We met again with the employer yesterday and continue to make progress. The main event: we submitted a new counterproposal on wages that would bring our Home and Community Nurses’ pay back up  to where it belongs: right on par with their coworkers in the acute care units.  And while that proposal is in management’s hands, what happens next is in yours.

We know management isn’t hiding its wage proposals from nurses, especially those of us in Grade 4. What they’re not showing us is the long list of nurses their current proposal leaves behind, especially the home health, home hospice, and hospice house nurses in Grades 2 and 3.  We need YOU to remind them: we’re in contract for EVERYONE, and EVERYONE needs to win!

We need EVERYONE to sign the petition ASAP

We are now in February with our contract expiring at the end of this month. The bargaining team needs our employer to know that we will all stand together to demand a fair contract. This starts with our petition. Find a local unit officer, bargaining team member, or action team member today to sign a petition and find out how you can help track down coworkers who haven't signed yet.

Upcoming Events

• Southwest Bargaining Beat
  Join us TONIGHT 2/4/2026 at 6:30pm for our weekly virtual local unit meeting “Southwest Bargaining Beat” – We will have updates on bargaining, and more importantly what we need to do if we want a good contract by the end of the month.  We will also talk about recent problems with night shift meal period and breaks, and why ADO forms and possible L&I complaints will be necessary to push back and create change.  
  
  Meeting link
  
• PHSW Longview Event
  Come on down to our Longview PHSW Union Potluck and bring your Valentine! Our perfect Valentine is a Fair Contract that guarantees competitive wages, safe staffing, protection from workplace violence, fair pay for standby and overtime hours, and a mandatory low census cap for ALL nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest!
  
  Everyone is welcome — families, friends, and new faces too! Feel free to bring a plate, we will provide food too. Please RSVP so we have enough!
  
  Date: February 13, 2026 from 6-8:30 pm 
  Location: AWPPW Local 153 Union Hall 724 15th Ave, Longview, WA 98632
  
  RSVP Here: https://wsna.to/LongviewEvent
  
• New Nurse Night
  Come on down to Sasquatch Pizza, have a slice with us, get to know other new nurses and ask all the questions about the union and bargaining that your little heart desires! Family and Friends welcome and slices on us, booze is on you. Kid friendly pinball machines too! Looking forward to seeing you there!
  
  Date: Thursday 2/19/2026 from 6-9 pm 
  Location: Hungry/Thirsty Sasquatch (2110 Main St, Vancouver, WA)
  
  RSVP Here:  https://wsna.to/NewNurseNight
  
• Observe Bargaining Session 9 – 2/10/2026
  Join us for our ninth session next Tuesday, February 10. We will be in HEC classrooms 3/4. Please RSVP  — it helps us plan for how many observers we will have. (If you have a last-minute opportunity to join us, please do.)
  
  RSVP to join us!

If you are working and cannot join us, make sure to at least wear a WSNA sticker to support the team and, ideally, wear your WSNA blue T-shirt. We will have shirts at bargaining if you’d like to pick one up.

Follow us on Instagram at phsw_nurses

In solidarity,

WSNA PeaceHealth Southwest Bargaining Team:
Alyssa Boswell, Home Hospice
Dawn Marick, MedSurg
Duncan Camacho, ICU
Dustin Weddle, ED
Jacob Clark, CVICU
Maria Hosseini, Cathlab
Sam Golden, IMCU
Sarah Albright, Peri-Op
Toutu Rekucki, MedSurg

Questions? Contact your WSNA Nurse Representative, Bret Percival, at bpercival@wsna.org.