We are pleased to announce that we have reached agreement on a one-year interim contract with 3% across the board wage increases effective in the first full pay period following its signing and a cap on increases in medical premiums in 2021 of no more than a 7% blended average.

This interim contract will provide us with stability and protection through these challenging times and allow us to prepare and resume negotiations late this year.

In normal times, this agreement would be subject to a vote of the WSNA membership. As we all know, these are not normal times. We are unable to have an in-person vote. On April 5, the WSNA Cabinet on Economic & General Welfare adopted an emergency motion that authorizes, for the duration of the coron­avirus pandemic emergency, the Executive Committee of the Cabinet (chair, vice chair, and treasurer) to execute an interim contract of up to one year provided that it is in the best interest of the nurses, and provided it is done in consultation with the local unit officers and negotiating team. The Cabinet consists of ten elected members across the state and is the highest-ranking elected body of WSNA collective bargaining program.

We, your WSNA bargaining team, unanimously agreed to recommend that the Cabinet Executive Committee authorize this one-year interim contract, which they have done.

In solidarity!

Your bargaining team

· Martha Goodall chair

· Peggy Smith co-chair

· Kellen Byrne grievance officer

· Tobi Bryan grievance officer

· Angie Petrovich