YAKIMA, Wash. – On Friday, the technical employees of the MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital announced the authorization of a strike.
A news release from the union states the vote was overwhelmingly positive, with a 95% yes vote.
This vote was the first step towards actually striking.
The next step is to send a letter directly to the hospital officially notifying them of the strike.
If MultiCare does not take action, the strike will begin 10 days after the letter is delivered.
“Since taking over Memorial Hospital in 2023, MultiCare has reduced the hospital employees’ medical coverage for their families, made cuts to their retirement benefits, reduced their PTO accruals and reduced their pay levels for incentives,” the release claimed.
You can read the full news release here.
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