There were 1,100 workers at two Pierce County hospitals operated by CHI Franciscan Health in Tacoma who participated in the strike event.
According to CHI Franciscan Health, 100 percent of contribution to the foundations will goes directly to programs and accounts that were designed to help their communities and patients.
[4] The union members were demanding better wages, improved health care, and ending of unfair labor practices.
In Q13 Fox, union member Jennifer Storm said, "We have employees at the hospital that are in debt and have creditors for being cared for by CHI and so that's a big issue".
[4] CHI Francisco promised to provide better health care for them, but the healthcare plan cost more than what that their employees and their families could afford.
They were calling for increasing investment in frontline caregiver, a charity care policy that keeps patients out of debt.
The union says CHI Franciscan health made a $165 million profit in 2013, while cutting its commitment to their patient cares.
According to Taft-Hartley Act, the union members required by law to give the hospital notice to ensure patients are not affected.
According to CHI Franciscan Health, they said they was working in addressing the concern of the union, including being more clear in its communication with their patients and employees.
On Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 1,100 workers from two Pierce County hospitals operated by CHI Franciscan Health walked out the job.
The union was succeeding in stopping CHI Franciscan corporation from taking health money from Pierce County.
The resulted of the new agreement are strengthen labor management partnership in determining staffing, an increased investment in worker's retirement, wage increases, and a management commitment to transparency in the matter of employees' qualification for charity care financial assistance to meet their families' healthcare needs.