WSNA Newsletter
Posted Jan 13, 2026
Cafeteria Time - Wednesday January 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Stop by the cafeteria to chat with your WSNA Nurse Representative and Officers
Enter to win a $25 Gift card. We'll be there on Wednesday, January 14 from 10 am to 2 p.m.
Night Shift Longevity Incentive - Are you on the List?
SJMC failed to pay the contractual Night Shift Longevity Incentive which was to be paid on December 26, 2025.
Hospital leadership is aware and are working to get this paid to qualifying night shift nurses.
They are hopeful that they will have this fixed by the 1/23 pay day. WSNA has filed a grievance for failure to follow contract language.
If you would like to know if you are slated for the Incentive, send an email this week to Nurse Rep Janet Stewart - jstewart@wsna.org or send me a text message at (206) 735-6484.
Or stop by and see us at Cafeteria Time 1/14 from 10 am-2 pm.
MOU: Night Shift Longevity Incentive
Beginning in 2025, RNs with five (5) or more years of experience and who work the night shift shall receive a bonus of one thousand dollars ($1,000) annually, included in the last paycheck of each calendar year.
If an RN reaches five (5) years of RN experience after June 30th of the calendar year, or if an RN with five (5) or more years of RN experience starts working on the night shift after June 30th, the RN will receive a reduced bonus of five hundred dollars ($500) for that year.
If an RN reaches five (5) years of RN experience on or before June 30th of the calendar year, or if a RN with five (5) or more years of RN experience starts working on the night shift on or before June 30th, the RN will receive the full bonus of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for that year.
The RN must be on the payroll and working night shift at the bonus payment date. This MOU will sunset upon expiration of the contract.
Attention GI Clinic Nurses - Grievance Won
GI nurses are expected to coordinate weekend cases prior to the time their call shift actually begins. They are doing work/coordinating cases without being paid.
This is a contract violation per article 10.11 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. A grievance was filed and won.
If any GI Clinic nurse coordinated weekend cases while Not on Standby and Before their Call Shift actually started, you need to submit a PAR no later than January 30, 2026, to get reimbursed for your time. The timeframe goes back from April 2025 to Present. Submit your PAR to: Jennifer.Weander@commonspirit.org and cc: JStewart@wsna.org and your manager.
10.11 If a nurse responds to an inquiry directly related to patient care while not at work or not on standby, the time spent on each inquiry shall be considered time worked for a minimum of 15 minutes and shall be compensated at the appropriate rate of pay. The nurse will notate the 15 minutes or actual time spent on the inquiry in the electronic timekeeping system exception log. Time spent working under this section will not count as hours worked for the purposes of Section 8.9, Rest Between Shifts. Inquiries taken during stand-by are paid pursuant to 10.2.1.
If other procedural areas are experiencing this or something similar, please notify your WSNA Nurse Representative.
WSNA Leadership Conference
Level up your skills, your knowledge, and your power at WSNA’s 2026 Union Leadership Conference April 26–28, 2026 at the Wenatchee Convention Center.
Now more than ever, unions need strong leaders like you. At Leadership, you’ll learn and grow, with some costume-party fun thrown in. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with colleagues, deepen your leadership knowledge, and prepare for the challenges and victories ahead.
Registration will open soon!
Let one of your union officers or WSNA Nurse Rep know if you are interested in a scholarship to attend.
Find your WSNA Contract and Leadership contacts at the top of this web page.
Co-Chair Carina Price, ICU
Co-Chair Jessica Lenczycki, FBC
Secretary Shannon Suchland, Walters Day Surgery
Treasurer Matthew McGuire, ED
Grievance Officer Yunna Flenord, ICU
Grievance Officer Kat Jabasa, Main OR
Membership Officer Teresa Kindell, 2 South MS
Social Media Officer Kate Krazier, 7th Floor MS
WSNA Nurse Representative Janet Stewart JStewart@wsna.org