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Memorandum of Understanding: PTO Cash-Out Increase for 24-Hour Weekend RNs July 18, 2008 We have succeeded in negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding with hospital management. We learned that 24 hour weekend nurses earn more PTO per year than they are allowed to use. Because they were limited to 40 hours cash-out every 6 months, it resulted in lost PTO. Please read the enclosed MOU and include it with your WSNA contract. NOTE: August 1, 2008, is the first opportunity to increase your cash-out hours to 60. For questions, please call Hanna at (800) 231-8482, ext. 3035.
Vacation Limitations and EPIC June 18, 2008 We have met with hospital management to review nurses’ concerns that the hospital is limiting vacations during September 14 and November 9, 2008. This is when EPIC will move to phase II, electronic charting. If your manager has denied your vacation or education time, it must be accompanied by a reason for the denial. If it was not, please return it to your manager and have them write down the reason for the denial. Shelly Mullins indicated that she would communicate to managers to work with their staff to allow nurses to take time off. We were unsuccessful in getting management to agree to roll over the education reimbursement program to 2009. This is disappointing because we believe that you would have taken your nursing education time earlier in the year had you known that it could be denied in the autumn. Please call Hanna Welander, BSN RN, WSNA Nurse Representative, if you have questions or concerns: (800) 231-8482, Extension 3035. You can also email to hwelander@wsna.org. Document Library
Please note: All items in the document library are in PDF format unless otherwise noted. 2008 Local Unit Awards Presented by the WSNA Cabinet on Economic and General Welfare The WSNA Cabinet on Economic and General Welfare is proud to announce the annual Local Unit Awards to be presented during the 2008 Leadership Conference on September 29, 2008 in Lake Chelan. This is your chance to nominate someone that you feel has done an outstanding job as a local unit leader. This can be someone who is, or has been, a local unit leader who you feel deserves some recognition. So please submit your nominations before the July 25, 2008 deadline. To nominate the person, or persons of your choice, please complete the nomination form after reviewing the criteria for each award. More information on you nominee is best! Please add additional pages if necessary! The Categories for the Awards are: Outstanding Local Unit Chair, Adversity Award, Local Unit Star, Outstanding Negotiation Team, Membership Award, and Outstanding Grievance Officer. To nominate someone for one of these awards, download this form and return it to WSNA by July 25, 2008! Current Issue Short Staffing = No Breaks = Unsafe Patient Care The issue of meal and rest breaks has plagued nurse for many years. It has never been about nurses not wanting to take their breaks. It is about real concerns related to staffing and the ability to provide SAFE Patient Care. It is about hospitals having enough STAFF to meet the requirements of the law to provide rest breaks. Missed meal and rest breaks have a direct relationship to short staffing which can lead to unsafe patient care. Missed meal and rest breaks are a direct result of the lack of commitment to provide adequate staffing. Missed meal and rest breaks force you to work exhausted and lead to increased medical and medication errors, thus putting both Your Patients - and YOU - in jeopardy. We don’t think it is unreasonable to expect to be able to stop and rest for 15 minutes every 4 hours … do you? As a Registered Nurse working in Washington: Did You Know?
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Membership Want to have a voice in your local unit? Want to be able to vote on your contract? Join WSNA today! Simply download and complete the WSNA Membership Application form, and return it to us by fax or mail. Have you moved? Changed your name? Changed your FTE? Gone on LOA? Don't forget to notify WSNA to ensure that your membership information is correct and that you are paying the right amount of dues. Your employer may not inform WSNA of these changes in a timely fashion… It’s up to you! It's simple. Just complete the Change of Information form and return it to us by fax or mail. Help us keep your records accurate by letting us know right away when there are changes. Tip: to save PDF documents to your computer, right click on the link and select "Save Target As..." or "Save Link As..." Select the location on your computer where you want to save the PDF file, and click "Save." |
