Contract Negotiations

Your contract expires September 30, 2026, and we are preparing the pre-bargaining survey to be sent out to all of you to complete. This will help greatly for the Officers to be able to work with our WSNA attorney in setting the priorities for bargaining the successor contract. We expect this survey to be sent within the next few weeks.

WSNA Union Leadership Conference                                                  

Why You Belong There

The WSNA Leadership Conference isn't just for people with titles. It’s for the nurse who is tired of feeling powerless. It’s for the advocate who knows our profession deserves better. It’s for you.

By attending, you aren't just taking a break from the floor, you’re gaining the tools to fix the floor. You’ll leave with:

• Advanced Advocacy Skills: Learn how to navigate grievances, Investigatory Meetings and staffing committees.
• Policy Insights: Get the latest on the legislative battles happening in Olympia.
• A Support Network: Connect with a brotherhood and sisterhood of nurses who have your back.

Don’t just wish for change. Lead it.

Date: April 26-April 28 at the Wenatchee Convention Center

*If you are interested in attending, please contact an officer - Adain Ottley, Brad Piers, Katrina Rostedt, or contact Laurie Robinson, Nurse Representative at lrobinson@wsna.org.

Voluntary Waiver for Meal

In light of the changes in Washington State law that go into effect on January 1, 2026, Cascade Medical (Employer) and the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) hereby agree as follows:

1. Any nurse working a shift of fewer than eight (8) hours (such as a nurse working a callback shift under eight (8) hours) shall have the option to waive the unpaid meal period to which the nurse is entitled under state law by executing a waiver in the form attached below.
2. Any nurse who is assigned to work a shift of ten (10) or more hours in duration shall have the option to waive voluntarily in writing any second (and/or if applicable, third) unpaid meal period to which the nurse may be entitled under state law, so long as at least one meal period is provided and taken during the shift, by executing a waiver in the form attached below.

The Employer and WSNA recognize that any nurse who has signed any waiver in accordance with this memorandum of agreement shall have the right to revoke such waiver at any time.

The Employer and WSNA agree no nurse shall be subjected to intimidation, coercion or restrain with respect to the nurse's decision to sign any waiver or to revoke such waiver.  Any waiver obtained by means of intimidation, coercion or restraint shall be null and void.

The Employer and WSNA recognize that fifteen-minute paid rest breaks provided under the collective bargaining agreement may not be waived.

The Employer and WSNA further recognize that meal periods and rest breaks must be uninterrupted, except in unforeseen emergencies or urgent patient-care situations.

Questions/Concerns Contact Laurie Robinson, Nurse Representative,  lrobinson@wsna.org.

For more information on how you can get involved contact Jenny Galassi, Nurse Organizer,  jgalassi@wsna.org.

WSNA Membership

If you are not a WSNA member please consider completing a membership application today! Just use the link!

https://wsnaonlineapplicationportalwsnaprod.powerappsportals.com/

YOU ARE WSNA!