Updates
Posted by
jpopper
on
April 18, 2013
As our facility finalizes its affiliation with the Franciscan Health Systems (FHS), we want to make sure that our patients and our communities come first. We need FHS to ensure continuity of patient care by making the transition as seamless …
Posted by
linnae.riesen
on
February 5, 2013
We have seen many changes at Swedish over the last two years. Since the affiliation with Providence management has tightened their purse strings so much that we have seen even more of an impact on our patients and the care …
Posted by
jpopper
on
January 29, 2013
Right now, 250 men, women, and children die each day from preventable medical errors—as many as a plane crash every day. We have the power to solve this problem by mandating safe staffing. Nurses are experts on patient care. Our …
Posted by
jpopper
on
January 19, 2013
Dr. King and other advocates for civil rights and workers’ rights shined a light on the connection between strong unions and long-term social and economic justice. Unions have played a major role in facilitating workers improving our own economic well-being …
Posted by
jpopper
on
December 7, 2012
This week, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW is proud to celebrate with couples around the state as their love finally receives the recognition it deserves when they say “I do.” Early in the campaign, our union made a commitment to winning marriage …
Posted by
linnae.riesen
on
November 21, 2012
This Black Friday, tell Walmart: Workers deserve respect By Valarie Long, SEIU Executive Vice President Last month, employees at 28 different Walmarts all walked out of work simultaneously to stand up for living wages. But this Friday — Black Friday …
Posted by
jpopper
on
November 15, 2012
After months of working to resolve a contract that prioritizes patient care, nurses and healthcare workers took their concerns to the streets at an informational picket and rally on Wednesday, November 14. Nurses and healthcare workers are calling on Harborview …
Posted by
eachean.edmundson
on
November 7, 2012
SEIU had more volunteers in the field than any other election in our history to help re-elect President Barack Obama. Thousands of nurses, healthcare workers, home care workers, janitors, and child care providers invested their time to help re-elect President …
Posted by
jpopper
on
October 17, 2012
On October 15, more than a dozen SEIU Healthcare 1199NW members marched on St. Pete’s Executive Board meeting and presented our “Forced Enrollment Forms.” The forms, signed by hundreds of St Pete employees, showed our opposition to Providence’s plan to …
Posted by
jpopper
on
October 11, 2012
On October 5, employees at the Highline Clinics voted 76 to 7 to join SEIU Healthcare 1199NW. We sent a strong message to management that we want a seat at the table in the decisions that impact our jobs. Now …
Posted by
jpopper
on
October 10, 2012
SEIU Healthcare 1199NW members at Swedish Medical Center met October 11-17 to kick off a new Quality Expert campaign . Members will identify problems in their departments and hold management accountable for quality staffing and quality care. We’ll also be …
Posted by
jpopper
on
October 4, 2012
Our new contract provides for elimination of leave without pay days, improvements on safety, improvements on staffing including a float pool pilot at Western State Hospital, new language on the removal of disciplinary documents, improved transfer language, and remedies for nurses working consistently forty-five …
Posted by
jpopper
on
October 2, 2012
On October 1, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW members at Harborview Medical Center marched on our CEO, saying that quality care can’t wait. We called for the hospital to respect patients and employees and settle a quality care contract by October 19. …
Posted by
eachean.edmundson
on
September 17, 2012
When Highline members realized we have not been receiving our shift differential pay while on annual leave and sick time, we united and brought the issue to management to have it solved. Our unity worked! This week at Labor/Management we …
Posted by
eachean.edmundson
on
August 17, 2012
Service and Maintenance Staff Join RNs in SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Yesterday, service and maintenance staff voted 255 to 227 to join with the RNs to create one strong union to advocate for our patients, ourselves, and our families. Now we …
Posted by
eachean.edmundson
on
July 17, 2012
SEIU nurses and healthcare workers like us interview the candidates and ask them how they’ll stand on our issues to protect our patients, contracts, and healthcare funding in our state. We want elected leaders who will stand up for our …
Posted by
eachean.edmundson
on
March 13, 2012
When we formed our union nearly 30 years ago at Group Health, we voted ‘healthcare for all’ as part of our bylaws. We worked tirelessly to reform our system to serve the needs of patients, not the profits of insurance …
Posted by
linnae.riesen
on
March 31, 2011
Bill just wanted a home with a warm bed. Too bad he’s not a chicken, because under Washington state law he’d be getting better treatment.
