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  • Read more about the article UW: No more wasted time Recruit and retain us now!

    UW: No more wasted time Recruit and retain us now!

    At today’s bargaining, management did not bring a counterproposal. Meanwhile, our fellow healthcare workers at area hospitals have just agreed to significant wage increases. We know those nearby healthcare systems…

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    Read more about the article We’re Hopeful for the Future of Healthcare

    We’re Hopeful for the Future of Healthcare

    Management told us this week that they recognize that their counter to our initial bargaining proposals needs to exceed what they had initially planned. They said they didn’t yet have…

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    Read more about the article UW: Fix Staffing Now!

    UW: Fix Staffing Now!

    Our collective actions across UW this week and our proposals at the bargaining table sent the message loud and clear to management that they must fix staffing now. Our proposals…

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    Read more about the article Raises that Recruit and Retain Us All

    Raises that Recruit and Retain Us All

    We are calling on management to increase wages across all jobs, so that we can continue to recruit and retain quality employees in order to provide excellent patient care. We…

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    Read more about the article We won new raises for some job classes and won’t stop until we are all recognized!

    We won new raises for some job classes and won’t stop until we are all recognized!

    Across our union at UW Medicine, our elected bargaining team from Harborview Medical Center, Airlift NW, and UWMC-Northwest Hospital and Clinics is negotiating with management for a wage reopener and…

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    Read more about the article Our plan to win an economic package that values and respects us!

    Our plan to win an economic package that values and respects us!

    For years we have been raising the alarm about the staffing crisis in our hospitals — a crisis that predates the pandemic and has led to burnout and serious concerns…

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    Read more about the article UW isn’t above the law: L&I says HMC illegally assigning mandatory call

    UW isn’t above the law: L&I says HMC illegally assigning mandatory call

    We’re being made to work mandatory overtime due to chronic short staffing, a problem Harborview created well before COVID. Instead of fixing the problem they created, they are actively continuing…

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    Read more about the article We are Northwest Hospital: Taking action for a contract that puts patients first

    We are Northwest Hospital: Taking action for a contract that puts patients first

    With unity breaks, unit petitions, community banners and meeting with Governor Jay Inslee and preparing for our strike vote, our message is clear: Respect Us, Protect Us, Pay Us.UW Medicine…

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    Read more about the article Sticker-up: Fixing staffing is a no brainer

    Sticker-up: Fixing staffing is a no brainer

    We’re united to ensure each patient that comes to Harborview receives excellent care. When that can’t happen due to a lack of resources and short staffing, we do everything we…

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    Read more about the article Unity break and march: Don’t profit from our short-staffing

    Unity break and march: Don’t profit from our short-staffing

    We’re bringing solutions to the bargaining table NOW because our patients can’t wait for UW Medicine to finally settle a contract that invests in their care. Short staffing is a…

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    Read more about the article We will vote as a full membership starting October 27

    We will vote as a full membership starting October 27

    UW can either bring proposals to meet our and our patients’ needs, or we will move forward with a vote to authorize a strike. UW administration has had numerous opportunities…

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    Read more about the article We took action for ourselves, our patients, and our communities

    We took action for ourselves, our patients, and our communities

    In our largest action ever, we took our demands of equity, recovery, safe staffing, and competitive wages for each of us to our community. Thousands of us demonstrated our unity…

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