SIUH / 1199 Negotiation Update – 7/15/2020

Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (1199) met virtually today for our thirteenth negotiation session. Some say 13 is an unlucky number. Superstition aside, SIUH and 1199 were unable to reach any tentative agreements. But that is not unexpected or even unfortunate. The farther along parties are in the collective bargaining process, often the harder the issues are to achieve agreement.  

Fortunately neither SIUH nor 1199 are letting these challenges impede progress. In particular, the parties engaged in earnest dialogue over how seniority principles will apply to Physician Assistants. We are optimistic that with additional discussions the parties will reach an agreement on seniority and the remaining non-economic issues, thereby paving the way to begin conversations about economic items such as salary and benefits.

If you haven’t already done so, we encourage you to sign up to receive timely text message alerts about the status of negotiations by texting SIUHPA to 333-111. You may opt out at any time by replying STOP.

We look forward to making further progress at our next negotiation session on July 30, and will keep you updated.