Labor Relations

2015-2017: SEIU 1199 Negotiation Archives

Pranika Laing
Assistant Director, Labor Relations (Lead Negotiator)
Banks Evans
Assistant Director, Labor Relations (Lead Negotiator)
Andrew Berg
Assistant Director, Labor Relations (Lead Negotiator: Airlift Northwest)
Bonnie Conley
Director, Social Work, Harborview Medical Center
Tara Cannava
Director of Operations, Hall Health Center
A.J. Hartman
Communications Specialist, Labor Relations
Julie Hoffman
Regional Manager, Airlift Northwest
Stephanie Howe
Payroll Services Director, UW Medicine Payroll Services
Darcy Jaffe
Chief Nursing Officer, Harborview Medical Center
Sommer Kleweno-Walley
Administrator, Patient Care Services, Harborview Medical Center
Dana Kyles
Assistant Administrator, Patient Care Services, Harborview Medical Center
DeAnn Lestenkof
Director, Administration and Human Resources, Department of Medicine
Joe Marotta
Administrative Director, Radiology, Harborview Medical Center
Kathy Mertens
Assistant Administrator, Ambulatory and Allied Care Services, Harborview Medical Center
Jennifer Petritz
Director, Medical Centers Human Resources
Becky Pierce
Associate Administrator, SEICS, Harborview Medical Center
JoAnn Wuitschick
Human Resources Consultant, Campus HR Operations

January 19, 2016 Tentative Agreement Reached on 2015-2017 Contract

The parties reached a comprehensive tentative agreement for the 2015-2017 contract during the 28th bargaining session, on January 19, 2016. This was the 16th session to be facilitated by State-appointed […]


December 17, 2015 Update from Paul Hayes on UW-SEIU 1199NW Negotiations (December 17)

On December 17, 2015, Harborview Executive Director Paul Hayes sent to all Harborview employees the following update regarding the status of contract negotiations between UW and SEIU 1199NW: Update on UW-SEIU 1199NW Negotiations….


December 17, 2015 Update from Paul Hayes on UW-SEIU 1199NW Negotiations (December 17)

On December 17, 2015, Harborview Executive Director Paul Hayes sent to all Harborview employees the following update regarding the status of contract negotiations between UW and SEIU 1199NW: Update on […]


December 15, 2015 Negotiations Recap for December 14 and 15, 2015

This recap details the parties’ meetings on December 14 and 15, which constituted the 26th and 27th sessions for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199 (which expired as of July 1, 2015). These…


December 4, 2015 Negotiations Recap for December 4, 2015

This recap details the 25th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199, which expired as of July 1, 2015. This was the 13th session to be facilitated by State-appointed mediators. UW Proposals UW Package…


November 13, 2015 Negotiations Recap for November 13, 2015

This recap details the 24th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199, which expired as of July 1, 2015. This was the 12th session to be facilitated by State-appointed mediators. SEIU 1199 Proposals General…


October 30, 2015 Negotiations Recap for October 30, 2015

This recap details the 23rd session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199, which expired as of July 1, 2015. This was the 11th session to be facilitated by State-appointed mediators. SEIU 1199 Proposals Per…


September 28, 2015 Negotiations Recap for September 28, 2015

This recap details the 22nd session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199, which expired as of July 1, 2015. This was the 10th session to be facilitated by State-appointed mediators. SEIU 1199 Proposals General…


September 16, 2015 Negotiations Recap for September 16, 2015

This recap details the 21st session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199, which expired as of July 1, 2015. This was the ninth session to be facilitated by State-appointed mediators. SEIU 1199 Proposals Per…


September 10, 2015 Negotiations Recap for September 10, 2015

This recap details the 20th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199, which expired as of July 1, 2015. This was the eighth session to be facilitated by State-appointed mediators. UW Proposals Healthcare Specialist…


August 17, 2015 Negotiations Recap for August 17, 2015

This recap details the 19th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199, which expired as of July 1, 2015. This was the seventh session to be facilitated by State-appointed mediators. UW Proposals UW Eighth…


