We are pleased to announce that the Union has won an important arbitration case on behalf of Related Service Providers.

An arbitrator found that DCPS violated our collective bargaining agreement when it forced Providers to register with the DC Medicaid system without bargaining with WTU.

The Arbitrator has ordered DCPS to provide the Union with information that it has requested and ordered DCPS to bargain over the requirements with the Union, including bargaining over (1) pay for Providers who were required to complete additional work and (2) any discipline issued to Providers who did not timely register.

This is the second time in the last year that DCPS has been found to have not met its obligation to bargain with the Union. And it is the third time in the last six months that arbitrators have found that DCPS violated the CBA in ways impacting large groups of the bargaining unit. WTU will continue to hold DCPS accountable for its contractual obligations.

DCPS may attempt to seek review of the decision. In the meantime, if you are a Provider who was disciplined for not registering with the Medicaid system and you have not previously notified the Union of that discipline, please contact Grievance Specialist Janice Brown Parker at [email protected] as soon as possible.