Mission:Seattle
Hundreds of Workers Rally at PH&S Headquarters

Three buses full of Providence health care workers and community supporters from Oregon and California traveled to Washington on the first day of Mission Week to ask Providence administrators to live up to the system's core values. The bus riders joined Washington health care workers for a rally at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.


They then traveled on to Seattle, where an estimated 300 people marched through downtown Seattle, chanting for "actions, not words" and "fair elections for Providence caregivers." A delegation of caregivers and community supporters delivered messages to PH&S administrators calling for fair elections and asking the system to live up to the core values of justice, excellence, respect, compassion and stewardship.

>> Click here to see letter delivered for CEO John Koster.
>> Click here to see flyer with photos.

Documentary about Providence Employees
Seeking fairness at Providence for a voice on the job

Watch the Video

"Seeking Fairness at Providence for a Voice on the Job" tells the story of workers at Providence Health & Services and their ongoing organizing effort.

In their own words, workers describe their struggle for free and fair union elections and why this effort is important not just to Providence employees but the community and health care workers across the country. The video features notable community and religious leaders such as Father Robert Krueger from St. Francis of Assissi Catholic Church as well as Secretary of State Bill Bradbury.

Thousand Attend Candlelight Vigil for Fairness

Over 1,000 people attended a Candlelight Vigil for Fairness sponsored by the Workers' Rights Board Fair Elections Oversight Comission. The attendees called on Providence Health & Services to agree to a free and fair election process so workers can make up their own minds about forming a union.

Learn more about caregivers' efforts to gain an effective voice on the job.

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