March 13, 2026
On the ground at the AFT Healthcare Professional Issues Conference in Baltimore
February 1, 2024
Oct. 10 informational picket was big turning point
WSNA is collecting candidates for local unit awards to be presented at the 2024 Union Leadership Conference
January 5, 2024
This week we celebrate and recognize this important group within the nursing profession!
November 16, 2023
The TA comes after 19 bargaining sessions, an informational picket, and a complaint filed with Labor and Industries over workplace safety.
November 9, 2023
Attacks occurring more frequently than what WSNA has seen at other hospitals
October 26, 2023
Monica R. McLemore was given the 2023 Nurse Researcher Award by WSNA and issued the following invitation in her acceptance speech.
October 24, 2023
WSNA files an unfair labor practice over threats to withhold health insurance
October 23, 2023
Support for unions in the country is the highest since 1965, according to Gallup poll
October 20, 2023
Good Samaritan Hospital nurses’ six-month struggle leads to historic contract win, ensuring safer staffing and fair compensation.
Picket comes after 15 bargaining sessions
October 9, 2023
With thousands of acres burned, at least 185 structures lost, and residents of Medical Lake and Elk under evacuation orders, these fires are devastating.
August 22, 2023
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 will now represent about 100 registered nurses at the facility, which is part of Confluence Health.
July 27, 2023
The agreement comes after nurses overwhelmingly voted by 95% to strike Wednesday night.
June 22, 2023
MultiCare Good Samaritan nurses overwhelmingly voted by 95% to strike Wednesday night. The main issues for the 750 nurses represented by WSNA are staffing and dedicated break nurses.
June 21, 2023
Good Sam nurses are seeking safe staffing measures in their contract that will ensure they are able to give their patients the care they need and deserve.
June 20, 2023
Matthew Dustin and Liana Delacorte talk to WSNA about their jobs, magical moments, and working with ratios.
May 15, 2023
Astria Toppenish nurses fought for better wages but faced devastation as the hospital closed the Family Medical Center. Efforts continue to restore OB/GYN services for the community.
Astria Toppenish Hospital's Labor and Delivery Unit closure highlights the dire state of healthcare, under served communities, and rising maternal mortality rates.
The Washington Nurse magazine showcases hospitals in the state and their communities. In this issue: Astria Toppenish Hospital.
Nurses are being driven to the brink. They love their jobs. They love their colleagues and their patients. But they cannot take the escalating patient loads.
May 1, 2023
Gov. Inslee signed a safe staffing bill that will improve working conditions for nurses and healthcare workers throughout the state.
April 21, 2023
WSNA is a member-driven organization; volunteer elected leaders are essential to keeping members’ voices at the forefront.
April 14, 2023
