Your WSNA negotiating team met with Kadlec management on Wednesday, January 21, and Thursday, January 22, for the 17th and 18th days of bargaining with a Federal Mediator facilitating.

Your bargaining team has bent over backwards looking at all angles of our priority proposals to work towards a collaborative solution to the very real issues nurses are facing. We could not be more ready to meet you all out on the line!

ALL HANDS ON DECK: Providence Kadlec Informational Picket

Kadlec nurses are calling on every nurse to show up and stand together.

This Monday, January 26, Kadlec nurses will hold an Informational Picket to fight for:

• Preventative safety measures (to stop workplace violence before it happens)
• Real break relief through Break RNs
• Fair and competitive wages

An informational picket shows our strength through unity and visibility. Management is watching and strong turnout matters. It is critical that Kadlec nurses show up for one another.

Nurses support nurses and on 1/26, we march on the streets together!✊✊✊

Providence Kadlec management has been formally notified that an informational picket will be held on Monday, January 26, outside Providence Kadlec Regional Medical Center on Swift Boulevard.

📍 Event Details

Date: Monday, January 26
Time: 8:30–10:30 a.m.
Location: Outside Providence Kadlec Regional Medical Center on Swift Blvd

Parking:
George Prout Pool Complex & Columbia Playfields
1005 Swift Blvd

👉 Check in at the BLUE TENTS when you arrive.

Map Key:

• 🔴 Red X – Parking (George Prout Pool Complex)
• 🟨 Yellow – Picket area
• 🔺 Blue triangles – Sign-in tents
• 🟢 Green X – Childcare, public restrooms, and warming area at the Doris Roberts Gallery (Richland Public Library)

So, What is an Informational Picket?

An informational picket is not a strike.
 This is our opportunity to:

• Stand together as nurses
• Educate the community
• Send a clear message to management that we are united and serious

Bring your family, friends, well-behaved pets, and your energy.
There will be coffee, snacks, chants, signs, and solidarity.

When nurses act together, we protect our patients, our profession, and each other.

Picket Sign-Making Party!

🎨 Picket Sign-Making Party!

Help us create the visuals that will carry our message.

Dates & Times:

• Saturday 1/24/2026 | 5–8 p.m.
• Sunday 1/25/2026 | 1–4 p.m.

Location:
Richland Community Center
500 Amon Drive, Richland, WA
(Meeting Room)

Supplies will be provided. Bring your ideas, creativity, and coworkers.
Kids are welcome 😊

🔑 Final Word: Solidarity Wins Contracts

Unions don’t win contracts by hoping management does the right thing.
We win by showing up, standing together, and making our collective strength impossible to ignore.

We look forward to seeing you on the line this Monday.

Contact WSNA Organizer Ryan Rosenkranz (rrosenkranz@wsna.org) for any questions.

⚠️ Nurses’ Priority Issues

 1. Breaks and Break Relief

Management submitted a proposal that would, over the first six months following contract ratification, identify units where breaks are a concern and work collaboratively to determine “best practices.” Under this proposal, management may recommend options such as utilizing float resources, revising unit break plans, or revising the staffing matrix, which may include a break relief pilot program.

WSNA has been clear that continued evaluation without action does not solve the problem, nurses need real break relief now, not another cycle of study while missed breaks continue.

2. Safety and Workplace Violence 

🚨 Safety & Security Proposal – Update

• WSNA has maintained its proposal requiring a consistent security presence in the Emergency Department, including during all hours the ED is open.
• WSNA has maintained its proposal to establish a Weapons Detection pilot program through a letter of agreement, requiring implementation in the Emergency Department and Main Entrance within six months of contract ratification.
• Conversations and proposals during these sessions focused on wages and break coverage but our safety proposals remain a priority.

3. Wages, Economics and Benefits

• Current Management proposal is: 2.5% at ratification, 2.5% in the second year. 2.75% in the third year. $1.00 market adjustment for all grades and $0.50 adjustment for grades 6-25.
• Current WSNA proposal is: $4.50 at ratification, $3.25 in the second year. $3.00 in the third year.

Management responded to WSNA’s most recent wage proposal with a revised counter, which does represent some movement at the table. While we acknowledge this movement, management’s proposal still falls short of achieving wage parity with other Providence facilities of the same trauma designation. Kadlec nurses continue to lag behind their peers despite performing comparable work under similar acuity and responsibility. WSNA has been clear that incremental movement alone is not enough, wage proposals must meaningfully close the gap and support retention of experienced nurses at Kadlec.

Local Unit Meeting

Please save the date for an important Local Unit Meeting on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, with two session options to ensure both day and NOC shift nurses have an opportunity to participate.

Meeting Times:

• 5:30–6:30 p.m.
• 7:45–8:45 p.m.

This meeting is intentionally scheduled after our January 26 informational picket and before the next negotiation sessions on February 10–11. It will give us the opportunity to:

• Debrief the informational picket and discuss turnout and impact
• Review where we stand in negotiations
• Reaffirm priorities for the upcoming bargaining sessions
• Discuss what next-step escalation may look like if meaningful progress is not made

Your participation is critical. Management pays close attention to engagement between bargaining sessions, and this meeting will help shape the direction of negotiations as we head back to the table.

Additional details, including location and/or virtual access information, will be shared soon. Please plan now to attend the session that works best for your schedule.

• Be Prepared for Escalation 
  Wage progress often comes only when management feels pressure. Staying engaged now ensures we are ready for next steps if needed, including pickets or a strike vote.
• 💙 Show Solidarity Every Wednesday! Wear your blue WSNA T-shirts every Wednesday to show management that you stand behind the negotiating team.  (If you need a blue T-shirt reach out to WSNA Organizer Ryan Rosenkranz (rrosenkranz@wsna.org)
• Stay Informed and Share Accurate Information 
  Read bargaining updates carefully and help correct misinformation on units. Management’s contradictory messaging thrives when nurses aren’t up to date.

 Staying Informed

• Stay informed - Read all WSNA communications and status updates from the Employer
• Engage and Participate – Watch for important updates on how to support your Bargaining Team and fight for a Fair Contract
• Let your Bargaining Team know if you wish to be an Observer during negotiations.
• Upcoming dates: Bargaining will resume on February 10 & 11
• Follow on social media platforms:
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/kadlecrns
• Instagram: @wsna_kadlec
• Make sure you check out your WSNA webpage: Kadlec Regional Medical Center - WSNA

In solidarity, Your WSNA Bargaining Team 
Meri Bukovisnky- CDU, WSNA Chair 
Crystal Rivera- ED, Member at Large 
Milari Romero- ICU, Member at Large 
Franklin Alvarez- 7RP 
Andrew Blake- Cath Lab 
Kelsi Duncan- NICU 
Deborah Langston- PACU, Grievance officer 
Anita Dennis- PACU, Grievance officer 
Jamie White- 9RP, Secretary/Treasurer

Questions? Contact WSNA Nurse Representative Jenn Jackson jjackson@wsna.org.