Ilia Mondoy
Medical ICU
253-222-2016
Ilia Mondoy
Medical ICU
253-222-2016
Raeli Korzeniecki
Family Birth Center
253-797-2924
Mindy Thornton
Emergency
541-868-4439
Aaron “Montana” Bradley
Med/Surg Palliative Care
541-913-4743
Atalia Lapkin
Anne Landen
Emergency Dept/Day
(850) 305-4907
Posted Feb 13, 2025
Tuesday, February 18 from 07:30-12:30
Stop by the Cafeteria on Tuesday, February 18, to chat with your WSNA Nurse Rep, Organizer, and Officers.
Grab a donut and join us to talk about the issues happening on your unit and what you want to see in our next contract.
We'll be writing postcards to management demanding our breaks back - come stop by on your break and write a message to MultiCare.
WSNA T-shirts will be available for those who don't yet have one.
Are you a social media whiz? Do you want to help get the word out to nurses at Good Sam about what’s happening? Consider becoming a Communications Chair! This role has a time commitment of 1-2 hours a month involving posting on social media, helping send out messages on Hustle text software, and keeping your coworkers in the loop about upcoming union actions.
Additionally, we need to ramp up our list of union unit reps. You are the ones to help keep your unit informed of union actions; update the union boards; point people in the right direction to find the contract and union leadership; and let union leaders know the issues on your units.
Reach out to Nurse Rep Janet at jstewart@wsna.org if you’re interested in this role!
The Good Sam officers appointed a new Grievance Officer after the position became open after Anne Landen from the ED resigned. We'd like to take a moment to acknowledge and thank Anne for her long-time advocacy and leadership with WSNA. We welcome Ryan Dixon who is a night shift nurse in the Medical Surgical ICU. He has a lot of energy and passion for nurse advocacy and for upholding our union contract. We look forward to him assisting us with investigatory meetings, grievances and more.
Continue showing your Union Spirit by wearing your WSNA Blue T-Shirts on Fridays. If you don't work Fridays, then wear them on a different day. Take a photo and post on our Facebook group or our Instagram, @gshnurses. If you need a shirt, contact Ilia Mondoy at mondoyit@gmail.com.
MultiCare Good Samaritan violated the contract by pausing the break nurse plan, resulting in a lack of adequate break coverage over the past several months, forcing nurses to rely heavily on break buddies in order to receive their meal and rest breaks. Per the contract, break buddies are not to be used more than 20% of the time.
This grievance is on its way to Arbitration. An arbitrator has been selected, and we are in the process of finding a mutually agreeable date for the hearing. Along with the grievance and arbitration process, you can continue to put pressure on MultiCare by accurately reporting missed breaks.
Thank you for submitting your break related ADOs. Keep them coming. wsna.org/ado
The Arbitration will be taking place next week - February 20-21. Thank you to those who will be helping us fight this grievance with your testimonies.
We will keep you updated about the outcome of this Arbitration.
WSNA filed a grievance against MultiCare for not providing the Healthy at Work Program and thus not allowing nurses the opportunity to receive the $30 month discount on your health premium. WSNA will be taking this case to Arbitration.
Your Good Samaritan Officers,
Ilia Mondoy, Raeli Korzeniecki, Mindy Thornton, Aaron Bradley, Atalia Lapkin, Ryan Dixon https://www.wsna.org/union/good-samaritan-hospital
WSNA Organizer Grace LaMonte GLamonte@wsna.org
WSNA Nurse Rep Janet Stewart Jstewart@wsna.org
Know a coworker who isn’t in our union at Good Sam, or a nurse who doesn’t have a union where they work? Reach out to organize@wsna.org and an organizer will reach out to you!
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If you find yourself in a situation that you believe creates unsafe conditions for patients or for you, you should complete a Staffing Complaint / ADO Form as soon as possible.
By completing the form, you will help make the problem known to management, creating an opportunity for the problem to be addressed. Additionally, you will be documenting the facts, which may be helpful to you later if there is a negative outcome.
WSNA also uses your ADO forms to track the problems occurring in your facility. When you and your coworkers take the important step of filling out an ADO form, you are helping to identify whether there is a pattern of unsafe conditions for you or your patients at your facilities. This information is used by your conference committee, staffing committee, and WSNA labor staff to improve your working conditions.
As a union member, you have the right to have a representative present in any meetings with management that could potentially lead to disciplinary action against you.
If called into a meeting with management, read the following to management when the meeting begins:
If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, I respectfully request that my union representative be present at this meeting. Without representation present, I choose not to participate in this discussion.
Find out more about this crucial right and how to exercise it to ensure your fair treatment and protection.
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