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WSNA is hiring! Currently recruiting for RN Project Organizer.
Sep 13, 2021
The reality cannot be overstated: Washington hospitals are on the brink of a crisis, and without immediate and impactful action to retain and attract critical workers the state’s health care system could face an unprecedented collapse in capacity and care.
Sep 1, 2021
Is there someone who has changed your professional life and the lives of others? Now is your opportunity to nominate a person you admire for inclusion in the Washington State Nurses Hall of Fame for 2022!
Aug 10, 2021
Because Governor Inslee has issued this mandate, health care employers – public and private – have to abide by the mandate. However, all employers still have to bargain with WSNA over the effects of the mandate.
Aug 9, 2021
As unions representing nurses and health care workers in Washington state, WSNA, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and UFCW21 support science-based public health directives on COVID-19 vaccination requirements for frontline health care workers, with medical and religious exemptions.
Jun 24, 2021
On June 21, Governor Inslee announced that three coronavirus pandemic-related proclamations would be rescinded in anticipation of Washington state's June 30 reopening date. One of these proclamations, the High-Risk Worker Proclamation, will be rescinded June 28 and transition to the new Health Emergency Labor Standards Act.
Jun 16, 2021
Continuing Competency requirements for nursing licensure changed June 12. These changes apply to registered and practical nurses with active, inactive, expired, and retired active nursing licenses.
CBS NEWS: Hospitals under pressure from rise in COVID-19 Delta variant (9/2/21)
KIRO 7: Vaccine mandate may have unintended consequences (8/11/21)
KXRO: Healthcare Workers Statewide Face Vaccination Requirement For Employment (8/10/21)
KITSAP DAILY NEWS: Bremerton’s St. Michael Medical Center temporarily closing ER (7/30/21)
