Washington Mental Health Workers Win Safety Strike
Sarah Hughes for Labor Notes Nurses and mental health techs at a Tukwila, Washington, facility have won their safety strike after three and a half months on the picket line. Under the settlement, management agreed to staff three security guards for the day shift and two for nights, as well as to restore fired workers to their […]
Cascade Behavioral Health workers to receive security staff after months of safety striking
The terms are part of the agreement between the SEIU Healthcare 1199NW union and hospital management Cameron Sheppard for Renton Reporter Workers in the behavioral health, nurses, mental health technicians, and support staff at Cascade Behavioral Health voted overwhelmingly on Nov. 10, to ratify collective bargaining agreements that they say raise the bar on quality […]
New Cascade contract is a national model for the industry
After 3½ month strike, Cascade Behavioral Health workers in Tukwila overwhelmingly ratify deal to improve safety and wages David Groves for The Stand TUKWILA, Wash. (Nov. 11, 2021) — In a watershed moment for workers in the behavioral health industry, nurses, mental health technicians, and support staff represented by SEIU Healthcare 1199NW at Cascade Behavioral […]
Cascade Behavioral Health employees return to work after more than 3 months on strike over safety concerns
Elise Takahama for Seattle Times Cascade Behavioral Health Hospital employees returned to work this week after spending more than three months on strike, demanding more workplace safety following a chaotic evening over the summer that left 11 workers injured. Staff at the 137-bed Tukwila psychiatric hospital officially ratified a new three-year contract on Wednesday, in which […]
Healthcare workers return to Cascade Behavioral Health after three-month strike
From KOMO News TUKWILA, Wash. – Employees who walked out of Cascade Behavioral Health more than three months ago are back. Healthcare workers who walked out on a safety strike in August say they have reached a tentative agreement with the facility. The original issue stems from Aug. 1, when health care workers say they […]
After months of striking for a safe workplace, Cascade Behavioral Health workers reach a tentative agreement with management
The agreement includes the hiring of security staff, one of the workers’ main demands. Cameron Sheppard for Renton Reporter The healthcare workers at Cascade Behavioral Health who walked out in August on a safety strike will return to their facility on Monday, November 8 having secured a tentative agreement with Cascade, a 137-bed behavioral health […]
Cascade Behavioral Health workers to return to work starting Monday morning after three-month safety strike
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: Monday, November 8, 2021 Contact on behalf of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW: Libby Smelker, Libby@617mediagroup.com, (617) 485-4801 Community supporters join workers Monday morning to cheer the courageous workers’ victory for patient and worker safety TUKWILA, WA — United in their determination to ensure better patient care and safety on the job, the healthcare […]
Cascade Behavioral Health workers to return after three-month strike
From FOX 13 News TUKWILA, Wash. – After a three-and-a-half month safety strike, caregivers at Cascade Behavioral Health are back to work after reaching an agreement with management. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) says strikers demanded dedicated security staff for frontline caregivers at Cascade. The three-year tentative agreement satisfied strikers’ calls for a safer facility, according to […]
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Kaiser Permanente management is trying to negotiate lower standards and takeaways. Now we know staffing has been an issue for nurses and hospitals throughout the northwest. Last week, frontline health workers at cascade behavioral health in Tukwila will be picking it as well, saying profits are being put above the safety and welfare of employees. […]
After two months of protests, behavioral health workers have not been promised the workplace safety they demand
Employees at Cascade Behavioral Health have been striking ever since a violent patient injured 11. On Aug. 1, an incident involving a violent patient left nearly a dozen mental healthcare workers injured at Cascade Behavioral Health in Tukwila. Since then, members of the SEIU Healthcare 1199NW union have been on strike asking for one thing, better security […]