Due to a family emergency, WSNA’s Chief Negotiator was not available to meet with management on May 19 however, your bargaining team did meet for 8+ hours with your nurse rep to continue to work through the many proposals we have received from management so the time was definitely utilized. Thank you to all nurses who attended one of our negotiation updates last week. You all came with some great questions and valuable input on many of management’s proposals. Our next session is June 9.

Wages can't wait!

Tell management we need to see their wage proposal. We continuing to gather information from you all about what a fair wage increase would mean to you. Please take a moment to respond:

Tell Management that Money Matters!

Do any of the questions below resonate with you? Share your story, so manage­ment will hear your voices and learn the finan­cial strug­gles you face.

• What sacri­fices have you had to make in your budget?
• Have you had or are you consid­ering: a second job, a smaller apart­ment, move further away from Seattle to make your finances work?
• What did your kid ask for recently that you had to say no to because it would have created a finan­cial hardship?
• Do the below-market wages make it harder for you to pay your student loan payments?
• How is insufficient staffing impacting you?
• Are you feeling enticed to work as a traveler or take a sign-on bonus at another facility?
• Is insuf­fi­cient staffing leading to vacation denials?
• Has the COVID pandemic resulted in increased finan­cial pressures due to more child­care expen­di­tures or any other loss of house­hold income?

If you would like to send a picture to help personalize your story, please send to Annie Mansfield amansfield@wsna.org.

In Solidarity,
Your 2021 WSNA Bargaining Team members,

Josef Mansour — ED, Brook Dodd — SCU, Hugh M McGowan — Neigh­bor­hood Clinics, Tiffany Guyette — Float, Samuel Alemu — MS, Heidi Glenden­ning — Birth Center, Rebekah Aguilar — Birth Center, Eliza­beth Tassani – ED, Tom Booze — ED

Nurse Representative Sara Frey sfrey@wsna.org 206.575.7979 ext. 3039.