Yesterday, March 12, our newly organized WSNA Case Management Group met with the Hospital for our first bargaining session to bargain our Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The tenor at the table was respectful and the day was productive. We were encouraged by the Employer’s responsiveness and the initial progress.

Transition of Leave & Benefits

We spent a significant amount of our time discussing the transition of Leave & Benefits. Subjects included:

• Transition of Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Personal and Holiday Leave
• Leave accrual rates, balances and caps
• Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits
• Long-term Disability
• Life Insurance and Pensions
• Employee Incentives (Your Bonus Your Way and Health Spending Accounts)

Our focus was to ensure that we maximize protective language around retaining or improving our current leaves and benefits, as well as fight off any takeaways.

Proposals

We exchanged proposals on:

• Benefits Transition Plan
• Reallocation of Staff, Reduction in Force (Layoff), and Recall
• Seniority
• Floating
• Low Census

We are WSNA – Stay Engaged

• Stay informed - Read all WSNA communications and status updates
• Engage & Participate – Watch for important updates on how to support your Bargaining Team at the table
• Join the virtual Sip & Chat every Monday following bargaining – next Sip & Chat is on March 16 from 5 pm – 7 pm (feel free to stop by 🙂)
  
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• Provide Input/Feedback to your bargaining team
• Make sure you check out our WSNA webpage: https://www.wsna.org/union/seattle-childrens-hospital

Upcoming Bargaining Dates

• March 19 from 9 am – 2 pm
• April 2 from 9 am – 5 pm
• April 9 from 9 am – 5 pm
• April 16 from 9 am – 5 pm

A special thank you to Lindsey Kirsch (Local Unit Officer) for supporting us at our informational meetings and for being a resource for our team! 💙

In solidarity,

Your Bargaining Team
Alefiya Deards, UM RN 
Serena Stamper, TLC RN Care Manager
Tami Hance, RNCM (covering for Ginger Nelson, RNCM)

Questions? Contact your bargaining team or WSNA Nurse Rep Linda Burbank at lburbank@wsna.org.