Last week, Dietitians at Washington Hospital voted unanimously (9 yes, 0 no) to join ESC Local 20, IFPTE! This group is joining more than 130 other professionals at Washington Hospital, growing our union’s strength to continue to advocate for ourselves, our professions, and our patients. Congratulations to all involved!
We were pleased to have such a high turnout at our Remote Work Negotiations Update Webinar on May 6th. While 500 ESC members attended our webinar discussing the status and outlook of Remote Work negotiations, we know many more who wanted the information could not. This recap covers the information presented during the webinar and is up to date as of May 12, 2021.
The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers’ (IFPTE) executive officers applauded today’s Executive Order by President Biden establishing a White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment. “This latest news of the creation of a White House Task Force dedicated toward empowering working Americans seeking to organize unions and collectively bargain will ensure that this will continue to be a front and center issue for years to come.”
Your ESC Local 20 Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that your contract has been ratified with 82.2% yes votes! This contract achieves many key bargaining priorities, like 2.25% across-the-board wage increases and no healthcare take-aways.
Click through to read the new Tentative Agreements for PAMF Mountain View/Sunnyvale RNs and be sure to RSVP for our union meeting on Tuesday, April 13th.
Centro Legal de la Raza’s 1-year Contract Extension Agreement has been signed and is fully in effect! The agreement includes guaranteed 2.25% COLAs, senior status promotion increases, additional holidays, monthly wellness days, and more. Congrats to all!
Your Optometry Unit Board met on Monday, March 15, 2021, and are pleased to share with you highlights of the meeting, including an introduction to our new District 3 Representative, Jackie Wang.
Earlier this month, we proposed a 5% per year increase for 3 years — on Thursday, management REJECTED our proposal and only offered 1% for 6 months, then 0.5% for the next 6 months, repeated for three years. Over the next few weeks, we will continue to fight for a fair contract, and it is more important than ever to stay in contact, so be sure to sign up for important union updates today!
Congratulations to our new District 3 representative, Jackie Wang!
Over the next month, our Coalition Sisters and Brothers will be picketing Kaiser to demand that Kaiser stays true to our agreement and pays the full Hero Bonus. Please join them if you can, wear ESC blue and yellow, and let Kaiser know: Healthcare workers deserve the full Hero Bonus, period!
