REMINDER! Join us for a virtual Sip n’ Chat, first option is tonight at 8 pm!

Participate in one or both of the following options to discuss recent issues, your questions, and an overview to reinforce the new PTO/Sick legacy EIB language that became effective January 13, 2025. Use the same link for both options. Only Overlake WSNA represented nurses will be admitted to the meeting:

Option 1: Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 8 pm
Option 2: Friday, Feb. 21 at 2 pm

Microsoft Teams Link
Meeting ID: 281 503 116 570
Dial in by phone
+1 206-485-2614,,674231856#
(888) 313-0615,,674231856 (Toll-free)
Phone Conference ID: 674 231 856#

In unity,
Your Local Unit Officers
Chris Birchem OSS, Chair lmh-ccb@comcast.net
Heidi Scharnitzke Labor and Delivery, Secretary hd.scharnitzke@gmail.com
Crissy Sekine IMI, Treasurer crissysekine.rn@gmail.com
Stacey Alvarez ED, Grievance Officer harley1_1@msn.com
Katie Gugliotta ED, Grievance Officer klgugliotta@gmail.com
Brandon Yokoyama ED, Membership Officer brandonyokoyama@gmail.com

Nurse Representative Tara Barnes tbarnes@wsna.org

You can always find contact information for your officers on your WSNA webpage https://www.wsna.org/union/overlake-hospital-medical-center

As always, WSNA provides education on numerous practice and union topics. Go here to enroll and complete the learning module for the 2023 Safe Staffing Law 
https://cne.wsna.org/courses/2023hospitalstaffinglaw

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