Bargaining Session #2: June 15
Next Sessions: June 17, June 23
Tentative Agreements Reached 'Til 6.15
Bargaining Session #1: June 8
Bargaining Update: June 15, Session #2
Today was our 2nd bargaining session. We started the day early, reviewing and discussing the employer’s entire proposal and worked on our counter proposal which we presented to them in the morning. We reached Tentative Agreements on a number of articles, some that were standard housekeeping items and some both parties agreed to keep in our contract, including several Letter of Understandings (LOUs). We also sought questions around their proposals around amending the Validation of Certification language and Multi-Modality qualification description under Appendix A. The employer then made a counter-standalone proposal around Validation of Certification language and involuntary low need language. In response to their movement on Validation of Certification language, we made a counter-standalone proposal around agreeing to the Validation of Certification language in exchange for the employer agreeing to our proposal on a separate involuntarily process for CVDS only – a rotation in seniority order process. In the last two sessions, we have cleared up much of the non-economic languages and articles. We hope to engage with the employer on our economic proposals at our next session on Wednesday, June 17.
We will be distributing purple buttons. Please wear them to work every day. The employer needs to know that we are all united in this fight for a fair contract.
In solidarity,
Your bargaining team
Bargaining Update: June 8, Session # 1
We had our first bargaining session today at Abbott. We spent the morning reviewing and fine-tuning our proposals that we had previously worked on in two separate team meetings. We then shared our full proposal with the employer. The employer presented us their proposal, the entire contract merging the two groups that are bargaining together this time – the Abbott Techs/Sonographers and the Abbott Therapy Assistants. We spent the latter half of the evening reviewing their proposal, and as the day ended, we decided to review the rest of their proposal between now and our next session on June 15.
2026 Bargaining Team
Stacy Marr, MRI
Judy Grack, CT - Cardiac
Tsering Nowicki, XRAY
Kim Tran, Mammo
Tanya Owens, Cardiac CT
Molly Wrobleski, IR
Becca Bicanich, Ultrasound
Mary Finken, Radiology
Alisa Hoang, Therapy
Vanessa Gaulrapp, CV
Mary Sharpe