If you are a member of our union local and a student in your family you are welcome to apply for one of the A. F. Kojetinsky Scholarships that are offered through District 11 of the United Steelworkers. There is a $5,200 scholarship for students pursueing a four year degree (the "Memorial Scholarship") as well as a $2,600 Vocational Education Scholarship.
Our contracts for the Professional Staff and Support Staff at LSCHC were set to expire at the end of the year. But we have signed an agreement with the company extending both contracts on a month to month basis while we try to initiate contract negotiations under the conditions of the pandemic and LSCHC's computer crisis.
Adam Ritscher
on Wednesday, December 16 2020 - 1:34pm
Contract negotiations for our members working at the Itasca Hospice in Grand Rapids are set to start this afternoon. The Negotiating Committee is made up of Michele Fredrickson, Deanna Hughes and Donna Helgerton. Wish them luck and stay tuned for updates on how the negotiations go!
Above is a summary of the tentative agreement that the union has reached with St. Luke's for the hospital technical workers. We will be voting on the tentative agreement on Thursday, Dec. 17.
We will have have a day long contract Q & A / contract ratification vote from 7am to 8pm. We'll be holding presentations on the proposed contract at 11:30am, 2pm, 3:30pm and 7:45pm, but you can swing by anytime in between as well to read over the full tentative agreement and to vote.
We'll be meeting in the Emergency Department & Urgent Care patient waiting area of St. Luke's Hospital. You must be present to vote. We hope to see you there!
Adam Ritscher
on Wednesday, December 9 2020 - 12:57pm
Contract negotiations will be starting soon for both the Professional Unit and the Support Staff at the Lake Superior Community Health Center. To help us prepare for the upcoming contract negotiations, you are encouraged to stop by and share what issues, concerns, and priorities YOU would like addressed during this year’s negotiations.
Don’t forget to bring your completed survey if you haven't already mailed it in. We will be holding separate meetings for the Professional Unit and the Support Staff Unit:
Adam Ritscher
on Thursday, December 3 2020 - 11:59am
Our union negotiating team reached a tentative agreement with St. Luke's yesterday regarding the hospital tech workers.
We will have have a day long contract Q & A / contract ratification vote from 7am to 8pm. We'll be holding presentations on the proposed contract at 11:30am, 2pm, 3:30pm and 7:45pm, but you can swing by anytime in between as well to read over the tentative agreement and to vote.
Adam Ritscher
on Wednesday, November 18 2020 - 4:31pm
The Essentia Health Red Book contract negotiations, which had been scheduled for today, have been cancelled by the company. The reason given was because of the staffing crisis brought on by the COVID surge. We'll keep you posted on when the next negotiations sessions gets scheduled.
Red Book Contract Negotiations Update: We spent the day in negotiations with Essentia Health. The union is very much trying to wrap up the non-economics part of this so that we can get into economics. But judging by the company's responses today we're currently world's away. Hopefully next time (Nov. 18) will go better.
