Major – and positive – move made at Health
The Federation’s Department of Health Union-Management Communication Committee on Thursday (June 4) signed ground rules (guidelines) for the joint UMCC process. The significance goes way beyond the...
View ArticleArea Report 6/15/15 DOH
Department of Health (DOH) Administrative Operations Layoffs: We received notice on 2/9 of a number of layoffs that will occur related to a change in the indirect budget costs for the agency. Nearly...
View ArticleDOH UMCC Elections
ELECTION RESULTS – 7/13/15 WESTSIDE SOUTH – Ingrid Hansen, Michael Weisman, Theresa Phillips, Ryan Harris SHORELINE LAB – Calley Vandegrift KENT OFFICE – Kathie Robinson EASTSIDE – Dwight Correll...
View ArticleInfant at Work Policy a hit at Department of Health
A policy allowing Department of Health parents to bring their newborns to work – a policy Federation members helped craft – has become a hit. The policy allows parents to bring infants from age 6 weeks...
View ArticleTogether, we stand for family-friendly values
The value of the union – standing together rather than walking alone – to promote family-friendly policies has been on display this past week at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, the state...
View ArticleArea Report 10/15/15 DOH
HEALTH (DOH): Office of the Secretary Reorg: There is now a fairly detailed draft plan outline. There will be a number of impacts to staff including changes to PDFs (not until March 2016 now), office...
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