July 27, 2015 Negotiations Recap for July 27, 2015

This recap details the 18th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199, which expired as of July 1, 2015. This was the sixth session to be facilitated by State-appointed mediators. SEIU 1199 Proposals SEIU…


July 13, 2015 Negotiations Recap for July 13, 2015

This recap details the 17th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199, which expired as of July 1, 2015. This was the fifth session to be facilitated by State-appointed mediators. Status of Negotiations On…


July 6, 2015 Negotiations Recap for July 6, 2015

This recap details the 16th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199, which expired as of July 1, 2015. Status of Negotiations Payroll Cutoff for July 1 Wage Increases UW again reminded SEIU 1199 that…


July 2, 2015 Negotiations Recap for July 2, 2015

This recap details the 15th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. UW Proposals Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace – UW withdrew several elements of its previous proposal. UW maintained its proposed language to…


June 30, 2015 Negotiations Recap for June 30, 2015

This recap details the 14th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. UW Proposals Charge Nurses and Staffing Concerns – UW proposed a memorandum of understanding whereby the parties would discuss a process for…


June 24, 2015 Negotiations Recap for June 24, 2015

This recap details the 13th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. UW Proposals Personnel File – UW proposed enabling employees to request the removal of formal counseling documents from their personnel file after…


June 18, 2015 Negotiations Recap for June 18, 2015

This recap details the 12th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. UW Proposals Skills Day – In response to SEIU 1199’s proposal for an annual paid skills day for respiratory therapists, UW proposed…


June 16, 2015 Negotiations Recap for June 16, 2015

This recap details the 11th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. UW Proposals Rest Between Shifts – UW proposed the parties maintain current contract language. UW withdrew its proposal to expand rest between…


June 11, 2015 Negotiations Recap for June 11, 2015

This recap details the 10th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. Compensation Discussion Milliman Study – UW presented an analysis of how compensation for UW/Harborview employees compares to that of employees in Harborview’s…


June 9, 2015 Negotiations Recap for June 9, 2015

This recap details the ninth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. UW Proposals: Hall Health and Research Nurses UW delivered several proposals regarding the Hall Health and Research Nurse bargaining unit, including the…


June 5, 2015 Negotiations Recap for June 5, 2015

This recap details the eighth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. UW Proposals: Per Diem Registered Nurses UW delivered several proposals regarding SEIU 1199-represented nurses working in a per diem capacity, including the…


May 28, 2015 Negotiations Recap for May 28, 2015

This recap details the seventh session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. UW Proposals Union Delegates – UW proposed increasing the number of Social Work bargaining unit delegates from four to five, and maintained…


May 20, 2015 Negotiations Recap for May 20, 2015

This recap details the sixth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. Flight Nurse Reclassification and Wage Adjustments UW provided additional information regarding its proposals to recognize and compensate flight nurses at Airlift Northwest…


May 19, 2015 Negotiations Recap for May 19, 2015

This recap details the fifth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. Harborview Financial Presentation Kera Dennis, Assistant Administrator for Harborview Finance, delivered a presentation reviewing Harborview’s financial situation and summarizing national and regional…


May 13, 2015 Negotiations Recap for May 13, 2015

This recap details the fourth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. SEIU 1199 Joint Employer Training and Education Fund Training Fund Presentation SEIU 1199 facilitated a presentation in support of Harborview joining the SEIU…


May 5, 2015 Negotiations Recap for May 5, 2015

This recap details the third session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. Sign-in Sheet UW again delivered a sign-in sheet for both bargaining teams to sign, in order to help facilitate payment of release…


April 29, 2015 Negotiations Recap for April 29, 2015

This recap details the second session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. Sign-in Sheet UW again delivered a sign-in sheet for both bargaining teams to sign, in order to help facilitate payment of release…


April 20, 2015 Negotiations Recap for April 20, 2015

This recap details the first session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and SEIU 1199. Introductions and Ground Rules Both parties made introductions, and several union members explained their bargaining priorities. The parties discussed process and general…