Thank you to everyone who took the time to attend our membership meeting, ask thoughtful questions, and cast your vote. We're excited to announce that the Tentative Agreement was overwhelmingly approved by the membership with a 95% YES vote! The next step is for the...
We continue to negotiate our next contract because we know Sea Mar can do better for all of us. Living costs are surging and we need the wages to keep up. To reflect the times we're living in, we need a higher Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). COLAs are made to...
SOLIDARITY BINGO Saturday, Aug. 1512 PMIBEW 76 Main Hall3049 S 36th St., Tacoma Are you a music-lover? Game night champ? Or do you just want a good reason to get out of the house? Join us for bingo with a musical twist next weekend in Tacoma! Bring your friends and...
We wanted to share the upcoming meeting schedule for the remainder of this year. Membership meetings are a chance for our members at Northwest Justice Project to connect with one another, share info, ask questions, and more, with your Union Rep Valarie in attendance....
On Monday, July 13, the Chief Medical Officer for Samaritan, Dr. Andrea Carter, entered a clinic and inappropriately confronted one of our colleagues. Dr. Carter was aggressive, demanding, confrontational, and may have violated Samaritan policies according to...
Our Union Bargaining Team has been meeting steadily with management throughout June/July and we have exciting news to share! Last week, at our 7th bargaining session, we reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on a new contract. Our Union Bargaining Team is proud of what...
WE WON'T SETTLE FOR LESS "We want a better wage and we're fighting for more." - Becci G. ___ As we shared our stories of struggle and financial hardship, Management stayed silent. We shared about the impact of our low wages; how our families are struggling to afford...
Our Bargaining Team met with Management for the third time last Monday, July 20. We're making good progress and have made many tentative agreements. Key issues we discussed in our last session included: Probationary Period - Management wants all employees who transfer...
We’ve met with Management’s Bargaining Team several times over the past few months. We are making significant progress and have reached tentative agreements on various articles of the contract. Most recently, we’ve been exchanging package proposals. Management is...
We’ve met with Management’s Bargaining team several times over the past few months. We are making significant progress and have reached tentative agreements on several non-economic articles of the contract. However, Management continues to claim that, due to...