Legacy Realigned: Bargaining Update 6
OFF TRACK AND HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION!
Legacy is not taking us seriously and addressing any of our priorities during negotiations, they have proposed significant take aways that will make our lives harder inside and outside of work. Legacy is committed to taking away what we have and not making our hospitals better working environments.
🟣 OUR PRIORITIES 🟣
✅ RESPECT AND A VOICE ON THE JOB
Legacy’s response:
❌ Adding new management rights, eliminating our ability to file grievances over policy changes
❌ Removing the direct language that calls out that supervisors and mangers must be respectful
❌ Grievance meetings to be held by mutual agreement
✅ SAFE STAFFING, SAFE CONDITIONS, AND QUALITY CARE
Legacy’s response:
❌ Removing seniority on involuntary flexing
❌ Adding ineligibility for overtime if you are on corrective action, or prior poor performance on a previous OT shift without defining poor performance
✅ AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE BENEFITS
Legacy’s response:
❌ THE SAME BENEFITS WITH NO IMPROVEMENTS
✅ GOOD WAGES THAT RECRUIT THE BEST CAREGIVERS
Legacy’s Response:
❌ Raises that wouldn’t go into effect until 4 pay periods after ratification (TWO MONTHS)
❌ Removed commitment that members pay will not be reduced due to the contract
❌ If you work a holiday that you cant use your APL for that same day
❌ Status Quo on Shift differential
❌ Overtime only after 40 hours
❌ Wage Scale that does not provide a livable wage.
✅ PROTECTING WHAT WE HAVE
Legacy’s Response:
❌ Supplemental employees will receive overtime before Part-Time members
❌ EVS managers don’t have to take a photo within 30 minutes of an area being cleaned when they want to issue discipline.
❌ Two separate expiration dates
WE HAVE PROPOSED:
✅ $7.00 per hour increase at ratification
✅ $4 increase for year 2
✅ $4 increase for year 3
✅ $5.00 per hour Lead Pay
✅ Oregon minimum wage for all hours on standby
✅ $5.00 evening pay differential
✅ $9.50 night shift differential
✅ $5.00 per hour Hazard Pay
✅ Protection from AI taking our jobs and being used for discipline
✅ Clear grievance process
✅ Interpreters during meetings for members who don’t speak English as a first language
✅ Affordable healthcare
WHAT’S NEXT?
Sign the petition to picket! See a bargaining team or CAT member to sign!
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