Weeks of negotiations between Local 1991 attending physicians and Jackson management ended Wednesday with an excellent tentative agreement that resolves many long-standing issues in the bargaining unit. The agreement must still be ratified by members and approved by the PHT and the County Commission. Q & A meetings and ratification voting by members will be heldContinue reading “Attending Physicians Settle Contract”
Category Archives: Bargaining
Ratification Schedule for 2014-2017 Contract
Historic Tentative Agreement Returns Steps, Offers Parity and Establishes Mandatory Staffing Ratios
The contract hammered out over the last several weeks by the members of your Local 1991 bargaining team is one of the best we’ve ever had! This tentative agreement, which must still be ratified, is not only great for members – it’s making history. We negotiated unprecedented mandated staffing ratios with real teeth. We got steps turned back on and fixed issues of wage compression for hundreds of employees caught in the recession cut backs. And much more.
Bargaining Session – Oct. 29
Bargaining Sessions Sept. 23 and 24
Slowly, but surely, progress is being made in bargaining for our 2014-2017 contract. The team will be slogging through the contracts in an all-day work session on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the bargaining team and management will be hopefully finding common ground on a series of issues we have laid out in previous sessions. All members are welcome and encouraged to stop by on breaks to check our progress and support the team!
Next Bargaining Session Sept. 12
Update: Bargaining Team Proposes Step Raises
In the fourth bargaining session for the 2014-2017 contract, Local 1991 made several proposals, including full restoration of steps and all other concessions and a 2% COLA in each year of the contract. Management’s proposal would fall far short of that goal.
Bargaining Sessions Aug. 21 and 29
Jackson Management Called to Task In Blistering Bargaining Session
Sparks flew at the 2nd bargaining session on July 30, as chief negotiator Martha Baker, RN, and our attorney Mark Richard laid into management’s proposals that call for $85 million in employee concessions and the elimination of important sustainability language such as reducing ER wait times. “You have been reporting to the public that youContinue reading “Jackson Management Called to Task In Blistering Bargaining Session”
Jackson Budget Plan: Continued Employee Sacrifice
The Public Health Trust voted to approve Jackson’s $1.6 billion budget on Monday, following a lively debate in which SEIU Local 1991 members took management to task for not addressing short staffing and wage stagnation.