After our most recent bargaining sessions, management released an update suggesting that negotiations “should not be a fight” with a “winner”.  

Let’s be clear.

No nurse came into this process looking for a fight. We came to the table with clear priorities, thoughtful proposals, and a willingness to problem-solve.

But when management repeatedly:

• Dismisses nurse priorities as “unreasonable:”
• Refuses to meaningfully close wage gaps and touts already existing step increases to inflate the impact of their proposals
• Offers process language without action
• Suggests that if nurses want safety improvements, “the union can pay for it”

It stops being about collaboration.

Negotiations are not about winning or losing.  They are about addressing the real issues that nurses have identified.

Join us for Strike Captain Training!

Tuesday, February 24, 1330-1530 and Thursday, February 26, 0830-1000 at Richland Library.

Join us at our next negotiation sessions

March 2 and 3 at the Hampton Inn, 486 Bradley Blvd.

Questions? Contact a member of your bargaining team or WSNA Nurse Representative Jennifer Jackson at jjackson@wsna.org.

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