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WSNA's executive director joins AFT President Randi Weingarten and two registered nurses to discuss what needs to be done.
December 12, 2022 • 1 minute to read
We were heartbroken to learn of the murder of a valued home-health nurse and WSNA member, Doug Brant, on Dec. 1.
December 3, 2022 • 1 minute to read
Report Includes strategies to improve nation’s healthcare facilities and concrete examples of successful implementation.
November 17, 2022 • 5 minutes to read
At least one hospital in Tacoma dealing with micro-tears that soak up and leak body fluids.
November 7, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
This legal win will make a world of difference to dozens of workers who were facing drastic deductions from their checks.
November 1, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
Cabinet members work to improve the lives of nurses through better contracts. They also encourage organizing on behalf of nurses.
October 19, 2022 • 7 minutes to read
United local units are finally convincing management they have to do better to keep nurses at their facilities.
October 19, 2022 • 9 minutes to read
Do you know a nurse who deserves to be celebrated for their exceptional contributions to the profession of nursing? Nominate them for a 2023 Recognition Award!
October 18, 2022 • 5 minutes to read
Lock in early bird rates for Washington’s only statewide convention dedicated exclusively to nurses and the issues we face.
October 17, 2022 • 1 minute to read
Tentative agreement with record raises comes 9 months before contract expires.
October 6, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
Historic contract comes after 12 bargaining sessions.
August 29, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
The hospital signed a contract with its nurses making them among the highest paid in Eastern Washington. “This contract raises everyone up."
August 26, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
Seattle Children’s nurses took to the streets on Aug. 9 to show their frustration over stalled talks.
August 12, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
WSNA labor advisor Gerard Friesz on the wave of unionization
July 27, 2022 • 4 minutes to read
CARES Act government relief helped hospital increase profits and build assets.
July 25, 2022 • 4 minutes to read
Retaining nurses through meaningful wage increases makes more financial sense than paying travel nurse wages and offering hiring bonuses.
June 28, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
This decision has significant implications for women’s reproductive health and choice. The ruling leaves it up to each state to determine its own laws regarding abortion.
June 24, 2022 • 1 minute to read
Thirteen WSNA voting delegates attended the American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly in Washington, D.C. on June 10 and 11.
June 13, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
ANA stands in solidarity with the individuals, families and communities impacted and calls for meaningful action now to address this tragic, ever-growing epidemic of gun violence.
May 25, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
On Friday, May 20, WSNA Executive Director David Keepnews, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, was sworn in as a vice-president of the Washington State Labor Council Executive Board.
May 24, 2022 • 1 minute to read
The Washington State Nurses Association was well represented at the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO’s 2022 Committee on Political Education (COPE) Endorsing Convention on Saturday, May 21.
ONA and WSNA stand firm in our resolve that all people deserve access to health care services, when and where they need it, without financial hardship.
May 10, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
“I encourage all people in our state to join me in honoring the nurses of Washington, especially recognizing the critical and live-saving role that registered nurses have filled around our state, country, and world through the current coronavirus pandemic.”
May 1, 2022 • 1 minute to read
The Union Leadership Awards recognize those who have stepped forward and led the way over the past year — or, in some cases, the past several decades.
April 29, 2022 • 9 minutes to read
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