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UW Medicine nurses to speak at Board of Regents Meeting July 9
The key issues are workplace violence, flexible scheduling, staffing incentives, and below-market wages.
July 7, 2025 •
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Nurses at UW Medical Center Montlake and Northwest will be bringing their concerns affecting their well-being and patient care to the Board of Regents meeting July 9.
When: 4 p.m., July 9.
Where: UW Campus, Zillow Commons (4th floor), Gates Center.
Who: Five nurses have registered to speak during public comments:
- Trish Bouzek - UW Northwest Float Pool.
- Kaitlyn Fochs - UW Northwest Childbirth Center
- Rae Davis - UW Montlake Heart Institute
- Melissa Sanchez - UW Montlake Labor and Delivery
- Teresa Wren - UW Montlake, recently retired
Issues: Workplace violence, flexible scheduling, staffing incentives, below-market wages.
The 3,122 nurses at UW Medical Center Montlake (2,153 members) and Northwest (969 members) are represented by the Washington State Nurses Union. Their contract expired June 30.