Your bargaining team remains hard at work in both prep and at the bargaining table. On January 16, the team met with Confluence for the fourth session. That update was posted to your WSNA Mares Local unit page. One thing was made abundantly clear during that session. Confluence believes the nurses at Mares should have the same contract language as Central nurses. We do not agree. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) didn’t either. They declared the Mares nurses their own unit after the May 17 hearing last year. Our next bargaining session is this Tuesday February 6. Join us as an observer and hear from Management yourself. Reach out to Jenny Galassi, 206-707-2948 for time and location details!

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Upcoming bargaining dates:

• 02/06/2024 Bargaining session #5
• 02/16/2024 Bargaining session #6
• 02/29/2024 Bargaining session # 7
• 03/04/2024 Bargaining session # 8
• 03/05/2024 Bargaining session # 9
• 03/29/2024 Bargaining session # 10

Join your colleagues at bargaining as an observer and experience it for yourself. Building a first contract is a unique opportunity and shouldn’t be missed. Come stand in solidarity with your bargaining team and hear what management has to say as they respond to our tentative agreements. Reach out and let us know when you can come!

Your Officer Team,
Chris Gallup - Co chair, Surgery
Marshall Snoddy - Co chair, Surgery
Megan Baute - Secretary, GI
Caitlin Orange - Treasurer, GI
Mateo Maestas - Grievance, Surgery
Rochelle Mason - Membership, Emergency Department

For questions or more information on how you can get involved, contact us:

Shawn Mork, WSNA Nurse Representative, 206-620-4246, sreed@wsna.org
Jenny Galassi, Nurse Organizer, 206-707-2948, jgalassi@wsna.org