Colleen Littlejohn
Officers
Colleen Littlejohn
WSNA staff contact
WSNA staff contact
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Free Labor Day BBQ at Ft. Steilacoom Park!
Posted Aug 21, 2024
Monday, September 2, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
9200 Steilacoom Blvd SW 98498
WSNA will have a booth with games, prizes and more! Bring your family, friends, and pets (there is a dog park to play in too)!
Looking for ways to help at this event? Please reach out to WSNA Nurse Representative Janet Stewart at Jstewart@wsna.org.
Sponsored by the Washington Federation of State Employes Local 793 and the affiliates of the Pierce County Central Labor Council
A note on Labor Councils:
We all know that when it comes to WSNA, we are stronger when we stand together, but did you know that members and leaders of different unions in Pierce County also come together monthly to support each other at Pierce County Central Labor Council meetings?
Who in our community wouldn't be impacted by a hospital's unwillingness to staff nurses properly or the local fire department being unable to hire sufficient skilled staff? What would you do if there suddenly was no trash pickup at your house or no nurse at your child's school? Union workers are all around us diligently fighting to keep our communities safe, strong, clean, and running smoothly.
Involvement in your local labor council as a representative of WSNA ensures that when the problems are big, nurses know about them and when nurses have big problems, our labor community will know that we need their help. Ask your WSNA Nurse Representative about how you can get plugged in.
This Labor Day is a day to celebrate all that we have achieved together as union members from paid sick leave, safer working conditions, and ending child labor to the right to bargain collectively and improve the future for us all.
Come celebrate with us, but more importantly, come meet members of unions across Pierce County. We are stronger when we work together.
Previous updates
Congratulations to your re-elected officer!
Feb 10, 2023
Announcing your new WSNA Interim Nurse Representative-Linda Burbank, JD, BSN, RN
Dec 19, 2022
Presumptive eligibility and you
Jul 11, 2022
The vote is in!
Jul 05, 2022
Your vote summary
Jun 28, 2022
We have a Tentative Agreement on a contract!
Jun 23, 2022
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Document unsafe conditions
If you find yourself in a situation that you believe creates unsafe conditions for patients or for you, you should complete a Staffing Complaint / ADO Form as soon as possible.
By completing the form, you will help make the problem known to management, creating an opportunity for the problem to be addressed. Additionally, you will be documenting the facts, which may be helpful to you later if there is a negative outcome.
WSNA also uses your ADO forms to track the problems occurring in your facility. When you and your coworkers take the important step of filling out an ADO form, you are helping to identify whether there is a pattern of unsafe conditions for you or your patients at your facilities. This information is used by your conference committee, staffing committee, and WSNA labor staff to improve your working conditions.
Representation rights
As a union member, you have the right to have a representative present in any meetings with management that could potentially lead to disciplinary action against you.
If called into a meeting with management, read the following to management when the meeting begins:
If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, I respectfully request that my union representative be present at this meeting. Without representation present, I choose not to participate in this discussion.
Find out more about this crucial right and how to exercise it to ensure your fair treatment and protection.
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