ILWU Local 142 is proud to represent over 1,000 members statewide in the healthcare industry. In the last issue of the VOICE, we highlighted our grocery store workers on the frontlines at our union shops Foodland and Sack N Save. In this issue, we want to honor and acknowledge the tireless efforts of the men and women who are helping us keep safe and healthy in these uncertain and challenging times.
When it comes to operations as large-scale as hospitals, many departments are needed to help it function. Our healthcare units could not run smoothly without the work of our Union members behind the scenes in the medical field that perform the countless duties that healthcare requires in order to be effective.
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Workers at Columbia River Veterinary Specialists (CRVS) in Vancouver, Washington ratified their first union contract on August 12 by an overwhelming margin of 53-1. These workers have been bargaining a contract with CRVS management for over a year, after voting to join the ILWU Local 5 in February 2019.
Photo from the Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital Technical Unit ratification of their first contract on June 2, 2020. Pictured clockwise from left are negotiating committee members Sheryl Weinstein, Tom Pinkert, Hawaii Division Director Elmer Gorospe, Organizer Colleen Antonio, Business Agent Tristie Licoan and Local Lead Organizer Ron Clough.
If the current pandemic has taught us anything, it is that we cannot take anything for granted. In these challenging times, many gained a newfound appreciation for the quiet courage of the humble grocery store worker. Their hard work, once so easy to overlook because it is so commonplace and necessary, is now being recognized as crucial to our frontlines.
