Our Unity Paid Off! (Columbia Memorial Hospital Bargaining Update #5)
Come vote on an historic union contract!
Your Elected SEIU Bargaining Team is recommending a YES vote!
After many sessions of bargaining and sending a clear message that we are united and would not rest until we receive the contract we deserve, we have a tentative agreement!
Please come to one of the voting times listed to have your questions answered, find out what this means for you personally, and cast your vote!! We will have the details & tentative agreements available for you to review at the voting site.
Come out and vote YES
You can vote at any of the following times and locations:
THURSDAY, MAY 30
Astoria CMH
6am–8pm – Breezeway Room (by gift shop)
Seaside
10am–12pm – Breakroom
FRIDAY, MAY 31
Astoria CMH
6am–6pm – Breezeway Room (by gift shop)
Warrenton
10am–12pm – Breakroom
BALLOTS WILL BE COUNTED AT 6:30 PM FRIDAY in Conference Room A—observers welcome!
SUMMARY
Across-the-Board wage increases—Retro to April 1, 2024:
Support: $4.00 which is a 21% increase in the first year
Pro/Tech: $6.00 which is an 18.6% increase in first year
April 1, 2025: 4%
April 1, 2026: 3.5%
This is an average 33.5% increase over the life of the contract!
Plus some classifications are getting market adjustments:
| Job Classification | Current Grade | New Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Housekeeper, Laundry Aide, and FSW | 4 | 4.5 |
| Cook | 4.5 | 8 |
| FSW/Diet Aide | 4.5 | 6 |
| Surgery Housekeeper | 4.5 | 5 |
| PT Aide | 4.5 | 9 |
| Diet Aide | 5 | 8 |
| Nuc Med, and CT Tech | 6.5 | 6.75 |
| Advanced Rad Tech 2 | 6.75 | 7 |
| Sterile Processing Tech | 9 | 11 |
| PCT/UCT | 8 | 10a |
| UCT | 10 | 10a |
| Pharmacy Tech | 10a | 11 |
| Reg Respiratory Therapist | 5 | 6 |
| ED Tech | 10 | 10a |
We also won increases to:
Dock/Standby/On Call: from $4.15 to $5.00 for each hour and from $4.70 to $7.00 on holidays.
Earned Leave: Employees start accruing earlier at 15 years instead of 20; plus, we won an extra 8 hours of paid time off.
Lead Differential: from $1.75 to $2.50 per hour
