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Bargaining Update: Session 2 (March 5, 2026)

Your WSNA negotiating team had a short virtual bargaining session today from 9 am to roughly 10:30 am. During this session, we discussed management's counterproposals to some of our non-economic items, and we presented the employer with a strong economic proposal highlighting our top priorities: wages, healthcare, and retirement.

Our Economic Priorities

We know Ocean Beach is lagging behind other public hospitals in our area, and our proposals are designed to fix that, retain staff, and recognize your hard work. We sought out improvements in base wages, premium pay, and eliminating two separate wage scales emphasizing the importance that all nurses deserve equal pay in one pay scale.

We also know that Health Care, Retirement, and Time off are also very important to all of you and presented proposals that would keep Ocean Beach competitive in all these area and help recruit, retain, and reward nurses with many years of service to this community.

Non-Economic Counter-Proposals

We also continued our dialogue on crucial non-economic items to include union orientation and accurate information for the union to stay in touch with all of us. We also had a good discussion on workplace safety. We appreciated our CNO Brenda’s input in topics today, that was helpful having her perspectives.

Next Steps Our next bargaining sessions are scheduled for March 19, 20, 26, and 27. We made it clear to management today that we are prepared to do whatever it takes to reach a fair deal by the 27th, prior to our contract's expiration. This doesn’t mean we will take just any deal to be done, but we sincerely want to get you the contract you deserve in a timely manner.

We STILL want to hear from you.

We are still waiting to pass some proposals to the employer, including economics, at our next session. We want all nurses to fill out the survey, so we know we are truly representing all Ocean Beach WSNA nurses.

Take the survey now

Stay tuned for more updates, and please reach out to the bargaining team if you have any questions!

In solidarity,
Brenda Slagle – Local Unit Chair
Marcey Frame - Local Unit Secretary/Treasurer
Brad Bell – Bargaining Team Member

Questions? Contact your WSNA Nurse Representative, Bret Percival, at 206-471-0876 or bpercival@wsna.org.

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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.

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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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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.

Visit cne.wsna.org