Two weeks ago, we reached out to Management with some proposed dates to have negotiations, as well as requested information we need to formulate our proposals and bargain on a level playing field.
Last night (1/28), we had our final bargaining session with management. We reached a Final Agreement with real improvements in Wages, Benefits, Safety, and Staffing.
We resolved several key sticking points, including Per-Diems receiving the same minimum raise as FT & PT Members, increased staffing protections, RNs doing Supervisor Duties, and Weekend Make-Ups.
Yesterday (Jan 20), our bargaining team met with Management. We discussed Wages, Staffing, Differentials, Hours & Schedules, Holidays, and The HPAE Retiree Medical Trust.
Management increased their wage proposal to 2% per year minimum, with some people receiving significantly more than 2% in 2026. However, many experienced nurses would only receive the 2% under Management's proposal.
Management completely rejected our proposals to limit the number of residents a nurse can be assigned and to address issues with admissions and discharges.
We are reaching out to members of Llanfair House / Berkshire Post Acute to ask that you review any outstanding or unpaid medical bills that should have been covered during your employment.
Our Union Negotiation team has been negotiating with management for over a month, and we have made significant progress - but there is still a lot of work to do. Together, we'll get it done!
The year 2026 will be big for our union. Our Collective Bargaining Agreement Expires April 30, so we will begin negotiating soon. This is our strongest chance to win fair pay, better benefits, and safe staffing.
Last Night (12/18/25), your Union Negotiations Team met with management for our last session of 2025. We had productive discussions and came to six tentative agreements...
HPAE Members from all three communities joined the bargaining session to encourage UMC to provide substantial counterproposals on our key non-financial proposals.
Management has still not engaged with us on our key non-economic proposals (Layoff Protections, No Forced Shift Changes, No Non-RN Duties, etc) and is instead proposing to ADD to the list of reasons you can be disciplined or fired.