Support CAHOOTS and HOOTS Workers Win a Fair First Contract NOW
Support CAHOOTS and HOOTS Workers Win a Fair First Contract NOW
The Issue
UPDATE #2 04/26/2024
CAHOOTS AND HOOTS WORKERS UNANIMOUSLY VOTE TO RATIFY FIRST UNION CONTRACT WITH WHITE BIRD CLINIC
On Wednesday, April 24th CAHOOTS and HOOTS workers, represented by Teamsters Local 206, ratified their first ever union contract with White Bird Clinic. The unanimous vote came after a near two year process of organizing and over one year of bargaining between the parties involved.
The contract will result in raising the previous base wage for CAHOOTS and HOOTS crisis workers and medics from $18/hr to a starting base of $22/hr up with some wages over $34/hr depending on experience and years with the White Bird Clinic.
In August 2022, every CAHOOTS and HOOTS worker signed union cards and presented the unanimous decision to White Bird Clinic leadership that the teams were seeking union representation as a joint bargaining unit. These union cards were then submitted to the National Labor Relations Board which triggered a union election. In September 2022, the CAHOOTS and HOOTS workers won their right to organize, represented by the Teamsters Local 206, again showing a unanimous decision with all “yes” votes.
“We are so grateful community support allowed us to cross this finish line with White Bird Clinic leadership,” Hayley Shapiro, HOOTS Program Coordinator and Crisis Worker says, “At this point, we want to say thank you to White Bird Clinic for allowing us to follow a path of self-determination and we hope we made our White Bird ancestors proud!”
This historic first union contract comes just two and half weeks after CAHOOTS and HOOTS union workers rallied public support at a rally in Kesey Square attended by over 100 community members, social service and healthcare workers, and other White Bird Clinic workers. CAHOOTS and HOOTS workers also garnered over 1,000 signatures on a public petition urging White Bird Clinic to support a first fair contract.
The CAHOOTS and HOOTS union is one of three separate bargaining units at White Bird Clinic. In February, workers with the White Bird Clinic Crisis hotline ratified their first union contract representing over 20 workers. The White Bird Clinic Front Rooms and NEST department, which will represent over 30 workers, are still in the bargaining process.
UPDATE #1 04/09/2024
We made it to our first goal of 1,000 signatures! We are so touched by all of the support we have received from all corners of our community. Listen, watch and read about our recent support rally! Make sure to follow us on instagram @cahoots.hoots.workers.
Help us reach our goal of 1,500 signatures by April 16th!
Did you know the $18/hr starting wage for CAHOOTS and HOOTS workers hasn't changed since 2018? Sign this letter of support to help CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On the Streets) and HOOTS (Helping Out Our Teens in Schools) unionized workers win their first fair union contract with White Bird Clinic.
CAHOOTS medics and crisis workers have been proudly supporting their fellow community members on the streets and in the houses, schools, businesses, shelters, hospitals and healthcare offices of every neighborhood in Eugene since 1989. CAHOOTS later expanded service into Springfield in 2015 and soon founded its sister program HOOTS in 2017. These programs provide free crisis intervention, mental health and medical aid to whoever is in need (for CAHOOTS that’s an average of 20,000+ calls a year; HOOTS provides 28 clinics in 12 high schools).
Today, their workers need your support.
Show your commitment to sustaining workers and protecting the integrity of the CAHOOTS model that has been called “the gold standard”* for alternative response models nationally. Sign here to ensure crisis workers and medics who are dedicating their lives towards helping others win a living wage.
*CAHOOTS is a participant in the Safer Communities Accelerator with community-based public safety organizations from around the country. Members of these organizations call CAHOOTS the “gold standard” and “north star” of alternative response models.
The Issue
UPDATE #2 04/26/2024
CAHOOTS AND HOOTS WORKERS UNANIMOUSLY VOTE TO RATIFY FIRST UNION CONTRACT WITH WHITE BIRD CLINIC
On Wednesday, April 24th CAHOOTS and HOOTS workers, represented by Teamsters Local 206, ratified their first ever union contract with White Bird Clinic. The unanimous vote came after a near two year process of organizing and over one year of bargaining between the parties involved.
The contract will result in raising the previous base wage for CAHOOTS and HOOTS crisis workers and medics from $18/hr to a starting base of $22/hr up with some wages over $34/hr depending on experience and years with the White Bird Clinic.
In August 2022, every CAHOOTS and HOOTS worker signed union cards and presented the unanimous decision to White Bird Clinic leadership that the teams were seeking union representation as a joint bargaining unit. These union cards were then submitted to the National Labor Relations Board which triggered a union election. In September 2022, the CAHOOTS and HOOTS workers won their right to organize, represented by the Teamsters Local 206, again showing a unanimous decision with all “yes” votes.
“We are so grateful community support allowed us to cross this finish line with White Bird Clinic leadership,” Hayley Shapiro, HOOTS Program Coordinator and Crisis Worker says, “At this point, we want to say thank you to White Bird Clinic for allowing us to follow a path of self-determination and we hope we made our White Bird ancestors proud!”
This historic first union contract comes just two and half weeks after CAHOOTS and HOOTS union workers rallied public support at a rally in Kesey Square attended by over 100 community members, social service and healthcare workers, and other White Bird Clinic workers. CAHOOTS and HOOTS workers also garnered over 1,000 signatures on a public petition urging White Bird Clinic to support a first fair contract.
The CAHOOTS and HOOTS union is one of three separate bargaining units at White Bird Clinic. In February, workers with the White Bird Clinic Crisis hotline ratified their first union contract representing over 20 workers. The White Bird Clinic Front Rooms and NEST department, which will represent over 30 workers, are still in the bargaining process.
UPDATE #1 04/09/2024
We made it to our first goal of 1,000 signatures! We are so touched by all of the support we have received from all corners of our community. Listen, watch and read about our recent support rally! Make sure to follow us on instagram @cahoots.hoots.workers.
Help us reach our goal of 1,500 signatures by April 16th!
Did you know the $18/hr starting wage for CAHOOTS and HOOTS workers hasn't changed since 2018? Sign this letter of support to help CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On the Streets) and HOOTS (Helping Out Our Teens in Schools) unionized workers win their first fair union contract with White Bird Clinic.
CAHOOTS medics and crisis workers have been proudly supporting their fellow community members on the streets and in the houses, schools, businesses, shelters, hospitals and healthcare offices of every neighborhood in Eugene since 1989. CAHOOTS later expanded service into Springfield in 2015 and soon founded its sister program HOOTS in 2017. These programs provide free crisis intervention, mental health and medical aid to whoever is in need (for CAHOOTS that’s an average of 20,000+ calls a year; HOOTS provides 28 clinics in 12 high schools).
Today, their workers need your support.
Show your commitment to sustaining workers and protecting the integrity of the CAHOOTS model that has been called “the gold standard”* for alternative response models nationally. Sign here to ensure crisis workers and medics who are dedicating their lives towards helping others win a living wage.
*CAHOOTS is a participant in the Safer Communities Accelerator with community-based public safety organizations from around the country. Members of these organizations call CAHOOTS the “gold standard” and “north star” of alternative response models.
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