Inslee gets involved in contract talks between Swedish, SEIU
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee and a professor from MIT’s Sloan School of Management are part of the latest effort to broker a deal between Swedish Medical Center and the union representing 7,800 of its employees.
Negotiators from Swedish and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW will meet separately Friday with industrial relations professor Thomas Kochan, federal mediator Beth Schindler and Inslee’s staff ahead of face-to-face sessions next week, the governor’s office announced Wednesday. The health care provider and union have exchanged proposals once since a three-day strike in late January.
“The union and Swedish are clearly committed to establishing a more collaborative relationship for the future,” Inslee said in the news release. “The demands of health care today require a real partnership for the workers, Swedish and most importantly, its patients.”
Swedish and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW have been negotiating a new contract since April. The union is calling for increased staffing and better wages.
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