SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2017
Mediation
from 1A
According to ONA labor
representative Gary Aguiar,
differentials are hourly incen-
tives for nurses to work
evenings, nights and week-
ends that are separate from
salary negotiations.
“These are separate from
the wage scale, which deter-
mines the base wage for each
nurse. We are still bargaining a
cost of living increase on wage
scale for each year of our suc-
cessor agreement,” Aguiar
said.
PeaceHealth
Strategic
Communications and Engage-
ment Director Marcy Marshall
said in a statement, “The
mediation session yielded con-
siderable progress as we con-
tinue to bargain in good faith
to reach a fair and equitable
agreement that supports our
skilled and dedicated nurses.”
According to the ONA
update, both sides have not yet
reached agreement on several
major
issues,
including
salaries, employee health ben-
efits, uniformed security and
limits of on-call time.
Marshall said that during
the mediation, “PeaceHealth
recommended the establish-
ment of a collaborative labor
management committee struc-
ture, a mechanism that works
well in other locations. This
forum would include Peace
Harbor Medical Center man-
agement and ONA nurses who
will collaborate on various
topics such as training and
security.”
A second mediation session
is scheduled for Wednesday,
April 26.
Marshall said, “We are
ONA is required to give
PeaceHealth a 10-day notice
prior to a picket.
The informational picket
authorization vote by ONA
Peace Harbor nurses will be
held from April 17 to April 20.
Aguiar said, “Over the last
few weeks, nurses tell me they
have been hearing from many
patients, volunteers, contribu-
tors to the hospital and others.
This support sustains nurses as
they continue to advocate for
their patients.
“Our goal is simple: we are
trying to get ahead of the
curve on this looming nursing
shortage. We want to encour-
age nurses to come to Florence
to make a career and a life
here over the next few years.
We are offering proposals so
that Florence can be a compet-
itive option for experienced
nurses to settle down.”
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Stitt and DAV board mem-
bers Ralph Martin, Wally
Morey, John Ingram, Ritchie
Unger, David Burkett, Marty
Compton and Harold Johnson
donated personal money to
purchase the outdoor flag and
five indoor flags, one for each
of the five kindergarten class-
es.
Stokes’ class invited Stitt to
the classroom and then to have
a picture taken outside, next to
the flagpole with the second-
graders.
“He came in and gave the
class a wonderful speech. He
asked students who wanted to
be in the military. He was an
army NCO. He gave the kids
some great motivation as to
why they should serve. He
shared his experiences and told
some stories of his time in the
army,” Stokes said.
“He ended up being this
great guest speaker that we
hadn’t planned on,” she added.
“I was pretty enthused to
watch the class,” Stitt said.
“After the flag salute, they
even sang a song for me.”
According to Stokes, Stitt
asked her if the class needed
anything else, including class-
room supplies.
Stitt reaffirmed that all the
money for the flags and any
other future donations the
board might make to the
school would come from per-
sonal funds from board mem-
bers and not from DAV funds.
Stitt explained what DAV
does with the money it collects
for veterans.
“DAV gathers donations and
we send it out to the retirement
homes for people who have
been in the military that don’t
have homes, are injured and
stay in the hospitals,” he said.
DAV also donates to
Siuslaw Outreach Services
(SOS).
“The money we donate to
SOS is placed in a fund for
veterans. We have veterans
who are strays who come
through town and need gas
money, food or a motel room
for the night,” Stitt said.
For more information on
DAV, or to make a contribu-
tion, call 541-997-1562.
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looking forward to our next
meeting, when we hope to
reach a tentative agreement on
a new contract. We do believe
mediation services helped
pave the way toward progress,
and remain optimistic that we
will reach a fair and equitable
agreement that reflects our
Catholic social teachings and
core value of respect for all
caregivers.”
In case a tentative agree-
ment is not reached during that
session, ONA is asking Peace
Harbor nurses to vote to
approve a proposed one-day
informational picket, tenta-
tively scheduled for Monday,
May 1.
According to ONA, an
informational picket is not a
strike. Nurses continue to
work their scheduled shifts,
but walk the picket line on
breaks and their days off.
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