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Nurses with international experience get equal pay at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma.
Feb. 11, 2025 • 7 minutes to read
"We stand with trans kids, their families, and the numerous voices urging Seattle Children’s Hospital to resume its position as an advocate and full care provider for trans patients."
Feb. 7, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
We express deep concerns regarding nominations that have recently been announced by the incoming administration, and we share the need to take a clear stand at this moment to clarify our profession’s priorities.
Jan. 16, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
Nurses at Providence VNA hope Compassus will operate more ethically than Cerberus did with Steward Health, but they remain concerned about the future under a company with substantial private equity ownership.
Jan. 16, 2025 • 5 minutes to read
The contract had many important firsts and a huge win for justice.
Jan. 16, 2025 • 4 minutes to read
For the 23rd year in a row, nurses rank No. 1 in Gallup Poll.
Jan. 15, 2025 • 1 minute to read
The documentary unpacks the critical role nurses play in the healthcare system and the communities they serve to achieve health equity.
This new law, effective Jan. 1, 2024, establishes a presumptive eligibility structure for nurses suffering from PTSD.
Jan. 15, 2025 • 3 minutes to read
The strike came after more than a year of negotiations failed to produce an agreement over staffing levels, pay and benefits.
Jan. 15, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
Nearly 200 people came together in solidarity to take on the issues facing nurses at UW Medicine Montlake, UW Medicine Northwest, and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Each year more than 3,000 people get care they otherwise would not be able to access because of volunteer participation.
Jan. 8, 2025 • 1 minute to read
The primary issues are Providence’s unfair labor practices, dangerously understaffed hospitals, the ability to spend more time with patients, employee healthcare, and competitive wages and benefits.
Jan. 6, 2025 • 1 minute to read
The nurses voted overwhelmingly in favor of the contract in a historic turnout.
Dec. 17, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
The public health clinics see around 80,000 people a year in King County.
Dec. 13, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
The sudden closure was not just the end of a service line, it took away the soul of a community and robbed healthcare staff from their calling. This closure was set in motion by the consolidation of healthcare.
Dec. 13, 2024 • 3 minutes to read
Health equity acknowledges that individuals have different needs and face diverse barriers to health.
Dec. 9, 2024 • 4 minutes to read
King County Council is expected to vote on measure to protect public health clinics
Nov. 15, 2024 • 1 minute to read
WSNA will continue to support efforts to promote the NP role in Washington state.
The closure deprives the community of another birth center and leaves dozens of labor and delivery nurses without a job they loved.
Nov. 14, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
Beginning July 1, employers are required to provide employees with a method to accurately record when an employee misses a meal or rest period.
Nov. 14, 2024 • 1 minute to read
After 10 bargaining sessions, nurses held informational picket Nov. 1.
Nov. 12, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
Community invited to share frustration at Nov. 14 event (6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
Nov. 8, 2024 • 1 minute to read
Staffing levels keep falling and workplace violence and security need drastic improvement
Oct. 31, 2024 • 3 minutes to read
Providence VNA Home Health nurses collected more than a thousand signatures from the community
Oct. 16, 2024 • 3 minutes to read
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