Our Contract is Ratified!
Posted Jan 13, 2026
Congratulations to our WSNA Pullman nurses on our new contract. On Friday January 9, 2026, our union nurses unanimously voted YES to ratify our new contract! A huge thank you to all of our nurses who participated in this vote and made this happen for our nurses.
What happens now?
The attorneys for both parties will work to clean up the contract and draft the signature page for both teams to sign. In the meantime, our new contract is live and is the standard we should be using. Should an issue arise or a question come up, please reach out to a bargaining team member or our WSNA Nurse Representative. After the clean up is done and the document is signed, we will upload the new version to our union homepage.
How can I continue to support our union?
We asked Sheila Burman, a member of our bargaining team, how nurses can thank our team and continue to support our work, here is what she said-
“Congratulations, the results are in. The bargaining unit unanimously voted YES! We have ratified our contract. If you are not already a union member one way to thank the team for our hard work and hours spent negotiating our new wages and contract wins is to join WSNA as a full member”
We did some quick math because we’ve heard from nurses they just don’t want to pay or it’s too much money. For a full-time nurse who makes $41 per hour, monthly union dues work out to be roughly 2% of the monthly income. This means nurses in this recent contract can be union members and still be receiving a 7% raise from the work done by our bargaining team. For part-time and per diem nurses, the rate is even less.
What does being a full member mean?
Being a full member of our union means a lot! Nurses can run for local union leadership and help support nurses at their own local level including
- Enforcing our contract
- Participating in contract committees to advocate for working conditions with leadership including staffing committee, safety committee, and conference committee
- Bargain our contract
- Meet with newly hired nurses to advocate for why union engagement is critical in our hospital
Full membership also means
- Running for state level committees for work your passionate about including health policy, nursing practice policy, finances, and occupational and environmental health
- Running for our labor executive council to oversee and guide our 51 local hospital units in their union work
- Attending our Leadership Convention in April 2026 in Wenatchee, WA with full cost reimbursement
- Attending our annual Lobby Day to advocate for bills in WA state that directly impact the work nurses do in WA state with full cost reimbursement
- Attending our biennial membership convention for 10-15 CEUs in Tacoma, WA with full cost reimbursement
- Attending Inland Empire Nurses Association events in Spokane, WA for full cost reimbursement for CEUs, education scholarships, and networking opportunities
Our amazing Pullman nurses also serve our community annually by providing basic first aid at the Lauren’s Lap run.
Having our union at Pullman Regional Hospital is critical as it sets the bar for our region. We know many nurses choose to work full-time at Pullman and per diem elsewhere and we know that is largely due to our leading wages and working conditions. Our union nurses make that difference and we want every nurse to join and be a part of that.
Ready to join? Sign up today online!
Questions? Contact WSNA Nurse Representative Alle Machorro at amachorro@wsna.org