hospital are paid fairly for the lifesaving work we perform every day.

We're looking forward to hearing back from Providence on Monday, November 10—when we are scheduled to be back at the table!

If you have questions about ongoing first contract negotiations, please reach out to a member of our Union Bargaining Team or call our Union Rep Madison Derksema at (206) 436-6603.

Bargaining Team: Rita Palmquist, Case Manager MSW; Elise Steinmetz, Physical Therapist; Sydney Lobdell, Dietitian; Kristine Pepper, Clinical Pharmacist; Brenda Arend, Speech Language Pathologist; Diana Herr, Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist

Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy - Bargaining Update

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We are still bargaining nationally over wages. Although KP nationally has proposed wage increases that bring some positions closer to other Washington Employers, we are still fighting for wage equity for ALL workers.

Locally, we continue to bargain over market increases, which allows for consideration of jobs that have fallen below the market. KPWA management has made it clear that they are not considering what other health care competitors are paying when making proposals. Instead, they want to wait and see if there is a future problem hiring certain job classifications and may consider paying higher wages. NOT RESPECTFUL!

Kaiser is proposing that all wage adjustments, differentials, and premiums be effective the first full pay period 120 days after ratification. This means that increases would not go into effect until at least April. NOT ACCEPTABLE!

Kaiser just officially announced that Capitol Hill is expanding their hospital services and will be doing more acute care. We anticipate that this means higher acuity patients and more surgeries, in addition to workflow changes for many positions that fall under the Pro Tech/Optical and Pharmacy contracts. We have been asking for information regarding these changes for several months and Kaiser has just officially notified us. NOT PARTNERSHIP!

KAISER—FOLLOW THE VALUE COMPASS. BE THE BEST PLACE TO WORK

For additional information contact a Bargaining Team member or:

Aisha Womack Union Rep 206-436-6584

JJ Benson Contract Specialist 425-306-1357

Lenaya Wilhelm Union Rep Spokane 509-340-7369

If someone you know isn't getting updates: Update Your Information >>

Bargaining Team: Cesar Galloso, Jason Lindquist, Kay Halverson, JJ Benson, Krystal Krotzer, Mark Stewart

PCC Our Voice-Our Power! PCC Contract Negotiations Begin

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PCC Our Voice-Our Power! PCC Contract Negotiations Begin

On Wednesday, November 5 our member-led Bargaining Team sat across the table from PCC for the first time this contract cycle. After introducing ourselves to the Employer, we discussed the outcomes from our bargaining survey, named our priorities for this bargain, and built solidarity within our team. Talk to the Bargaining Team member in your store for more detailed information!

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Kaiser Permanente Pro Tech Optical - Bargaining Update

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We are still bargaining nationally over wages. Although KP nationally has proposed wage increases that bring some positions closer to other Washington Employers, we are still fighting for wage equity for ALL workers.

Locally, we continue to bargain over market increases, which allows for consideration of jobs that have fallen below the market. KPWA management has made it clear that they are not considering what other health care competitors are paying when making proposals. Instead, they want to wait and see if there is a future problem hiring certain job classifications and may consider paying higher wages. NOT RESPECTFUL!

Kaiser is proposing that all wage adjustments, differentials, and premiums be effective the first full pay period 120 days after ratification. This means that increases would not go into effect until at least April. NOT ACCEPTABLE!

Kaiser just officially announced that Capitol Hill is expanding their hospital services and will be doing more acute care. We anticipate that this means higher acuity patients and more surgeries, in addition to workflow changes for many positions that fall under the Pro Tech/Optical and Pharmacy contracts. We have been asking for information regarding these changes for several months, and Kaiser has just officially notified us. NOT PARTNERSHIP!

HAVE YOU FILLED OUT THE STRIKE PLEDGE CARD? >>

For additional information, contact a Bargaining Team member or:

  • Aisha Womack, Union Rep: 206-436-6584

  • JJ Benson, Contract Specialist: 425-306-1357

If someone you know isn't getting updates: Update Your Information >>

Pro Tech Optical Bargaining Team: Nicole Merriam, Sarah Lau, Ashleigh Aufort, Chandra Allen, Vicki Kobeski, Juli Bell, Bryana Kolppa

Grocery UFCW 3000 files grievance with employer over backpay

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Grocery UFCW 3000 files grievance with employer over backpay

It has come to the Union’s attention that the contractual raises, for the following contracts Albertsons - Lewiston/Clarkston (Grocery and Meat), Albertsons - Coeur d’Alene (Meat), Albertsons - Coeur d’Alene/Hayden Lake (Grocery), Albertsons - Hayden Lake (Meat), Safeway - Coeur d’Alene (Grocery and Meat), and Safeway - Pullman/Moscow (Grocery and Meat) which were scheduled to take effect on October 12, 2025, and reflect on your paycheck of Oct 24, 2025, have not yet been implemented.

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Crossroads Trading Company Contract Vote Scheduled!

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Crossroads Trading Company Contract Vote Scheduled!

After months of negotiations, our Crossroads Bargaining Team has reached a recommended tentative agreement with Management. Our contract ratification vote is scheduled for Friday, November 14 from 12pm to 4pm, in-person at the store. The highlights summary and the full tentative agreement with redline changes will be available to review during the vote, and members will have an opportunity to discuss the agreement and ask questions before voting.

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