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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 recogÂnizing the critical and live-saving role that regisÂtered nurses have filled around our state, country, and world through the current coronÂavirus 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
Attendees connected with other WSNA leaders around the state, learned about current issues facing unions and nursing practice, and engaged in group workshops.
April 27, 2022 • 1 minute to read
Focusing on blame and punishment solves nothing. It can only discourage reporting and drive errors underground. It not only undermines patient safety; it fosters an environment of fear and lack of respect for health care workers.
April 8, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
WSNA, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and UFCW 3000 filed for a Temporary Restraining Order to prevent MultiCare Health System from garnishing wages without employees’ consent.
March 15, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
Today the WA Safe + Healthy coalition released a joint statement on the state Senate failing to pass safe staffing standards for healthcare workers.
March 8, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
The WSNA Cabinet on Economic and General Welfare is proud to announce the Local Unit Awards to be presented during the 2022 Leadership Conference on April 24 - 26. Please nominate someone that you feel has done an outstanding job as a local unit leader.
Feb. 7, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
WSNA nurses share firsthand accounts of understaffing from the front lines.
Jan. 17, 2022 • 10 minutes to read
The public is becoming increasingly aware of a problem nurses have known about for a long time: the nurse staffing crisis that is dangerously depleting our hospitals. The COVID-19 pandemic has both highlighted and accentuated this crisis.
Jan. 17, 2022 • 8 minutes to read
WSNA and the other two primary health care unions in Washington state call for a sustainÂable, accountÂable commitÂment to safe staffing in every departÂment of every hospital in the state.
Jan. 17, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization was established in 1949 to provide community services and education to student nurses.
WSNA members are raising their voices and standing together to win the contracts they deserve. Congratulations to these local units who recently won at the bargaining table (as of November 2021).
Jan. 17, 2022 • 5 minutes to read
David Keepnews has a long track record and distinguished career as a nurse, labor proponent, professor, policy specialist and advocate for our practice. He joins WSNA at a critical time for our members, our union and our profession. David is already bringing his experience, skills and passion to the job.
We call on employers to clarify their policies, and we call on the state to ensure workers cannot be forced to return while sick, or disciplined for refusing to work while symptomatic with COVID.
Jan. 14, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
"I became a nurse in 1994 — I feel very fortunate to have had such a rewarding career as a nurse and union member for the last 27 years. I feel nursing is a calling and vocation and not just a job."
Jan. 11, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
"We do not believe that NINR intended to exclude research on health care equity; the health equity lens appears to be defined broadly enough to include health care equity. However, because some definitions distinguish between health equity and health care equity, this should be clarified."
Dec. 17, 2021 • 1 minute to read
Today a coalition of healthcare workers launched the WA Safe + Healthy campaign calling on Washington legislators to pass safe staffing standards that protect healthcare workers from dangerously high patient loads.
Dec. 13, 2021 • 3 minutes to read
On Dec. 13, join the launch of our statewide campaign to ensure that we can care for patients safely, retain qualified staff, recruit new people into our industry, and create sustainable and resilient healthcare systems for our communities.
Dec. 8, 2021 • 1 minute to read
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