December 11, 2024

Nursing Home Updates: Workers win strong wages

Nursing Home workers solidarity and perseverance continues to pay off as more bargaining teams win contracts with higher wages and better benefits. Together we are staying strong and demanding that employers treat us as the healthcare professionals we are. Strong Contract Wins:Avamere workers put significant pressure on our employer after they brought an insulting wage […]
Nursing Home workers fight for the wages, benefits, and respect we deserve

August 13, 2024

Nursing Home Bargaining 2024

August 2, 2024 Update Workers are eager to get to the bargaining table with Nursing Home employers and demand the pay, benefits, and respect we deserve. Bargaining for our 2024-2026 contracts with Avamere, Hyatt, and Avalon (formerly some Avamere facilities) facilities are all scheduled to begin this month! Other employers will begin bargaining soon as […]

January 5, 2024

SEIU 775 2024 Washington Legislative Session

Caregivers brought our power, voices, and stories to Olympia this year, urging lawmakers to make meaningful changes for all long-term caregivers, our communities, families, and clients. Because of our strong presence, we won real changes that will help make caregiving a good career in Washington. However, the session ended without lawmakers delivering on all of […]