After 5 bargaining sessions, your bargaining team is excited to announce that we have reached a Tentative Agreement!

This agreement delivers meaningful, immediate, and long-lasting improvements to our pay, benefits, and working conditions—both on and off the job. All Ocean Beach Nurses will be on the same pay scale, with substantial wage increases over the life of the contract.

You all came together like we’ve never seen in the past. We had record participation in our pre-bargaining survey and were encouraged by your feedback and showing up to our local unit meeting to confirm we were united in our fight for a fair contract. We are proud of this contract that you all helped earn and your bargaining team unanimously recommends a YES VOTE!

KEY Contract HIGHLIGHTS

Pay Increases

• $1.00 base wage increase, PLUS 5% increase effective April 1, 2026
• Year 2: 3% increase
• Year 3: 3% increase
• Total wage increases of 13%–26% over three years

Premium and Differential Improvements

• Preceptor Premium: $1.50/hour for orientation and cross training 
  (in addition to existing preceptor pay)
• Night Shift Differential: Increased to $5.75/hour (up from $4.25)
• Standby Pay: Increased to $4.50/hour (up from $3.75)
• Weekend Premium: Increased to $5.25/hour (up from $3.50)

 Education Premiums

• BSN: +$1.00/hour
• BSN/MSN: +$2.00/hour total

Time Off and Holidays

• Additional 52 hours of PTO after year 24
• Veterans Day added as a paid holiday
• Improvements were made to incentivize and reward nurses for working on a holiday. All nurses will receive up to 12 hours of holiday pay, plus nurses working on the holiday will receive 1.5x pay and if you are on overtime, it would be double time.

 Job Security Improvements

• Stronger protections for FTE during low census
• Discipline drops off personnel files after 12 months 
  (previously 24 months)
• Employer-paid bargaining time: 
  Up to 24 hours pay for 4 bargaining members—for the first time ever
• Political Action Committee (PAC) language- Guaranteeing nurses rights are represented in Olympia!

Why vote YES?

This agreement reflects the strength of our unity and delivers real gains that impact our paychecks, schedules, and professional respect—now and into the future. We are proud that all Ocean Beach Health Nurses will be treated with equal respect and pay to live and serve the community we all care so deeply for.

We’re currently preparing a complete “redline draft” of our tentative agreement, which will be posted online and attached to the electronic ballot next week when we vote. In the meantime, this summary is intended to help nurses understand the changes they’ll see in the proposed agreement when they vote and what those changes will mean for them moving forward

What’s Next?

Wednesday, April 1 –  We will have a detailed TA Summary of the changes that you will seen in the contract. This will go to your personal email address. If you do not receive our emails, we need to confirm we have the correct email address for you. Voting will be done online, and induvial ballots will be sent only the email addresses we have on file.

Thursday, April 2 – We will be at the hospital from 5:30 – 8pm to answer your questions and talk about the contract. We will not have a temporary redline but we will have the Summary TA and can talk about it with you and answer any of your questions.

Wednesday,  April 8 – We will be post a the redline draft of the tentative agreement online and to your personal email address with reminder and link to the pre-ratification meeting on Microsoft Teams.

Thursday, April 9 – We will be holding a pre-ratification meeting from 6:30-8 pm  to discuss the redline draft of the tentative agreement and answer your questions. Voting will open promptly at 8 pm.

Friday, April 10 – Voting continues, closing promptly at 8 pm.  Results will be announced by 8:30 pm.

Stay tuned for more information as we go. If you are not a member, you will need to sign up in order to vote. Your membership matters! Sign up here to vote!

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.