5/2/25 Update
Park Nicollet Methodist HUCs,
Thank you to everyone who completed the negotiations survey! Here are the results & next steps:
Your Negotiating Team
* members of the negotiating team are trustees representing all HUCs at Methodist, not just their department.
Your Worksite Leader Team
Your Priorities
View a summary of the survey results here. The negotiating team will review survey responses in detail while preparing proposals.
Next Steps
Worksite Leader Training
Monday, May 12 at 1pm & 5pm | Zoom
*Worksite Leaders will learn about their role during contract negotiations and launch the team. * All HUCs are welcome to attend
Union Pension Information Session
Wednesday, May 21 at 5pm | Zoom
*All HUCs are encouraged to attend to learn about the Twin City Hospital Worker’s Pension Fund
Negotiation Team Training
Tuesday, May 20 9am- 4pm
at the St. Paul SEIU Office: 345 Randolph Ave, Saint Paul, MN
*Training for the negotiating team on how negotiations work. Open to any HUCs who would like to attend
Proposals Launch
Thursday, May 29 at 1pm & 5pm | Zoom
*An opportunity for all HUCs to review drafts of proposals, give feedback, approve the plan, and rank priorities
Contract Negotiations
Dates to be determined, will most likely being in June.
April 2025 Update
Park Nicollet Methodist HUCs,
Congratulations on voting to form your union! Welcome to SEIU!
As union members, you have won the right to collectively negotiate your wages, benefits and working conditions with your employer and guarantee them in a union contract. The first step is for each union member to complete a survey to weigh in on your priorities and determine which co-workers will represent you at the negotiating table.
Please click here to complete your negotiations survey
Union Information:
- You now have Weingarten Rights: the right to have a union representative present during any meeting or investigation that could lead to discipline. Learn more here
- You can sign your union membership card today and pay no dues until your first union contract is ratified. Joining now will give you access to all member communications from across the local and the SEIU Member Benefits Program to get coupons and deals (www.seiumb.com). Join here: www.seiuhcmnia.org/joinus
- You can view the current SEIU contract at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital here: https://www.seiuhcmnia.org/park-nicollet-methodist-hospital/. Your contract will be modeled after this contract at Methodist, but you can propose to remove, add or change any of the language during negotiations.
- Union members have the right to engage in "protected concerted activity" to improve wages, working conditions, or other terms of employment, which includes acting with co-workers to address workplace issues. Learn more here.
- The SEIU Website is a great resource: www.seiuhcmnia.org
If you have questions about your union, please reach out to co-workers, or you can email Organizer, Krystal Klein at krystal.klein@seiuhcmnia.org or contact the SEIU Member Action Center at 651-294-8100 or mrc@seiuhcmnia.org.