On July 19 and 20, 2021, your contract negotiation team met with hospital administration for our first two negotiation sessions. We gave them our proposals which include competitive wage increases, improvements to staffing language, a permanent incentive pay program, a proposal to discourage mandatory overtime, parity for clinic RNs and other proposals. We pushed back on management attacks on per diem and relief RNs.

We meet next with management on September 9 and 10. Hospital administration has committed to giving us their comprehensive proposal at that time.

SAVE THE DATE!

We are working on scheduling a local unit meeting to discuss negotiations with you! We have tentatively set September 14 in the late afternoon/evening as a date for a union meeting. Stay tuned for details!

Contact membership@wsna.org if you are not getting postcards and E-Mails from WSNA! Please remember to check your junk mail!

In Solidarity,
your negotiating team: - Karla Fowler, Local Unit Chair – ICU; Sarah Rice, Member at Large – Cath Lab; Mike Rogen, Member at Large – ER; Jennifer Buckhalter, Grievance Officer – Oncology; Elena Brent – Clinics; Christine Mitchell – Float Pool; Leslie Royce – Labor and Delivery; Elizabeth Brassfield – Medical; Kathy Arnesen – Surgical; Laura Jensen – OR; Annie Johnson – Pre Op

Please contact Travis Elmore, WSNA Nurse Rep at telmore@WSNA.org or 206-575-7979 ext. 3117 with questions or to find out what you can do to get a fair contract!