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Our Contract Is Ratified—Now the Work Continues
Posted Sep 2, 2025
Nurses at UWMC-NW have voted to ratify our new contract. This new contract, including wage increases, went into full effect on September 1, 2025. This decision reflects a major step forward and a testament to the strength we’ve built together through every action, every conversation, and every show of solidarity.
This contract delivers important wins: stronger protections on workplace violence, new gains for per diem nurses, the elimination of ghost steps, and the defeat of every takeaway management proposed. These improvements reflect what’s possible when nurses stand united. At the same time, we know this agreement doesn’t solve every issue we face. Many nurses spoke strongly about staffing and break relief, and that fight is far from over.
Ratification doesn’t mark the end—it marks the next phase. Our work now is enforcing what we won, building on our momentum, and preparing for the future. That means packing the hospital staffing committee, filing ADOs when conditions are unsafe and bringing more of our coworkers into the union. Every new member, every unit rep, every act of solidarity strengthens our ability to hold management accountable and win the care standards our patients and profession deserve.
Thank you to every nurse who voted and every nurse who stood up in this campaign. Together, we’ve secured this contract, and together, we’ll keep pushing for more.
If you’re ready to step up for safe staffing and break relief, sign up here.
View the redline contract here.
For questions contact:
Your UWNW Bargaining Team wsna.uwnorthwest@gmail.com
Stephenie Troftgruben WSNA Nurse Representative stroftgruben@wsna.org
Zach Seikel WSNA Organizer zseikel@wsna.org
Previous updates
Tentative Agreement Voting Information Redline and Summary of the TA now available!
Aug 27, 2025
UWMC NW Bargaining Update - Tentative Agreement Redline + Voting Details
Aug 26, 2025
UWMC NW Bargaining Update – TA Vote Information
Aug 22, 2025
UWNW Bargaining Update
Aug 21, 2025
Bargaining Update - YOU MADE YOUR VOICE HEARD
Aug 04, 2025
UWMC-NW Bargaining Update
Jul 28, 2025
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Resources and tools
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.
Continuing education offerings
Enhance your professional competency with WSNA's free online courses.
Earn CNE contact hours through topics like Cultural Humility, Telehealth Assessment, Workplace Violence Prevention, and more. Convenient and self-paced, our courses provide practical knowledge for your daily work. Expand your skills and stay up-to-date with the latest nursing practices.