'Plain disrespectful': Bellingham hospital workers demand better pay from PeaceHealth

'Plain disrespectful': Bellingham hospital workers demand better pay from PeaceHealth

Hospital workers said PeaceHealth pays below the market rate and they can't keep up with the rising cost of living.

Bellingham hospital workers on strike

The healthcare workers’ week-long strike will culminate with a strike rally on Friday, May 16 BELLINGHAM, WA (May 12, 2025) — At 6:00 a.m., certified nursing assistants, housekeeping staff, trauma registrars, phlebotomists, imaging technicians, doctors, advanced practice technicians and other essential hospital staff began their strike against PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center. Represented by SEIU […] The post Bellingham hospital workers on …

PeaceHealth hospital workers start strike, demand 'fair contracts'

By around 8:30 a.m. May 12, a crowd of striking union members outside PeaceHealth St. Joseph's Medical Center had grown to around 300. (Santiago Ochoa/Cascadia Daily News) The sidewalks outside Bellingham’s PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center were packed Monday morning with more than 300 people wearing union colors and waving signs as they launched a five-day strike. More than 1,000 employees are striking after months of failed negotiations be…