Macy's - Major Takeaways on the Table
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Our contract bargaining team met with management on June 26 for our fourth contract negotiation session. Macy’s is still proposing major cuts to our contract including:
- Elimination of our wage scale
- Carving sick leave out of vacation leave
- Weakening union security language
We have not seen management proposals this aggressive in the past. It’s time to speak with one voice and tell Macy’s that we won’t accept these cuts and that we won’t go backward on our contract.
“Macy’s needs to hear us loud and clear, we will not accept takeaways!”
— Patrick Keating, Macy’s Seattle
“We’ve fought hard for our contract and we won’t go backwards. If we’re unified and active we’ll win a good contract.”
— Candice Hemphill, Macy’s Southcenter
Members vote to overwhelmingly ratify new contract with MultiCare
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Members vote to overwhelmingly ratify new contract with MultiCare!
Highlights from the contract include wage increases for everyone and many more improvements to the contract. Many thanks to all members who stood shoulder to shoulder and worked so hard to finally get a contract ratified and who work every day providing great care to patients.
There is no agreement for Auburn Medical Center Techs
We are working with management to bring a resolution to the RBS language. We are looking to go back to the prior practice. We hope to have this resolved by this week for a new vote. There is no agreement for Auburn Medical Techs.
UFCW 21 Members at PRMCE Take Action in Everett
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UFCW 21 Members Take Action in Everett
After months of negotiations, UFCW 21 Members sent a strong message to Providence Management that the time is now to settle a fair contract with Nurses, Professional Staff and Technical Staff.Hundreds of workers joined by community members and elected officials participated in a day-long informational picket at both the Pacific and Colby campuses. Reading statements of dissatisfaction with Management's feet-dragging at the bargaining table, chanting in solidarity, and delivering hundreds of postcards supporting their Union, UFCW 21 members sent a strong message that they are unified and demand a fair contract.
Our next bargaining session is schedule for Monday, June 11 for the Nurses and Wednesday, June 20 for the Techs. We need to see a proposal from Management that will allow us to:
Recruit and retain the highest quality health care professionals. Give front line health care professionals a real voice in establishing safe staffing levels. Ensure job security so that we can continue to provide quality healthcare service to our community and our region.
"Today was about solidarity; it was about unity; it was about power.
We are fed up with management and we want to get the contract
settled. They know what its going to take. The ball is firmly in
their court." Sue Woodard, RN
"I hope management understands that we are serious about staffing
issues. Not just for RNs but for all of the people who work here.
This is a house wide issue that needs to be addressed in our
contracts." Bill Hisaw, RN
