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

VFHM St. Joseph Medical Center Pharmacy - Bargaining Begins

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Our Bargaining Team, Left to Right Top to Bottom:

Amanda Carter, Heather Surerus-Lopez, Becky Christensen, Beau Chiba, Aimee Cooke

On August 11, your Pharmacy Bargaining Team met with management to begin our contract negotiations. While wages will come at a later bargaining date, we had a productive first day. The team was able to discuss PTO concerns, some economic items, and many of the concerns identified thru your surveys and feedback.

Future bargaining dates include August 24, August 31, September 12, and September 28. There’s still room for new Contract Action Team members. If interested, reach any of the bargaining team members below for more information.

“Good conversations were had today at the table. We presented some of our priorities and I look forward to managements response at our next negotiations.”

— Aimee Cooke

“Our first bargaining session went well, and we achieved agreements on some initial proposals. We’re off to a good start.”

— Heather Surerus-Lopez