Nurses Week

Thanks to those who were able to come down for the Nurses Week Breakfast on Monday 5/5, sponsored by your WSNA Leadership Team. We hope you enjoyed the breakfast burritos catered by Masonry Cafe in Yelm. Hopefully you were able to participate in one or more of the Nurses Week activities that Good Sam Nursing Services planned for the week.

Congratulations to the winners of the WSNA Prize Raffle:

Figs Scrubs $150 Giftcard: Vincent Butcon, MS ICU and Tristan Arnett, E.D.

Dicks $150 Giftcard for Work Shoes: Tiffanny Burgarin, Med/Onc and Amber Dawn Wilson, Observation

Littman Stethoscope: Alyssa Adkins, MS ICU

Owala Water Bottles: Melissa Packard, MS ICU; Shannon Baldwin, PACU;  Emily Baker, FBC; Cody McCoy, MS ICU; Toni Hinderman, Rehab; Ashlynn Sheppard, FBC.

Would you like to help plan the WSNA event for Nurses Week next year? Let us know.

Reminder: Blue Fridays - Wear your WSNA T-Shirts

Continue showing your Union Spirit by wearing your WSNA Blue T-Shirts on Blue Fridays. If you do not work on Fridays, then wear them on a different day. Take a photo and post on our Facebook group. Have a co-worker invite you to the Facebook Group if you are not yet a member.  If you need a shirt, contact Ilia Mondoy at mondoyit@gmail.com.

Seeking Union Leaders

We are looking for union leadership: Unit Representatives, Grievance Officers, Social Media Chairperson, New Hire Representatives. Contact us if you'd like more information about these roles. Training will be provided.  Learn more about union leadership at the upcoming Unit Representative Meetings.

Spring Unit Rep Trainings: Stronger Together!

Although it seems like our contract was just ratified, we are quickly approaching our next round of negotiations! Now is a great time to become more involved in our union by signing up for a Unit Rep Training in the month of May.  Unit Reps also help support our elected union officers as they volunteer to support staffing committee, negotiations, and all the other work that comes with ensuring our contract is enforced.

The training covers the basics of contract enforcement and workplace organizing. Topics include:

• The role of a Unit Rep
• Our rights at work
• Just cause discipline
• Internal issue organizing for your unit
• Actions during contract campaigns

We’ll be holding virtual training sessions for about an hour on these dates:

• May 12 at 0900
• May 13 at 1200
• May 14 at 1930

If you’re unsure if you can commit to being a Unit Rep but still want to get involved, we encourage you to come to the training to see if it’s something you’re interested in! If you want to keep our contracts strong, advocate for your coworkers, help fix issues on your unit, and get involved with our union, sign up today.

Click this link to sign up for a session and get sent a link to attend!

Reach out to Grace at glamonte@wsna.org with any questions.

Your Good Samaritan Officers,

Ilia Mondoy, Raeli Korzeniecki, Mindy Thornton, Aaron Bradley, Atalia Lapkin,

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!