On Oct. 14, 2021, after 12 hours and nearly a year at the bargaining table your contract negotiation team has finally arrived at a deal that we can recommend to the WSNA members!

Following months of back and forth with hospital management, your negotiation team:

• Fought off use it or lose it PTO.
• Fought off most takeaways for currently employed per diem and part time RNs.
• Fought off low PTO caps with no compensation for existing above-cap accruals.
• Fought off management's initial wage proposal of 1.5% in year 1, 1% in year 2 and 1% in year 3.
• Won an 11.75% wage increase over the life of the contract with 6.75% effective Oct. 17!
• Won the option to use sick and PTO time to top off benefits received while on Washington State Family and Medical leave.
• Fought for an increase in charge pay to $3 per hour.
• Fought to increase night shift pay to $4.75 per hour.
• Agreed to increase vision coverage from $400 to $600 per year.
• Agreed to increase dental coverage from $1,500 to $2,000 per year.
• Fought for a $750 ratification bonus.

Additionally, there were many other gains won.

Thanks to each and every member for your support! A summary of all changes will be sent out soon. In the near future your negotiation team will be announcing a date for a contract vote.

Stay tuned!

In Solidarity,
your negotiation team: 
Jason Kindle, Ryan Housden, Kala Winter, Jennifer Reynolds, Jayme Garrison, Michelle Phillips, Kim Scott

Questions? Contact your WSNA Nurse Repre­sen­ta­tive Travis Elmore at Telmore@wsna.org or 206 -575-7979, ext. 3117.

Remember you must be a dues paying member to vote.

YOU ARE WSNA!