The bargaining team met with Confluence yesterday for our eighteenth negotiation session. It was a good day at the bargaining table; we reached one tentative agreement on rest and meal breaks, and we had productive conversations on a number of other topics. We think we are really close to reaching agreement on some of our most important items, including rules surrounding preceptor pay, pool nurses, how we define a standard workday, weekend work requirements, and how you’ll be placed on the wage scale. The team left feeling like we were making progress and there is a finish line in sight.

We return to the table tomorrow (Wednesday Sept. 11) for session 19. We plan to continue conversations around step placement on the wage scale, pool nurse work, and much more.

How can you help? 

Show Confluence we are united and turn the Mares Campus blue on Wednesday! Please wear your blue WSNA T shirt, “I support the bargaining team button” sticker, or blue scrubs to show your support. You can find buttons and stickers and blue WSNA badge buddies on the WSNA bulletin board in your break room. Haven’t got your WSNA T shirt yet? Reach out and we can get one to you! Take a group picture on Wednesday and send it to an officer or WSNA Organizer Jenny Galassi, 206-707-2948, jgalassi@wsna.org.

GO team Mares nurses!

In Solidarity,
Your Bargaining team
Chris Gallup, OR, Co-Chair
Marshall Snoddy, OR, Co-Chair
Megan Baute, GI, Secretary
Caitlin Orange, GI, Treasurer
Mateo Maestas, OR, Grievance Officer
Rochelle Mason, ED, Membership Officer
Waikele Frantz, Rehab/ Medsurg, Unit Liaison
 
 
Questions/Concerns Contact Laurie Robinson, WSNA Nurse Representative, 206-620-4136,  lrobinson@wsna.org.
 
For more information on how you can get involved contact Jenny Galassi, Nurse Organizer, 206-707-2948, jgalassi@wsna.org.