Informational picket at Virginia Mason Medical Center
October 10, 2023
Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 9th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
WSNA has been hearing loud and clear what nurses at Virginia Mason want in the next contract – improved staffing, safety inside and outside of the hospital, and wages that will make nurses stay. Our negotiating team has told this to management over and over for 14 sessions. Virginia Mason management is not where they need to be. If you want better, then step up and join 650 nurses strong all telling management to Do More, Do Better!
Tuesday, Oct. 10
6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m.
Outside the hospital on Seneca St. Look for the WSNA blue!
Read the press release. For more information, contact Crystal Doll, WSNA organizer.
Informational Picket FAQ
What’s an informational picket? Nurses walk, carry picket signs, and hand out leaflets on the public sidewalk in front of the hospital, in an effort to share our message of concern with the community.
Is it similar to a strike? No. Staff scheduled to work should go to work. Patients scheduled for care should go and get their care. The specific purpose of the action is to communicate the issues we have at the table with the public.
Is it legal? Yes. It’s not just legal, it’s our right as union members!
Who can picket? Everyone. By everyone, we mean EVERYONE: you (all RNs, full-time, part-time, per diem, residents, probationary nurses), your family, your friends, your neighbors, your colleagues and your pets!
Why involve the community? We serve and advocate on behalf of our community every day. The issues we are dealing with directly impact them. They not only need to hear but will understand and support why we are concerned about the lack of staffing, our inability to recruit and retain nurses.
Can I get in trouble if my manager doesn’t like it? No. It is illegal for managers to question or discipline any nurse for talking about or participating in an info picket. The National Labor Relations Act specifically protects participation in this type of union activity – even if you’re on probation or a resident nurse!
1100 9th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104