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The contract had many important firsts and a huge win for justice.
Jan. 16, 2025 • 4 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.
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
After 10 bargaining sessions, nurses held informational picket Nov. 1.
Nov. 12, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
Terry leaves behind a legacy of hope and achievement. She not only advanced the nursing profession, but she paved the way for African American nurses and worked with vulnerable populations.
Nov. 1, 2024 • 3 minutes to read
Staffing levels keep falling and workplace violence and security need drastic improvement
Oct. 31, 2024 • 3 minutes to read
WSNA remembers and honors Hilke Faber, an amazing nurse advocate who died on October 19.
Oct. 22, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
Among the resolutions passed were two introduced by WSNA: one calling for tighter scrutiny and restrictions on healthcare consolidation, and one advocating for strengthened efforts to prevent workplace violence in healthcare
Oct. 14, 2024 • 1 minute to read
AFT builds nurses’ power and brings us together with other professionals
Oct. 14, 2024 • 4 minutes to read
Poole helped lead fight for full prescriptive authority for ARNPs.
Sept. 26, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
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.
Sept. 17, 2024 • 4 minutes to read
Providence is closing inpatient psychiatric unit for adolescents Sept. 7. Providence’s closure of the unit leaves Eastern Washington with little care and didn’t need to happen, nurses and techs/service and maintenance workers say.
Aug. 28, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
Nursing leaders Patsy Maloney and Jillian Pintye to be honored for their substantial impact on health and healthcare Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Aug. 8, 2024 • 3 minutes to read
Nurses want hospital to invest in employee nurses, not expensive travel nurses
Aug. 7, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
WSNA Executive Director David Keepnews has been elected as a vice-president of AFT.
July 25, 2024 • 1 minute to read
After 5 months of contract negotiations, the nurses at Skagit Valley Hospital spoke at the Board of Commissioners meeting and delivered a letter demanding fair and equitable pay.
July 11, 2024 • 3 minutes to read
They will be collecting signatures for hospital to recognize Juneteenth and to preserve nurse-centered Racial Justice Task Force
June 17, 2024 • 4 minutes to read
Carl Christensen, Beulah (Bea) Mae Smith, Sheila FitzGerald Umlauf, and Marilyn Annette Walli
May 29, 2024 • 10 minutes to read
Wages, illness banks, increased premiums among significant gains
May 29, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
Mary Reed, our finance director for 30 years, stepped down in January.
May 28, 2024 • 1 minute to read
Kristen Kussmann joined WSNA’s Labor Counsel Dec. 4, 2023.
WSNA would not be where it is today without the significant contributions of these award winners
May 28, 2024 • 9 minutes to read
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