Day 13 of negotiations completed

Today was our first day with the Federal Mediator. Despite bargaining until past 2100, unfortunately, we were not able to reach an agreement. We are scheduled to meet again with the mediator’s assistance this Friday, Dec. 17, 2021.
We are still trying to come to an agreement on staffing, safety, wages, retention bonuses, just cause for Per Diems, rest between shift premium for procedural call nurses, Juneteenth, and the Racial Justice Taskforce.

Important Strike Authorization Vote Information

It’s time to vote YES to authorize a strike if necessary.

The St. Joe's Tacoma WSNA strike authorization vote will be conducted both in-person as well as online using an encrypted online voting database system.

In-Person Voting:

• Date: Tuesday, Dec. 21
• Location: People’s Center Tacoma: 1602 MLK Jr Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
• Times: 7:30 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., 6 – 8 p.m.

Online Voting:

• On-Line voting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, and will close at 9 p.m. on Dec. 23.

If you choose to vote online, you will receive an email on Wednesday, Dec. 22 from Washington State Nurses Association, vote@simplyvoting.com with voting details, including an anonymously assigned unique ID and password to a secure link with your confidential ballot which ensures only one vote per person.

If you do not receive an email with your ballot link on Dec. 22, please contact Jeremy Raughton at jraughton@wsna.org to confirm we have your up-to-date email on file.

Only members in good standing are eligible to vote on strike authorization. If you are currently not a member of WSNA, you will be eligible to vote online if you submit a completed and signed WSNA union membership application to MRose@wsna.org prior to Dec. 21. If you choose to vote in person, union membership applications will be available at the in-person voting location. A fillable membership application can be found at https://www.wsna.org/membership/application/union.

If you have any additional questions, please contact your nurse representative Barbara Friesen at Bfriesen@wsna.org.