Washington State Nurses Association reaches tentative agreement with Seattle Children’s

The union representing Seattle Children’s Hospital nurses said it has reached a tentative agreement with the hospital on a new contract.

The Washington State Nurses Association said after nine months of bargaining, it reached the agreement Friday, and that the bargaining team supports a “yes” vote.

“We recommend you vote ‘YES’ because your overwhelming solidarity in authorizing a strike vote helped us achieve notable gains since November 21 on your top priority issues: wage scale, sick leave, workplace violence, night shift differential, and breaks protections,” the union posted on its website. “This tentative agreement also greatly improves language to make a safer workplace, with more time off, and more predictable schedules, among many other areas. Finally, thanks to your unity and loud voices, we fought off the employer’s anti-union and anti-nurse takeaways.”