Chair
Tyler Breier
Officers
WSNA staff contact
WSNA staff contact
Tara Barnes, BSN, RN
Nurse Representative
Zach Seikel
WSNA Organizer
Contract
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Latest update
Your negotiation survey closes on April 30
Posted Apr 24, 2024
Make your priorities known today!
Your current WSNA contract expires December 31, 2024, but we begin negotiations early this time, in June. Taking the negotiation survey is a critical first step to help inform and prepare the team about what matters most to the staff nurses in all divisions and locations across Seattle King County. Plan to spend about 10 minutes; longer if you want to include narrative to your responses.
Remember that the priorities that matter most to the majority of nurses is the purpose of the survey. Nurses who actively participate and engage in the survey and actions directly affects what happens at the bargaining table. Maybe you will be a team member or help your work site take action to support gaining that strong contract? Take the survey today
In Solidarity,
Your WSNA local unit officers:
Tyler Breier, Chair, Childcare program - breierta@gmail.com, Tina Lajoie, Vice Chair, NFP Downtown - tina.lajoie.18@gmail.com, Elena Schensted, Secretary/Treasurer, NFP Columbia - elenaschensted@yahoo.com, Carolyn Clark, Grievance Officer, KCCF - crclark333@gmail.com, Tami Nesler, Grievance Officer, KCCF - tami.nesler@hotmail.com
and Nurse Representative Tara Barnes tbarnes@wsna.org
Previous updates
Refuse to be harassed. Let's build our WSNA unified power!
Apr 16, 2024
Yes, it really is time to prepare for contract negotiations again!
Mar 26, 2024
BIG news you can use in April!
Mar 20, 2024
We can do together what we cannot do alone
Jan 08, 2024
Introducing your newly appointed WSNA Vice Chair!
Nov 22, 2023
WSNA and PROTEC17 are teaming up
Oct 04, 2023
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April 28-30, 2024
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Resources and tools
Document unsafe conditions
If you find yourself in a situation that you believe creates unsafe conditions for patients or for you, you should complete a Staffing Complaint / ADO Form as soon as possible.
By completing the form, you will help make the problem known to management, creating an opportunity for the problem to be addressed. Additionally, you will be documenting the facts, which may be helpful to you later if there is a negative outcome.
WSNA also uses your ADO forms to track the problems occurring in your facility. When you and your coworkers take the important step of filling out an ADO form, you are helping to identify whether there is a pattern of unsafe conditions for you or your patients at your facilities. This information is used by your conference committee, staffing committee, and WSNA labor staff to improve your working conditions.
Representation rights
As a union member, you have the right to have a representative present in any meetings with management that could potentially lead to disciplinary action against you.
If called into a meeting with management, read the following to management when the meeting begins:
If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, I respectfully request that my union representative be present at this meeting. Without representation present, I choose not to participate in this discussion.
Find out more about this crucial right and how to exercise it to ensure your fair treatment and protection.
Continuing education offerings
Enhance your professional competency with WSNA's free online courses.
Earn CNE contact hours through topics like Cultural Humility, Telehealth Assessment, Workplace Violence Prevention, and more. Convenient and self-paced, our courses provide practical knowledge for your daily work. Expand your skills and stay up-to-date with the latest nursing practices.
Visit cne.wsna.org to access our courses and earn CNE contact hours.