PeaceHealth nurses announce plan to picket outside hospital April 18

Published by THE COLUMBIAN on 4/10/24 (Source)

Nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver will picket outside the hospital April 18.

Employees represented by the Washington State Nurses Association will picket 6-9 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. at 400 N.E. Mother Joseph Place.

The bargaining unit, which includes 1,465 nurses, is negotiating with the hospital for a new three-year contract. According to a news release from the union, “management has not agreed to the association’s proposed workplace protections, staffing commitments or market-rate wages.”

Published by The Columbian on April 10, 2024.

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