Swedish, nurses union agree on new contracts

Swedish commits $1 million to a labor-management fund

Last updated 4/9/2020 at 11:41am

Emily Gilbert

Nurses and technical and service caregivers at Swedish Edmonds walked a picket line Jan. 29 after going on strike. Some brought their children.

POSTED APRIL 9

Swedish Health Services has reached agreements with SEIU 1199NW on new contracts that cover more than 7,700 represented employees of Swedish Medical Center and Swedish Edmonds.

The agreement also contains a first in the nation "Best Jobs, Best Care" Joint Labor-Management Innovation Fund.

The fund will develop work-site innovation leaders, improve recruitment of a multiracial care team, improve the quality of patient care and study new developments in technology. Swedish will commit $1 million over four years to this fund.

Gov. Jay Inslee convened the two sides last month wit...

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