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Jan 8, 2021

Extra Shift Incentive (ESI) – Extended

Dec 4, 2020

Did you hear? Spot Pay and Double Time Incentive

Nov 17, 2020

It's approaching time for contract negotiations again!

Nov 6, 2020

WSNA nurses' meeting with CHI Leadership Update

Nov 4, 2020

WSNA Alert:  Mandatory COVID Testing

Nov 4, 2020

COVID Outbreak Update

Nov 3, 2020

COVID outbreak at SJMC: What’s happening?

Nov 2, 2020

Cut Hours, Layoff, Quarantine & Unemployment Benefits

Oct 30, 2020

Time to begin preparations for contract negotiations!

Oct 13, 2020

Update: CommonSpirit’s Plans Regarding the COVID Caregiver Award bonus

Oct 7, 2020

CommonSpirit’s Plans Regarding the COVID Caregiver Award bonus

Sep 18, 2020

Union-Provided Mask Distribution

Aug 7, 2020

Staffing Complaint Instructions

Jun 15, 2020

WSNA Union mask handout Thursday, June 18, 2020

May 26, 2020

Tough times…Teachers Education Association demonstrates support for SJMC nurses

May 1, 2020

Cut Hours, Furlough, Layoff, Quarantine & Unemployment Benefits

Apr 29, 2020

SJMC required to post WSNA nurses’ right to union representation at meetings with management!

Apr 21, 2020

WSNA at CHI during COVID crisis update: Voluntary Furloughs

Apr 16, 2020

Reprocessing masks using toxic chemicals is not a solution

Apr 13, 2020

WSNA COVID-19 Weekly Advocacy, 4/13

Apr 7, 2020

COVID-19 webinar invitation

Apr 2, 2020

Your union is fighting for you!

Apr 2, 2020

WSNA at CHI update

Mar 26, 2020

DOSH Investigation of Safety Complaint

Mar 21, 2020

COVID-19 Testing at Tacoma Dome 3/21-3/25

Mar 18, 2020

Health Care Unions and CHI Franciscan reach agreement on worker safety and compensation

Mar 17, 2020

Responding to this crisis

Mar 10, 2020

Response to new CDC Interim Recommendations on COVID-19

Mar 6, 2020

PCNA Nurses Week 2020

Mar 3, 2020

Latest on COVID-19 in WA

Feb 6, 2020

Floating to Other Units: Know your rights!

Jan 14, 2020

Safety Committee and Opportunity for Continuing Education

Dec 19, 2019

Med-Surg rebid information

Nov 25, 2019

All SJMC Nurses

Nov 15, 2019

Judge dismisses St. Joseph's appeal of Safety & Health citation

Oct 29, 2019

Announcing Local Unit Officer election results

Oct 8, 2019

Fall Newsletter - 2019

Oct 3, 2019

Your contract is online

Aug 21, 2019

Reminder to nominate officers

Aug 7, 2019

Do you have ideas to make things better?

Jul 30, 2019

Important contract updates

Jul 19, 2019

Contract ratified

Jul 17, 2019

Historic and enforceable staffing language

Jul 15, 2019

Contract ratification vote

Jul 13, 2019

Members fought and we all won!

Jul 10, 2019

Sometimes walking is the last option to improve patient care

Jul 8, 2019

Speaking up for nurses in the Tacoma News Tribune

Jul 5, 2019

Strike Authorization Vote

Jul 3, 2019

Bargaining update

Jul 1, 2019

Real answers

Jun 28, 2019

We need the strongest data to win this fight

Jun 28, 2019

Car signs

Jun 27, 2019

Turnover is real

Jun 26, 2019

Official Launch of Strike Preparation!

Jun 20, 2019

Your strike questions answered

Jun 18, 2019

We have spoken, now it’s time to act

Jun 17, 2019

Standing Up and Speaking Out!

Jun 14, 2019

We are ready to fight

Jun 13, 2019

IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR ALL SJMC NURSES: CONTRACT NOT RATIFIED!

Jun 10, 2019

Get the scoop on strike!

Jun 7, 2019

Please make your voice heard by casting your vote

Jun 7, 2019

Announcing the appointment of three new Local Unit Officers

Jun 3, 2019

WSNA Contract Vote, June 13, 2019!

Jun 3, 2019

Summary of changes to the 2019 Tentative Agreement

May 31, 2019

Reminder about Local Unit Meetings: Mediation Updates on June 4, 2019

May 24, 2019

Local Unit Meetings: Mediation Updates on June 4, 2019

May 20, 2019

What time is it? It's time to rally for a FAIR CONTRACT!

May 20, 2019

Important update about next negotiation session with Federal Mediator!

May 8, 2019

Celebrating Nurses Week - Celebrating You!

Apr 30, 2019

Summary of nurse meetings - April 23 and April 25, 2019

Apr 24, 2019

Attention St. Joe's Nurses!

Apr 20, 2019

Location updates for local unit meetings

Apr 20, 2019

Hear all about it – latest report on Rest Break Settlement implementation

Apr 20, 2019

Meet with your WSNA negotiation team

Apr 20, 2019

State cites and fines St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma for serious safety violations

Apr 16, 2019

The survey is online

Apr 12, 2019

We heard you

Apr 12, 2019

The vote is in

Apr 10, 2019

Nurses Week celebration – a fun free opportunity!

Apr 9, 2019

Vote on our contract Thursday, April 11

Apr 5, 2019

Come vote!

Apr 1, 2019

We have a Tentative Agreement on a contract!

Mar 29, 2019

We did it!

Mar 25, 2019

We've reached a Tentative Agreement!

Mar 18, 2019

Gearing up for this week's informational picket

Feb 25, 2019

Negotiation update: day 12

Feb 22, 2019

Join us March 11 for a Unity Dinner!

Jan 25, 2019

Negotiation update

Jan 18, 2019

Negotiation update

Jan 10, 2019

The lack of nursing staff has become critical

Dec 21, 2018

Changes in ED Obs/MSOA, ACC, South Pavilion and 8B/C

Dec 20, 2018

On Tuesday, Dec. 18, we met for our ninth contract negotiation session

Dec 19, 2018

Your St. Joseph Medical Center Local Unit leaders are sponsoring 10 nurses to attend the Washington State Nurses Convention, May 1-3, 2019 at the Tulalip Resort Casino

Dec 17, 2018

Negotiation update: session #8

Nov 30, 2018

Announcing changes in WSNA nurse representative

Nov 30, 2018

Negotiation update: session #7

Nov 21, 2018

Negotiation update: management refuses to resume talks in the afternoon

Nov 6, 2018

We need to hear from you!

Nov 1, 2018

Negotiation update and workplace violence complaint

Oct 19, 2018

Workplace violence – it's time for action

Oct 10, 2018

Important negotiations information you need to know about

Sep 4, 2018

Day two of negotiations!

Aug 8, 2018

What's going on in your local unit?

Jun 20, 2018

WSNA June Membership Newsletter

Mar 29, 2018

St. Joseph officers and activists prepping for the 2018 negotiations!

Mar 23, 2018

Fantastic free opportunity!

Feb 20, 2018

Negotiations are coming up this fall!

WSNA union news

COVID-19: Advocating for nurses

Letter from Governor Inslee to hospital administrators: Listen to workers for COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Unions praise Governor Inslee for addressing concerns of frontline workers in new proclamation

WSNA statement on COVID surge and frontline nurses

AFT, AFSCME, WSNA, and UNAC/UHCP sue Trump admin for shelving standard that would protect America’s healthcare workers from exposure to infectious diseases

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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

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.

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