Our WSNA bargaining team completed their fourth day of contract negotiations with management on November 12, 2025. At the end of the last bargaining session, we made it very clear that we felt that management’s aggressive proposals were an attack on our union and our nurses at Pullman.  We invited management to reconsider its proposals, rather than pick a needless fight with us.

We are pleased to report that management heard us and has adjusted the tone of its proposals - thanks in no small part to our amazing bargaining team nurses sharing their perspectives, our bargaining unit nurses joining their union, staying informed, and wearing blue to support their team!  We appreciate that management withdrew several of their proposals that were unsatisfactory for our nurses, including the following:

• Withdrawing a proposal that would have required 3 days’ notice from WSNA to request meeting rooms
• Withdrawing a proposal that would have required 3 days’ notice for the WSNA representative to be on site to investigate nurse’s concerns and enforce the compliance
• Withdrawing a proposal that would have eliminated double time for nurses
• Withdrawing a proposal that would have eliminated seniority for nurses who return to Pullman within a year of leaving
• Withdrawing a proposal that would have narrowed what tuition reimbursement funds could be applied to

We also received an economic counter proposal from management to our initial economic proposal, which demonstrated a concerted effort to have meaningful discussions around wages.  Some of their proposals included the following:

• 8% year one, 3% in year two, and 2% in year three for a total of 13% across the board over three years
• Increasing charge pay from $2.25 to $3.50
• Increasing night shift premium from $4.00 to $4.50
• Increasing standby for both weekend and weekdays by 50 cents
• Increasing float premium to $3.50 but proposing to eliminate float pay for tasking

We appreciate the progress, but we still have much work to do on economics and other workplace issues. Each of you can help us continue to make progress in negotiations by getting involved and staying informed. We have more work ahead of us and will meet with management on the dates below. 

Upcoming bargaining dates

Friday December 5- Session 5

Wednesday December 12- Session 6

Tuesday December 18- Session 7

A HUGE thank you to our bargaining team and to Ryan Graves and Jeanna Wilson coming as our ad hoc bargaining members.

What can nurses do to help our union achieve a fair contract? Read below! 

1. On bargaining days- wear your WSNA T shirt, blue scrubs, I Support the Bargaining Team button or sticker to show you stand with our team. Take a picture with your coworkers and send it to your nurse rep Alle Machorro at 206-707-2048.
   
2. Union membership- Join WSNA today. When you become a member, it shows management that nurses are paying attention. 
   
3. Stay informed- read your personal emails for bargaining updates and ask your colleagues if they have read them too! 
   
4. Get involved in bargaining sessions- contact your WSNA Nurse Representative if you are off work on December 5 to see how you can support our team.

Questions? Contact your WSNA Nurse Representative Alle Machorro at 206-707-2048 or amachorro@wsna.org to get involved!