If you need to request reasonable accommodation for medical or religious reasons, you have the right to union representation.

1. Send written communication that you want to schedule an interactive meeting to discuss your accommodation.
2. Contact one of the WSNA Officers or the Nurse Representative to attend the meeting with you.
3. If your employer has stated that they are accommodating you but this no longer works for you, you can submit another written request. State that you would like to continue to discuss other accommodation options.
4. If you receive a phone call from your manager or Human Resources, you have the right to request that they document what they are telling you verbally. If they refuse, you may email your manager and restate what you were told over the phone. Ask that they verify that the information is mutually understood.
5. Your employer is required by law to meet with you if you have asked for a meeting regarding your requested medical or religious accommodation. If an employer were to refuse, you may submit a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the Washington state Human Rights Commission. For more information
1. Human Rights Commission: https://www.hum.wa.gov/file-complaint
2. EEOC (Seattle): https://www.eeoc.gov/field-office/seattle/location
   

Update on Unfair Labor Practice complaint

WSNA continues to wait for the NLRB to respond to the complaint we submitted in August for injunctive relief against taking nurses off the schedule. A grievance has been filed on behalf of all affected nurses.

If you have questions, please contact your WSNA nurse representative.