October 15, 2025
August 15, 2025
"Nurses are the backbone behind Seattle Children’s Hospital’s reputation. Your staff are essential in providing the best care for our region’s children. We encourage you to come to the negotiating table with responsive good faith proposals."
Public health nurses provide a safety net for King County communities but are watching their paychecks stagnate because of broken promises by the county.
October 14, 2025
We urge Seattle Children’s leadership to cease its union-busting tactics. Morgan Lewis’ influence has no place in our cherished institution.
"In high school, he was interested in politics but switched to nursing to make a more direct contribution. Justin believes that nurses have much to add to policy discussions."
The nurses are asking for better working conditions to care for some of the most critically ill young patients in the state and beyond.
They are passionate about serving vulnerable populations, providing compassionate care, and a world with equitable healthcare.
AFT affiliate OFNHP announces five-day strike.
October 7, 2025
WSNA calls on the president and Congress to work across the aisle and find a solution that all Americans deserve — one that protects healthcare, lowers costs, and keeps the government open.
October 2, 2025
King County’s public health nurses should feel valued and supported for their years served.
September 25, 2025
Seattle Children’s wants to eliminate long-held union protections and deny nurses what they need to provide safe, excellent care.
September 20, 2025
Despite escalating anti-union measures, nearly seven in ten Americans still support organized labor, according to Gallup’s latest poll.
September 12, 2025
Patient care units have new requirements to promote transparency, including posting staffing schedule for current shift.
The purges of internet resources began Jan. 31, in response to executive orders aimed at dismantling DEI efforts and opposing LGBTQ+ care and research.
"We want the county to VALUE us in the way that aligns with its True North and values. 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."
The erosion of public trust in federal health agencies has underscored the urgent need for strong, science-driven leadership at the state and regional levels.
September 11, 2025
“When clinicians, researchers, and advocates join together in pushing back against harmful policies by the administration, we can make a meaningful impact for our patients.”
September 2, 2025
Nurses on the panel said they feared that the cuts will mean that people won’t get help until they are really sick—or may go without care at all.
August 18, 2025
The vote, ratified July 22, marks the first time these specialized teams have come together under a union.
WSNA is focused on cultivating future leaders who want to run for office so we can put nurses back in the legislature. Three members recently did trainings, including one specifically for nurses.
‘We care deeply about our work, but this isn’t a therapeutic environment. It’s demoralizing…’ says nurse working at Center for Behavioral Health and Learning.
July 31, 2025
WSNA President Justin Gill urges profession to ‘stare down the challenges we face with the boldness and directness that this time calls for.’
July 10, 2025
New Washington law will allow striking or locked-out workers to collect up to six weeks of unemployment benefits starting Jan. 2026.
The key issues are workplace violence, flexible scheduling, staffing incentives, and below-market wages.
July 7, 2025
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July 1, 2025
