Jackson’s nurses, healthcare professionals and attending physicians approved a three-year contract agreement where carergivers will sacrifice an annual $52 million that will help pave the way for Jackson’s recovery and sustainability.
Category Archives: Bargaining
Tentative Agreement Reached!
Above: President Martha Baker, RN, shakes hands with Jackson CFO Mark Knight at the end of today’s bargaining session. Ratification voting will take place February 14, 15, and 16, 2012.
Management Turns Down Our Offer of Concessions and Declares Impasse
Despite our continued attempts to reach a fair agreement with Jackson management, the Public Health Trust on Tuesday declared that our bargaining has reached an impasse. Our initial offer of $36 million in employee concessions, plus our willingness to offer more as long as we can receive assurances that the money will be spent wisely, has been rejected.
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As our bargaining team and experts continue to work on verifying ever-changing numbers from management, it is important that members understand that our unity and resolve during negotiations are key to our success. Mr. Migoya is launching underhanded tactics to divide and conquer, but we must continue to fight for the best possible contract.
Management’s Changing Numbers Delay Bargaining
Union financial experts were extremely disappointed today to see new and different calculations and assumptions from management as both sides were reviewing the cost of proposed concessions in preparation for tomorrow’s scheduled bargaining session.
BARGAINING UPDATE: Management Takes U-Turn on Guaranteed Work Week; Union Blasts Migoya’s Furlough Plan
Negotiations continued today with management submitting a counter proposal, which maintained the 4-3 schedule for RNs, but eliminated the guaranteed work week, a reversal from the previous bargaining session. Chief Negotiator Martha Baker, RN, and our bargaining team remain committed to keeping both the 4-3 schedule and our guaranteed work week.
Migoya’s Getting Desperate! We are empowered … not threatened
Carlos Migoya showed us his hand last week with his announcement of employee furloughs: he’s desperate for us to come to an agreement at the bargaining table. While it’s a drastic, unprecedented and perhaps illegal move, this new development could be used for our advantage as we continue negotiations with management. We are still advocating for management to reconsider their original offer of $122 million in contract concessions. Now that Migoya has made this frenzied move, it’s time for us to think strategically of ways in which we can benefit from this crisis.
Carlos Migoya Takes a Cheap Shot! Let’s Stand United!
Carlos Migoya took a cheap shot at employees today by sending out an email announcing furloughs for all employees. We believe this is an illegal action and cannot be implemented. It is merely a bargaining maneuver that he probably thinks will cause the employee unions to meet his demands for concessions. Employees should not panic!
Bargaining: Tentative Agreement Reached On One Article, But Money Issues Still on the Table
Our bargaining team made progress with management today when we reached our first tentative agreement on improved layoff language for RNs and Professionals at the bargaining table. Discussions will continue on improvements to floating and cross training language. The only discussion of economic issues came at the end of the meeting, when Management amended theirContinue reading “Bargaining: Tentative Agreement Reached On One Article, But Money Issues Still on the Table”
Layoff, Floating and Cross Training Language Still Being Discussed at Bargaining Table
At today’s session, our bargaining team continued to discuss with management improved language on layoffs, floating and cross training. Earlier this week, management came to the table with improved language on some of their proposals, withdrawing parts that we had previously found objectionable. However, no agreement has been reached yet on these items. There was noContinue reading “Layoff, Floating and Cross Training Language Still Being Discussed at Bargaining Table”