It is time to develop a slate of candidates for our Local Unit Officers. Our local unit’s strength and effectiveness is determined by the level of participation. Elected WSNA Local Unit Officers and appointed Unit Reps work in partnership with the WSNA Nurse Representative and are the backbone of our local unit. Overviews of each position are included below.

 If you are interested in being a leader in our Local Unit or know someone who might be a great candidate, this is your opportunity to nominate yourself or someone whom you feel would fill the role well. Training for each of these positions will be provided. Officer terms are for three (3) years.

Please nominate yourself or someone else. If you are nominating someone as Local Unit Officer, other than yourself, they will have to agree to be placed on the slate, so encourage them to run! If you are nominating yourself, please complete your own Consent to Serve form which is available on the local unit web page or at https://wsna.to/AMRconsent. All nominees must be members in good standing. All nomination forms must be received by December 31, 2025.

Overview of officer roles

Co-Chairpersons The Local Unit Co-Chairpersons are the leaders and coordinators of the local unit. The Co-Chair is responsible for ensuring that goals and business of the Local Unit are accomplished. The goals are that members are informed and involved, that the Local Unit Rules are followed, and committees are functioning and accountable. Sounds like a big job–it is! Don’t worry– you do not have to do this alone!

Secretary/Treasurer The Local Unit Secretary as an officer and member of the Local Unit Executive Committee is responsible for ensuring that all officers and committees of the local unit are notified of upcoming meetings and events. The Local Unit Secretary assists with gathering information for the local unit newsletters and works with the Local Unit Chair in sending the materials to the WSNA Nurse Representative at the WSNA Office.

In 1978, the membership of the Washington State Nurses Association voted to allocate 4% of dues paid by each member of a bargaining unit to a local unit fund to be used to support activities of each local unit. Since then, funds have been used to assist local unit officers and others to carry on the important tasks in representing the interests of members. The Treasurer’s duties include authorizing and signing for payment of bills that have been approved by the Chairperson; keeping an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements; reporting to the Executive Committee on the status of the dues.

Grievance Officer The Grievance Officer is an important office in the local bargaining unit and a member of the Local Unit Executive Team. The Grievance Officer oversees contract enforcement using the grievance procedure found in the contract, and by doing so, advocates for all nurses.

Together we win!

Questions? Contact WSNA Organizer Sam Scholl at sscholl@wsna.org or WSNA Nurse Representative Ed Zercher ezercher@wsna.org