Published: September 13, 2021

Overworked, Essential, and Underpaid

We started bargaining at Prestige, EmpRes, Dakavia, and Avalon 5 weeks ago. Our main priorities at the table are Higher Pay, Improved Staffing, and Health Care. Our union team has proposed a statewide wage scale that boosts workers up to meet the Avamere wage scale for ALL job classes, includes real wage steps with annual COLAs, including 50 cents this year on top of the new wage scales, and establishes a fair experience review process to appropriately place workers on the scale. Management has not yet responded. Show management you support our bargaining team’s proposal by continuing to act together!

Collage of nursing home workers wearing purple masks, scrubs, and stickers that say 'Overworked, Essential, and Underpaid'

 

Last week nursing home workers all around the state stickered up to show support for our bargaining team, sending a message that we are Raising Standards Together.

Union wage proposal for Prestige

Steps

CNA

CMA, CNA2

MHU Aide

Restorative Aide

NA

Activities

Dining Svc Aide

Housekeeping

Laundry

Maintenance

Central Supply

Cook

0 Yrs

$18.00

$20.15

$20.15

$20.15

$16.84

$15.93

$15.93

$15.93

$15.93

$15.93

$15.93

$16.79

1 Yrs

$18.54

$20.75

$20.75

$20.75

$16.84

$16.41

$16.41

$16.41

$16.41

$16.41

$16.41

$17.29

2 Yrs

$19.10

$21.37

$21.37

$21.37

$16.84

$16.90

$16.90

$16.90

$16.90

$16.90

$16.90

$17.81

3 Yrs

$19.67

$22.01

$22.01

$22.01

$16.84

$17.41

$17.41

$17.41

$17.41

$17.41

$17.41

$18.34

4 Yrs

$20.26

$22.67

$22.67

$22.67

$16.84

$17.93

$17.93

$17.93

$17.93

$17.93

$17.93

$18.89

5 Yrs

$20.87

$23.35

$23.35

$23.35

$16.84

$18.47

$18.47

$18.47

$18.47

$18.47

$18.47

$19.46

6 Yrs

$21.50

$24.05

$24.05

$24.05

$16.84

$19.02

$19.02

$19.02

$19.02

$19.02

$19.02

$20.04

7 Yrs

$22.15

$24.77

$24.77

$24.77

$16.84

$19.59

$19.59

$19.59

$19.59

$19.59

$19.59

$20.64

8 Yrs

$22.81

$25.51

$25.51

$25.51

$16.84

$20.18

$20.18

$20.18

$20.18

$20.18

$20.18

$21.26

9 Yrs

$23.49

$26.28

$26.28

$26.28

$16.84

$20.79

$20.79

$20.79

$20.79

$20.79

$20.79

$21.90

Union Wage Proposal for EmpRes

Steps

NAT

CNA

CMA& CNA2

Dietary Aide

Dietary Cook

HK Aide

Laundry Aide

Activity Assistant

Restorative Aide

0 Yrs

$17.00

$18.00

$21.00

$15.93

$15.93

$15.93

$15.93

$15.93

$18.32

1 Yrs

$17.00

$18.54

$21.35

$16.41

$16.41

$16.41

$16.41

$16.41

$18.87

2 Yrs

$17.00

$19.10

$21.70

$16.90

$16.90

$16.90

$16.90

$16.90

$19.44

3 Yrs

$17.00

$19.67

$22.05

$17.41

$17.41

$17.41

$17.41

$17.41

$20.02

4 Yrs

$17.00

$20.26

$22.67

$17.93

$17.93

$17.93

$17.93

$17.93

$20.62

5 Yrs

$17.00

$20.87

$23.35

$18.47

$18.47

$18.47

$18.47

$18.47

$21.24

6 Yrs

$17.00

$21.50

$24.05

$19.02

$19.02

$19.02

$19.02

$19.02

$21.87

7 Yrs

$17.00

$22.15

$24.77

$19.59

$19.59

$19.59

$19.59

$19.59

$22.53

8 Yrs

$17.00

$22.81

$25.51

$20.18

$20.18

$20.18

$20.18

$20.18

$23.21

9 Yrs

$17.00

$23.49

$26.28

$20.79

$20.79

$20.79

$20.79

$20.79

$23.91

Union Wage Proposals for Dakavia

Steps

NA

CNA

CMA & CNA2

Cook

Dietary Aide

Housekeeping

Laundry

Residential
Living Caregiver

0

$17.50

$18.50

$20.75

$15.93

$15.93

$15.93

$15.93

$15.93

1

$17.50

$19.06

$21.37

$16.41

$16.41

$16.41

$16.41

$16.41

2

$17.50

$19.63

$22.01

$16.90

$16.90

$16.90

$16.90

$16.90

3

$17.50

$20.22

$22.67

$17.41

$17.41

$17.41

$17.41

$17.41

4

$17.50

$20.82

$23.35

$17.93

$17.93

$17.93

$17.93

$17.93

5

$17.50

$21.45

$24.05

$18.47

$18.47

$18.47

$18.47

$18.47

6

$17.50

$22.09

$24.78

$19.02

$19.02

$19.02

$19.02

$19.02

7

$17.50

$22.75

$25.52

$19.59

$19.59

$19.59

$19.59

$19.59

8

$17.50

$23.44

$26.29

$20.18

$20.18

$20.18

$20.18

$20.18

9

$17.50

$24.14

$27.07

$20.79

$20.79

$20.79

$20.79

$20.79

Union Wage Proposal for Avalon

step

CNA

CMA-RA & CNA 2

CNA
On-Call

CMA
On-Call

Non-
Certified

Diet. Aide, Hskpr, Laundry, Ward Asst

Asst Cook / Chef

Cook/Chef

Social Svc Asst, HiM Asst, Recreation Asst, Maintenance Asst, Van Driver, Central Supply Clerk, Secretary

0

$18.00

$20.15

$20.32

$21.49

$16.84

$15.93

$15.93

$16.79

$17.01

1

$18.54

$20.75

$20.93

$22.13

$16.84

$16.41

$16.41

$17.29

$17.42

2

$19.10

$21.38

$21.56

$22.80

$16.84

$16.90

$16.90

$17.81

$17.83

3

$19.67

$22.02

$22.20

$23.48

$16.84

$17.41

$17.41

$18.34

$18.24

4

$20.26

$22.68

$22.87

$24.19

$16.84

$17.93

$17.93

$18.89

$18.65

5

$20.87

$23.36

$23.56

$24.91

$16.84

$18.47

$18.47

$19.46

$19.06

6

$21.49

$24.06

$24.26

$25.66

$16.84

$19.02

$19.02

$20.04

$19.47

7

$22.14

$24.78

$24.99

$26.43

$16.84

$19.59

$19.59

$20.64

$19.88

8

$22.80

$25.53

$25.74

$27.22

$16.84

$20.18

$20.18

$21.26

$20.29

9

$23.49

$26.29

$26.51

$28.04

$16.84

$20.79

$20.79

$21.90

$20.70