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Officers

Co-Chair

Didi Gray

(360) 608-9715

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Co-Chair

Dawn Marick

(360) 213-6118

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Secretary/Treasurer

Duncan Camacho

(661) 373-7797

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Grievance Officer

Erin Irwin

(503) 740-8425

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Member-at-Large

Erin Hutchison

(360) 335-7723

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Member-at-Large

Talitha Wilson

(503) 805-7223

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Member-at-Large

Amanda Jensen

(503) 504-8777

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Latest update

Bargaining Update – Day 13

Thank you to all of the observers who showed up today for contract negotiations!

We gave management a comprehensive proposal and expect a response at our next session!

Not a lot has changed as it relates to PeaceHealth. Management continues to propose getting rid of EIB; Management continues to propose cutting the wages of home health and hospice nurses; and management continues to express no interest in many of our proposed increases to premiums.

We hear your disgust with the slow movement from management at the bargaining table. Our information picket is now set for April 18 on Mill Plain! There will be two timeframes to ensure maximum participation.

The morning picket will be from 0600-0900 with an afternoon picket from 1600-1900 (Rally starting at 1730). Come out on a break if you are working!

Contact a bargaining team member to pledge that you will attend the picket if you haven’t already done so.

Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez wants to hear from you and learn more about your working conditions! This Friday, March 29th there will be an in person discussion with the Congresswoman form 1300-1415. Please call 206-575-7979 ext 0 to RSVP. The location of the conversation will be provided after you RSVP. Space is limited and only the first 20 who RSVP will be included. 

Bargaining team members are hosting informal union meetings with WSNA members. “Sip and Chats” occur every Tuesday from 1800-1930 while we are in negotiations. Click the button to join via Microsoft Teams or call in (206) 485-2614; Passcode: 864004705# to join.

WSNA is requesting that EVERY NURSE wear a WSNA shirt or a “I Support My Bargaining Team" button or sticker on negotiation days. Please contact Brooke Churchman at bchurchlady@gmail.com or Duncan Camacho at duncancamacho@gmail.com for a FREE WSNA shirt. For stickers and buttons, contact a member of the bargaining team or WSNA Organizer Sam Scholl. 

Our Instagram is LIVE and getting thousands of views a week! Send us your pictures or share your nursing and union related photos! PHSW_Nurses is our handle. You can also click the link to give us a follow: https://www.instagram.com/phsw_nurses?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== .

If you are told to take off stickers, buttons, or T-Shirts, ask if discipline could result if you don’t take off the item. If the supervisor says yes, take off the item and please file an ADO.

Please follow “Vancouver RN’s Care for US” on Facebook.

Be a union activist. Contact our Organizer Sammy Scholl for more ways to be involved. Cell: 425-606-7036, sscholl@wsna.org.

April 23 is our next bargaining session! To observe the bargaining session on April 23, 2024. Email sscholl@wsna.org to RSVP.

Car Signs are here! Contact organizer Sammy or a member of the bargaining team for a sign!

Become a member, make our voice strongerhttps://www.wsna.org/membership/application

Contact membership@wsna.org if you are not getting emails from WSNA. Also, please remember to check your junk mail!

In solidarity,

Your Bargaining Team
WSNA Co-Chair Didi Gray, Family Birth; WSNA Co-Chair Dawn Marick, Resource team; Secretary/Treasurer Duncan Camacho, ICU; Grievance Officer Erin Irwin, CVICU; Member at Large Talitha Wilson, ED; Dillon LeSieur, RRT/Critical Care; Dustin Weddle, ED; Jeryl Anderson, Case Management; Brooke Churchman, Home Hospice; Samantha Golden, IMCU; Joan Ngarachu, PACU; Toutu Rekucki, Cardiology

Please contact WSNA Nurse Rep Travis Elmore Nelson at telmore@wsna.org or 206-575-7979 ext. 3117 with questions or to find out what you can do to get a fair contract.

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.

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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.

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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.

Visit cne.wsna.org to access our courses and earn CNE contact hours.

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