Hello WSNA nurses,
Given the recent concerns with COVID-19 and the directives to limit direct contact, your negotiations team has decided that we will be postponing all bargaining for the next 4 to 6 weeks. Please know that your health and safety are our greatest concern. WSNA and your officers and negotiating team values all that you are doing for our patients and community. You are appreciated.
While we aren’t in negotiations, we are still fighting for your safety. We filed a DOSH complaint this weekend due to the lack of PPE you’ve been provided. Please keep us updated with any concerns or questions you have.
In solidarity,
Mara and your negotiation team.
Mara Kieval, BSN, RN
Nurse Representative
mkieval@wsna.org
206−575−7979, Ext. 3051
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COVID-19 petition demanding safe working conditions and hazard pay for our nurses
Our nurses deserve adequate protection including PPEs as well as hazard pay in recognition of the extraordinary conditions we are facing on the frontlines.
Sign the petition to demand our employers and our government provide the resources, support and safe working conditions we need to keep our members safe.
Learn more and sign the petition.
COVID-19 resources
From WSNA
- Nurses facing abnormally dangerous patient care assignments
- Visit wsna.org/covid19 for up to date resources and answers to frequently asked questions.
- Visit wsna.org/ado to document issues in your workplace.
Other helpful resources
- CDC testing guidelines
- CDC criteria for return to work for healthcare personnel with confirmed or suspected COVID
- WA State Hospital Association summary on Contingency and Crisis Capacity for facemasks (PDF)
- CDC strategies for optimizing the supply of facemasks
- Cloth masks do not protect nurses
- CDC healthcare personnel with potential exposure guidance
- WA State Coronavirus Response
- WA State Department of Health – 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
- WA State Employment Security Department – For workers affected by COVID-19
- Financial Resources for WA residents impacted by COVID-19
Posted Mar 17, 2020
Negotiation update
Previous updates
Staffing Complaint/ADO reminder
Mar 17, 2020
Responding to this crises
Mar 17, 2020
COVID-19 Impact on PeaceHealth Southwest Nurses
Mar 10, 2020
Negotiation Update
Mar 03, 2020
Latest on COVID-19 in WA
Mar 03, 2020
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Union Leadership Conference 2020
Nov 8, 2020 – Nov 10, 2020
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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
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.