Chair
Liz Rainaud, RNC
FBC (day)
Cell phone (360) 421-2505
Contract
Latest update
We have a fully ratified contract
Posted Aug 15, 2024
Yesterday, the Board of Commissioners ratified our contract as well. Our contract becomes effective on September 2, 2024 – Labor Day. We are reviewing and finalizing the red-lined draft of the contract and will post it to the website as soon as it’s finished.
It’s not too late to donate annual leave to the bargaining unit to off-set the number of volunteer hours they spent during our contract fight. Contact Nurse Rep Sue Dunlap at sdunlap@wsna.org or any bargaining team member for the form or more information.
Still not a dues-paying member? This is the easiest and most fundamental way to increase our power as a union. Join HERE.
Get more involved! Nominate yourself or someone else who’d be spectacular to be an officer, a unit representative, or just a more engaged union member (for example, learn why it’s important for WSNA nurses to regularly attend Board of Commissioners meetings). Contact Nurse Rep Sue Dunlap at sdunlap@wsna.org or an officer for the form or more information.
Congratulations, everyone! We made great strides in this contract, and our work isn’t over yet.
In solidarity,
Liz Rainaud, FBC and WSNA local unit chair
Rachel Yates, Family Medicine and WSNA local unit treasurer
Kim McCann, FBC and WSNA local unit membership officer
Kyla Malean , OR and Negotiating team member
Lacey Bernick, PERI OP and Negotiating team member
Questions or comments, contact WSNA Organizer:
Crystal Doll CDoll@wsna.org or at 206 334-8388,
or Nurse Representative: Sue Dunlap SDunlap@wsna.org,
or any of your bargaining team members.
Previous updates
Congratulations! We have a contract.
Aug 13, 2024
We have a Tentative Agreement! Your bargaining team recommends a YES vote
Aug 01, 2024
We did it!
Jul 30, 2024
Board Meeting Cancelled?!
Jul 26, 2024
Day 13: Virtual Negotiations Update
Jul 11, 2024
Skagit Nurses – Keep Showing Up!
Jun 28, 2024
WSNA union news
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.