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

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…