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Spokane Regional Health District

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Chair

Jan Yoder

Vice Chair

Michelle Huskinson

Secretary

Kaylee Nunley

Grievance Officer

Kimberly Parkey

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Negotiation Update

Movement was made, discussions continued

Day #2 of bargaining held several conversations around topics that will enhance benefits for the nurses, but also some that propose takeaways. Some TAs (Tentative Agreements) were made on adding members to the family definition for sick leave, and additional ways nurses can use their sick leave. We agreed to enhancements to Jury Duty leave that will provide for pay in the event a nurse is called to serve in this capacity.

Robust discussions are ahead. Before the end of the day, management made a proposal to eliminate Comp Time. We did communicate our distaste with this proposal by management and were sure to point out nurses do use this time. While we didn’t have a lot of time to dive into the hard discussions, management recognized our concern.

This is only a brief snapshot of what occurred during bargaining! Come to the local unit meeting to catch up with your fellow nurse colleagues and to find out more!

When: December 4 from 2 – 3pm

Where: Room 350

Food and refreshments provided

Calling all nurses! We need PTO donations for our third negotiating team RN

Our negotiation team is hard at work! While they are working on many issues important to all the nurses, only two of the WSNA negotiating team of nurses are paid by the Health District. The third nurse is paid by means of the "Negotiation Bank" which is made up of donated hours from other WSNA nurse colleagues. After day 2, the third team member has now depleted the hours we are asking for your help! We need donations of vacation hours to pay our third bargaining team nurse as we finish out the very important work on the next contract. Below is the form for donating hours. See the parameters for donating on the second page. Any donation greatly helps!

Shared leave form

Membership matters! 

We know management has ways of finding out how many nurses are WSNA members. To show management you are united, all nurses must be a WSNA member. Now is the time to come together, through membership, which will show them you are ONE.

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Your WSNA negotiating team members are:

Kimberly Parkey
Kaylee Nunley
Michelle Huskinson

Questions? Contact WSNA Nurse Representative Jaclyn Smedley at jsmedley@wsna.org.

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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.

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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