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In memoriam: Eunice Cole

Eunice Cole, former WSNA and ANA president, passed away on Sept. 15, 2024, leaving a lasting legacy as a champion for nurses' rights, collective bargaining, and leadership in healthcare.

September 17, 2024

2 WSNA members selected as 2024 American Academy of Nursing fellows

Nursing leaders Patsy Maloney and Jillian Pintye to be honored for their substantial impact on health and healthcare Oct. 31-Nov. 2

August 8, 2024

Keepnews elected as an AFT vice-president

Press release

WSNA Executive Director David Keepnews has been elected as a vice-president of AFT.

July 25, 2024

In memoriam

Carl Christensen, Beulah (Bea) Mae Smith, Sheila FitzGerald Umlauf, and Marilyn Annette Walli

May 29, 2024

Mary Reed steps down after 30 years

Mary Reed, our finance director for 30 years, stepped down in January.

May 28, 2024

Kristen Kussmann joins WSNA’s legal team

Kristen Kussmann joined WSNA’s Labor Counsel Dec. 4, 2023.

May 28, 2024

WSNA honors nurses for leadership of bargaining units

WSNA would not be where it is today without the significant contributions of these award winners

May 28, 2024

WSNA celebrates Nurse Practitioner Week

This week we celebrate and recognize this important group within the nursing profession!

November 16, 2023

Washington State Nurses Foundation awards 14 scholarships

In 2023, the Washington State Nurses Foundation awarded 14 scholarships worth $45,000 to some incredible students who want to make a difference with their nursing degrees.

October 24, 2023

Nurses must amplify their voices

Our advocacy efforts for our patients and communities should not end when we clock out.

October 20, 2023

Meet Justin Gill, WSNA president

Justin Gill is not only the first person of color and first male president in WSNA’s 115-year history, but at 33 he is also one of the youngest.

October 20, 2023

WSNA names members to state staffing advisory committee

The advisory committee on hospital staffing will start by advising DOH on its development of the uniform hospital staffing plan form.

August 10, 2023

WSNA elects Justin Gill as first person of color and first male president

Press release

Gill, 33, is not only the first person of color and first male president in WSNA’s 115-year history, but he is also one of the youngest.

June 30, 2023

Q&A with Tacoma General nurses Liana Delacorte and Matthew Dustin

Matthew Dustin and Liana Delacorte talk to WSNA about their jobs, magical moments, and working with ratios.

May 15, 2023

David Reyes appointed dean of the UW Tacoma School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership

His primary scholarship interests are in addressing the root causes of health inequity and disparities, building community leadership capacity, and using community-based participatory approaches that focus on equitable partnerships between communities and health systems.

April 13, 2023

Butch de Castro appointed next dean of Seattle University’s College of Nursing

His research focused on occupational health disparities, examining how employment opportunities, job conditions, and work organization contribute to chronic stress and work-related injury and illness — particularly for immigrants and workers of color.

April 13, 2023

Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA president

The profession of nursing is magical and challenging. I do not want people to exploit and take our nurses for granted.

January 19, 2023

Behind the scenes at Seattle Children's bargaining

An insider’s look at how a historic contract with nurses came about, told from interviews with six members on the WSNA bargaining team

January 19, 2023

Carolyn Clark: Perspectives from a public health correctional nurse

"We are making a difference in people’s lives, and I, personally, try to make a difference in every patient I encounter."

January 19, 2023

Honoring our fallen heroes

Stopping to honor the lives of Doug Brant, Jerald Lee Gordon, and all of our lost heroes should also be a reminder to recommit to advancing the honor and respect that all nurses deserve.

January 19, 2023

Q&A with Jacob Garcia

Garcia, a nurse at Sunnyside Community Hospital in Yakima County, grew up with a grandmother who helped organize migrant workers in California alongside Cesar Chavez.

October 19, 2022

Meet the Cabinet on Economic and General Welfare

Cabinet members work to improve the lives of nurses through better contracts. They also encourage organizing on behalf of nurses.

October 19, 2022

My Membership Assembly adventure as a first-time attendee

I left the Assembly feeling inspired to continue the work of nurses who came before me and laid the groundwork to inspire, nurture, and elevate the next generation of nurse leaders.

October 18, 2022

Perspective from one of our own

WSNA labor advisor Gerard Friesz on the wave of unionization

July 27, 2022