Elizabeth Ellis
Officers
Rachel Guettner
Angela Salazar
Barbara Johnson
WSNA staff contact
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Contract
Spring 2024 Newsletter
Posted Apr 22, 2024
New Nurse Representative at Benton Franklin
In order to better balance our workload at WSNA, we occasionally need to change our nurse rep assignments. It has been an absolute honor to work with all of you and to help facilitate change and achieve a phenomenal new contract!
A familiar face, Carmen Garrison will return as your nurse representative. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Carmen can be contacted at cgarrison@wsna.org or 206-575-7979, Ext. 3113 (office)
Conference Committee
May 8, 2024, 8:00-10:00 Mission Peaks. We will be looking at the new orientation and training program language.
23.1 Conference Committee. The District and the Association agree to establish a joint conference committee consisting of three (3) employees including Association representative(s) and three (3) District representatives including the Administrator and/or a representative. The purpose of this committee is to deal with matters of concern to employees. Either the Association representative or the District representative may initiate discussion of any subject affecting employees covered by this Agreement. Both parties agree to hold Conference Committee meetings quarterly, the date for the next meeting to be set at the end of each conference committee meeting. The agenda will be set not later than one week prior to the upcoming meeting. The agenda will be emailed to all the members of the conference committee not later than five working days prior to the upcoming meeting. Those matters reviewed by the Committee and any recommendations coming out of the Committee are advisory only. Any recommendations that are not agreed upon by both parties are not subject to the grievance procedure.
5.7 Program Orientation and Training. Program orientation and training shall be provided to a nurse who accepts a new position in, or permanent transfers to, a different program. The orientation shall consist of goal directed education and training that includes the knowledge and skills required by the specific Program. The District will provide an orientation program and training for a newly hired and transferred nurses which shall include a combination of formalized instruction and practical work experiences. Newly hired and transferred nurses shall not be required to perform any tasks or procedures for which the nurse has not received training and orientation so as to allow the nurse to perform the assignment or task safely and independently. The District shall provide equipment that is necessary for nurses to perform their duties safely and independently. The District and WSNA will work collaboratively to develop an orientation and training program. Such work will be completed within ninety (90) days of the bargaining unit’s ratification of this agreement.
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Previous updates
We have a contract!
Mar 20, 2024
It's time to vote
Mar 14, 2024
Pre-negotiation survey
Jul 17, 2023
It's time to CELEBRATE!
May 02, 2023
Bargaining Unit Meeting
Apr 11, 2023
Congratulations to the newly elected officrs
Feb 08, 2023
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Document unsafe conditions
If you find yourself in a situation that you believe creates unsafe conditions for patients or for you, you should complete a Staffing Complaint / ADO Form as soon as possible.
By completing the form, you will help make the problem known to management, creating an opportunity for the problem to be addressed. Additionally, you will be documenting the facts, which may be helpful to you later if there is a negative outcome.
WSNA also uses your ADO forms to track the problems occurring in your facility. When you and your coworkers take the important step of filling out an ADO form, you are helping to identify whether there is a pattern of unsafe conditions for you or your patients at your facilities. This information is used by your conference committee, staffing committee, and WSNA labor staff to improve your working conditions.
Representation rights
As a union member, you have the right to have a representative present in any meetings with management that could potentially lead to disciplinary action against you.
If called into a meeting with management, read the following to management when the meeting begins:
If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, I respectfully request that my union representative be present at this meeting. Without representation present, I choose not to participate in this discussion.
Find out more about this crucial right and how to exercise it to ensure your fair treatment and protection.
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