King County nurses hold rally in Seattle amid contract negotiations

SEATTLE - In the midst of an eight-month contract negotiation, King County's public health nurses held a rally in Seattle on Saturday as they say their paychecks stagnate.

A crowd of nurses gathered at the King County Chinook Building at 401 5th Avenue downtown today at 2 p.m. The Washington State Nurses Association provided quotes from the workers as negotiations drag on.

What they're saying:

"We want the county to value us in a way that aligns with its True North and values," said Kiesha-Garcia Stubbs, BSN, RN, a public health nurse. "Public health nurses hold a unique level of tolerance, but we are done tolerating different treatment than other nurses. We deserve more, and we will not stop fighting until we get it."