On April 20, 2023, we met with the County for our 15^th session. Prior to our session, a delegation of Staff and Supervisor nurses delivered our solidarity petition with a shared address by over two dozen nurses, to the office of the King County Executive. Thank you to all who participated in our unified action! Throughout our petition drive we have continued to meet with management at the bargaining table. We are pleased to report that our efforts over these past months have led to significant movement on several of the nurses’ top priorities, especially with respect to the staffing crisis in JHS. That is very encouraging

One of the remaining areas of bargaining pertains to the work performed by the Community Health Services nurses. For that reason, we supported the County’s idea to bring additional CHS representatives to the table for the next session. We will continue drilling down into specific aspects of CHS work and its alignment with the mission of Public Health at the County. We are pressing to bring bargaining to a conclusion. For bargaining progress detail with each session, read updates on this page.

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Announcing New WSNA Officer

Elena Schensted has been appointed by your officers as Secretary/Treasurer of your local unit. Congratulations Elena! Thank you for consenting to serve this vital role on behalf of your WSNA peers!

A special note of gratitude to Kaila Tang for her many years of service as a local unit officer, bargaining team member and as a PHN with the NFP. We wish you the best.

In solidarity,

Tyler Breier CCHP Chinook
Tami Nesler MRJC
Carolyn Clark KCCF
Elena Schensted First Steps/CSO Columbia
Kaila Tang NFP Columbia

For questions, contact a team member or WSNA Nurse Representative Tara Barnes tbarnes@wsna.org.