Many of us noted a small special payment amount on our most recent check from Skagit. The accompanying notification indicated this was our ratification payment.

Please note: this is not our ratification bonus! This amount was merely a lump sum reflecting the 0.5% wage increase from 6/17/19 through 6/30/19 on our gross wages.

On the July 25, 2019 payday, nurses will receive the agreed-upon ratification payment ($1,500 for 1.0 FTE nurses, prorated for nurses with less than 1.0 FTE, and $200 for per diem nurses).

Skagit has indicated to WSNA that it has sent out a clarifying communication

Thank you for all who let WSNA know of this confusion and rest assured the hospital is also aware of the misleading information provided with this payment.

Questions? Contact WSNA Nurse Representative Sue Dunlap at 206-575-7979, ext. 3005 or sdunlap@wsna.org.