Friday was a disappointing day at the bargaining table.

Your bargaining team has showed up on Friday ready to bargain a contract that improves the workplace. The employer came to the table proposing 3 percent wage increases each year along with takeaways such as cutting the existing evening shift differential for 12 hour day nurses, decreasing severance pay for nurses with of 15+ years of experience and dissolving guaranteed staffing plan additional resources under the staffing MOU. Management literally stated that Good Samaritan RNs don’t deserve the same contractual benefits that TG and Auburn have. Their response was lacking!

We are disappointed with the lack of collaboration shown so far from management.

We are launching a petition this week to show management that Good Sam Nurses are united and ready to take further action! Please sign to show management that you support your bargaining team and the fight for a fair contract.  You can find the petition here on our local unit homepage. Return signed petitions to GSHaction@wsna.org.

Contact Grace LaMonte at Glamonte@wsna.org or a member of the bargaining team to sign and help circulate!

Our Union is Growing - Shoutout to Oncology Triage Nurses!

On Friday, they came to our bargaining session and demanded that MultiCare voluntarily recognize them as a part of the union! These nurses work out of the Puyallup Cancer Center, providing telehealth nursing triage to improve access and outcomes to care.

If you know a nurse who's not in our Good Sam union, or doesn't have a union where they work, reach out to organize@wsna.org to get in touch with us.

Negotiations are Open for Observers!

Thank you to all the nurses who attended our first negotiations session with observers. It’s a powerful show of solidarity and commitment to a fair contract.

March 23 and March 31 are our next bargaining dates

We encourage members to come see for themselves what bargaining is like. To observe bargaining email WSNA organizer Grace LaMonte at Glamonte@wsna.org to RSVP.

Weekly Sip and Chats are Back

While we are in negotiations, bargaining team members will be hosting informal union meetings with WSNA members. “Sip and Chats” will occur every Thursday from 2000-2100 while we are in negotiations. Click the button to join via Microsoft Teams or call in (206) 485-2614; Passcode: 44078739# to join.

Paint Good Sam Blue! 

Your WSNA Bargaining Team is requesting that EVERY NURSE wear their WSNA T-Shirt at work (especially on Friday’s and bargaining days)! We also have “I Support My Bargaining Team" buttons and stickers available to be worn on negotiation days. Please contact a member of the bargaining team or WSNA Organizer Grace LaMonte for a T-Shirt or button/sticker. Send us your pictures so that we can share on social media and be sure to tag us on Instagram.

If you are told to take off stickers, buttons, or T-Shirts, ask if discipline could result if you don’t take off the item. If the supervisor says yes, take off the item and please file an ADO.

Be a union activist

Contact our Organizer Grace LaMonte for more ways to be involved.  She can be contacted at 206-55-39794/glamonte@wsna.org.

WSNA Leadership Conference Sponsorship

Your Local Unit Officers are sponsoring 10 members in good standing to attend the WSNA Leadership Conference next month. This will include sponsorship for the cost of conference registration, hotel accommodation, food and mileage reimbursement. The conference in Wenatchee, Washington, from April 26-28. You can expect to hear from dynamic guest speakers and to have the opportunity to participate in breakout sessions. If you are interested in attending, reach out to WSNA Treasurer Aaron Bradley at plankeye02@juno.com. Follow the link to learn more https://www.wsna.org/calendar/event/865479/union-leadership-conference-2026.

Become a member

Make our voice stronger! https://www.wsna.org/membership/application

Contact membership@wsna.org if you are not getting emails from WSNA. Also, please remember to check your junk mail!

Your Bargaining Team: Co-Chair Savanah James, PCU; Treasurer Aaron Bradley, Palliative Care; Secretary Mindy Groven, PACU; Grievance Officer Emalie Hobi, ED; Jordan Goakey, Family Birth; Nicole Mandeville, ICU; Jennifer Hudson, ED; Jacqueline Dynes, ICU.

Please contact Travis Elmore Nelson, WSNA Nurse Rep, at telmore@WSNA.org or 206-575-7979 ext. 3117 with questions or to find out what you can do to get a fair contract!