WSNA was notified that PeaceHealth intends to change the way they round time in the MyTime Kronos system from the current seven-minute window for clocking in or out before or after your scheduled shift to paying for every minute worked. This is a practice we are seeing across the state as hospitals move towards this process. Anything regarding hours, wages, or working conditions are mandatory subjects of bargaining. Therefore, WSNA demanded to bargain and met March 7 with attorneys, nurses, and representatives for all Washington state PeaceHealth hospitals.

Many of the changes they are proposing will come out of our nurse's pockets. Management wants these changes. At a time when nurses are doing everything they can to work extra hours while being short-staffed, it is baffling that they want to change how they calculate OT and take away more incentives for you to work extra.

They didn’t seem to understand the logistics of where the time clocks are and the length of time it takes to log in to the computer and were dismissive of our concerns and didn’t fully comprehend the impacts of these changes.

We are scheduled to negotiate again on March 23 and will provide an update following those negotiations.

Questions? Contact WSNA Nurse Representative Carmen Garrison at cgarrison@wsna.org