Posted by
eachean.edmundson
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January 30, 2012
Vote Yes to Take Action Join us at important membership meetings and votes: Monday, January 30 7:00am – 9:30, 11am – 1:30, 2:30 – 7:00pm Olympic Room Tuesday, January 31 6:30am – 8:30am, 3:00pm – 8:00pm Baker room Thursday, February …
Posted by
eachean.edmundson
on
January 30, 2012
Do you want to further your education in nursing? Or become certified in your specialty? The SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW Multi-Employer Training Fund CAN HELP!! The SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Multi-Employer Training and Education Fund provides healthcare workers with counseling, education …
Posted by
linnae.riesen
on
December 8, 2011
SEIU helps working families fulfill their dreams in many different ways, including yearly scholarship opportunities. SEIU awards 53 scholarships annually that enable our members and children to pursue their educational goals at accredited colleges, universities, and technical schools. Scholarship awards …
Posted by
eachean.edmundson
on
December 7, 2011
We improved our wages and career opportunities, protected our benefits When we began the bargaining process, our members identified three top priorities for our contract negotiations: • Fair wages that keep us competitive for recruitment and retention • Protecting our …
Posted by
eachean.edmundson
on
November 10, 2011
Benefits & Job Security Protected With a planned Providence affiliation and a challenging economy, protecting our benefits, our jobs, and the quality of patient care were key goals in our bargaining for a new contract. Our bargaining teams at Swedish …
Posted by
linnae.riesen
on
November 4, 2011
Tacoma – Facing management’s continued refusal to negotiate and unaffordable healthcare increases, the healthcare workers of Community Health Care clinics today delivered notice of an open-ended unfair labor practice strike set to begin Monday, November 14. The healthcare workers struck …
Posted by
linnae.riesen
on
November 2, 2011
By standing together, nurses and healthcare workers at Swedish Medical Center and Swedish Medical Center- Edmonds have reached a tentative agreement with management on a new contract. Swedish members should plan to attend a vote meeting to hear the details …
Posted by
linnae.riesen
on
November 2, 2011
Despite significant profit margins, Providence Health and Services is demanding takeaways from nurses and healthcare workers at Providence SoundHomeCare and Hospice. Facing proposed new policies that would reduce access to sick leave and shift family healthcare costs to workers, nurses …
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SEIU Healthcare 1199NW
on
October 17, 2011
SEIU Healthcare 1199NW members interview the candidates and ask them questions about how they’ll stand on the issues important to nurses and healthcare workers, including our patients and clients, our contracts, and healthcare funding in our state. These candidates have …
Posted by
jonathan.lawson
on
October 11, 2011
Throughout our working careers we envision our retirement years. We have counted on company paid retirement plans and other investment choices to supplement our social security income. With potential changes to social security looming in the future, it is more …
Posted by
jonathan.lawson
on
September 23, 2011
Too many of us work through our breaks. Fixing that has been a priority in this bargaining, and yesterday we reached a tentative agreement on rest breaks that will lead to many more of us getting our breaks, much more …
Posted by
jonathan.lawson
on
September 23, 2011
At Group Health, we know that advancing our careers, expanding our expertise and maintaining our certifications enhances our ability to care for our patients. However, as our nursing core ages we will be faced with a new challenge: filling vacancies …
Posted by
jonathan.lawson
on
September 15, 2011
PSJH can and should do the right thing right. We continually hear this from hospital management and read it on their Providence literature. But is Providence St. Joseph Hospital Administration doing the right thing right for their employees? NO. “Our …
Posted by
jonathan.lawson
on
September 14, 2011
Billing and Customer Service employees at Swedish Medical Center have voted to join SEIU Healthcare 1199WW, joining over 5000 union members within the Swedish system. By joining with other union members at Swedish, the billing workers will have the benefit …
Posted by
jonathan.lawson
on
September 14, 2011
Mental health workers at Behavioral Health Resources reached a tentative contract agreement with management early Wednesday morning, averting a planned one-day strike. More than 200 mental health workers were set to strike on Thursday, September 15 over BHR management’s unfair …
Posted by
jonathan.lawson
on
September 14, 2011
Progress on Maintaining Affordable Healthcare Retaining our quality staff and keeping our hospital viable through this challenging time is both our members’ and Highline’s goal. We need a fair contract so we can do just that. Our bargaining team made …
Posted by
jonathan.lawson
on
September 7, 2011
We’re standing up for a fair contract and to keep Swedish great. We face real challenges, but Swedish is on a solid footing for the future. We’ve proposed meeting the challenge by redesigning our healthcare, including a new wellness plan, …
Posted by
jonathan.lawson
on
August 27, 2011
Throughout bargaining, our membership has said they are ready to do what is needed to get the contract we deserve. Now is the time. Earlier this month, in the largest vote in the history of our union at Highline, members …
Posted by
jonathan.lawson
on
August 25, 2011
We are Northwest – that was the message hundreds of us wore yesterday. Northwest’s success – in providing patients with great care, and in competing in a changing environment – depends on keeping great staff by treating us fairly and …
Posted by
jonathan.lawson
on
August 25, 2011
When Swedish faces a challenge, it’s our challenge, too, as the frontline caregivers and service providers for our patients. How can we make sure Swedish continues to be the best place to work and receive care? Bby coming together to …
