Swedish Medical Center Seattle

Negotiation News - Additional Information and Resources

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Swedish and SEIU 1199 will be negotiating wages and employee benefits beginning on May 3. Swedish is committed to working with SEIU to come to a fair outcome for all who count on Swedish – employees, patients and the community. We are committed to communicating openly and transparently during these negotiations. We will update this section regularly with the following:

Bargaining schedule
The bargaining team
FAQs
Other resources and information
An archive of all issues of Negotiation News

All questions and comments about the negotiations can be submitted on issues of Negotiation News online; this is a public forum where users are encouraged to ask questions and submit their comments. Please note that this conversation, like others on the site, will be moderated according to Swedish's Social Media Policy to ensure that posts are on-topic.

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Schedule:

May / June Bargaining Schedule

Negotiations will be held at the Teamster’s headquarters located in Tukwila, Washington. The schedule for negotiations is as follows:

Tuesday / Thursday, May 3 and 5
Wednesday, May 11
Tuesday / Thursday, May 17 and 19
Wednesday, May 25
Tuesday / Thursday, May 31 and June 2
Tuesday / Thursday, June 7 and 9
Tuesday / Thursday, June 14 and 16
Tuesday / Thursday, June 21 and 23
Thursday, June 30

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Bargaining team:

June Altaras– Nurse Executive, First Hill
Laura Boyd – Director, Compensation and Benefits
Linda Carrol – Manager, Cherry Hill Medical Imaging
Sarah Haeger - Communications Specialist
Candi Johnson – Director, Nutrition Services
Otto Klein – Chief Negotiator
Cary Natiello – Director, Strategic HR Partners and Labor Relations
Joanne Suffis – Vice President, HR
Patrice Tynes – Director, Nursing Perioperative Services

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FAQs:

Coming soon

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Resources:

July 27 - Special Edition - We want to ensure everyone understands Swedish’s policy.

July 25 - A Closer Look at the Valley contract - A Closer Look is a new publication aimed to provide a deeper look into some of the issues important to Swedish and our employees. As Swedish and SEIU are involved in contract negotiations around wages, benefits and other issues for RNs, technical staff and service workers, it is important to provide more in-depth information about some of the issues and topics that are surfacing as a result of negotiations. This issue provides more information around frequently asked questions for the Valley contract.

July 18 - Watch Swedish CFO Jeff Veillieux present on the "New Normal", the same presentation that was given to SEIU during bargaining sessions, including Q&A with managers at the end.

July 15 - A Closer Look at Swedish/Issaquah - A Closer Look is a new publication aimed to provide a deeper look into some of the issues important to Swedish and our employees. As Swedish and SEIU are involved in contract negotiations around wages, benefits and other issues for RNs, technical staff and service workers, it is important to provide more in-depth information about some of the issues and topics that are surfacing as a result of negotiations. This issue provides more information on Swedish/Issaquah.

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