NW hospital has indicated that they wish to switch to a self-sched­uling model stating it will cut down on ​“balancing” the schedule each time. Nurses would submit prefer­ences however, manage­ment would still have to balance the schedule depending on those selec­tions and there would be no guarantee one would receive their prefer­ences. There may be advan­tages with each system depending on an individual’s prefer­ences and situa­tion. Some examples might be that with a set pattern, you know in advance what your schedule will be so there is more predictability. With self-sched­uling you may have more flexi­bility but less predictability with each schedule. WSNA has demanded to bargain over this matter. Please assist us in this matter by taking this very short survey.

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Questions? Please contact one of the local unit officers or WSNA Nurse Repre­sen­ta­tive Sara Frey, sfrey@wsna.org.