Since April 9, 2019, Swedish Medical Center and Swedish Edmonds have been negotiating contracts with SEIU 1199NW covering many of our nurses, technical and service caregivers, and Edmonds professional caregivers. Swedish is committed to working with the union to develop contracts that accomplish our shared goals of providing competitive wages and benefits for our caregivers, while ensuring we are also positioned to continue providing affordable, high-quality care for our patients.
Swedish's Proposals at a Glance (Updated October 2019)
Learn what Swedish’s bargaining proposals would mean for the wages and benefits of our represented caregivers at:
Swedish is committed to providing timely and accurate information about the bargaining process. We publish an issue of Labor Negotiation News following each bargaining session. Please check here for regular updates on bargaining and feel free to email communications@swedish.org with your questions and comments. If you are with the media, you may contact the media team at media@swedish.org or through our 24x7 media pager at 206-998-5028.
Labor Negotiation News
- Issue 13 - Nov. 19, 2019 - Swedish Proposes More Bargaining Sessions in December to Speed Progress in Negotiations
- Issue 12 - Oct. 23, 2019 - Swedish Improves Contract Offer with Higher Wages and Funding for Staffing Solutions
- Issue 11 - Sept. 6, 2019 – First TA Reached; Swedish Proposes Federal Mediation to Spur Faster Progress
- Issue 10 - Aug. 14, 2019 – Union Team Announces Informational Pickets and Presents Remaining Initial Proposals
- Issue 9 - July 31, 2019 – With Contracts Expiring, Teams Continue to Exchange Proposals
- Issue 8 - July 11, 2019 – Teams Exchange Additional Proposals
- Issue 7 - June 28, 2019 – Contracts Extended to July 31, 2019
- Issue 6 - June 26, 2019 – Swedish Presents Strong Benefits Package
- Issue 5 - June 5, 2019 – Swedish Offers One-Month Contract Extension
- Issue 4 - May 22, 2019 – Focus Turns to Change Teams, Diversity
- Issue 3 - May 8, 2019 – Teams Exchange Proposals, Update Schedule
- Issue 2 - April 26, 2019 – Teams Agree on Bargaining Approach
- Issue 1 - April 10, 2019 – Contract Negotiations Began This Week