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Carina Price
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Rainier Olympic Nurses Association Nurses Month Celebration is Saturday May 16 from 5-8 PM
Posted Apr 14, 2026
Join us for a night of inspiration and celebration. We are sponsoring up to 2 tables (12 people). If you'd like a sponsored seat, contact Carina Price carina.l.price@gmail.com. First come, first served.
We are proud and excited to announce this year's RONA Nurse of the Year is Kathleen (Kat) Jabasa who worked for several years in the SJMC Main O.R.; was a WSNA Officer and recently received the WSNA Health Equity Award. Come help us celebrate.
Safe Staffing Campaign "No Skeleton Crews" is Underway
National Common Spirit is failing to staff units safely and adequately. It's time for the Union to AGITATE Administration.
Who is the Union? YOU are the Union. What do Unions do when under attack? We Stand Up and Fight Back!
What can you do?
-Wear our newly created "No Skeleton Crews" stickers every day that you are understaffed. They can be found on the WSNA union bulletin boards. If management tells you not to wear them; then ask if wearing it could lead to disciplinary action. If they say No, then continue to wear your stickers proudly. It is your protected, concerted right to wear these stickers under the rules of the National Labor Relations Board. If management say Yes, then remove the sticker and notify your WSNA Nurse Representative.
If you need more stickers, notify JStewart@wsna.org
-Continue to submit ADOs for staffing violations https://www.wsna.org/union/ado
-Fill out a Post Card that WSNA will send in bulk to Hospital President Deepak Devasthali and CNO Andrew Baxter.
Bargaining unit union leaders will circulate postcards for you to fill out.
If you'd like to volunteer to circulate postcards amongst your co-workers, let one of the union leaders know.
Find your WSNA Contract and Leadership contacts here: https://www.wsna.org/union/st-joseph-medical-center
Co-Chair Carina Price, ICU
Co-Chair Jessica Lenczycki, FBC
Secretary Shannon Suchland, Walters Day Surgery
Co-Secretary Rebecca Weichers, MedSurg Floor 7
Grievance Officer Yunna Flenord, ICU
Membership Officer Teresa Kindell, 2 South MS
WSNA Nurse Representative Janet Stewart JStewart@wsna.org
Previous updates
Safe Staffing Campaign "No Skeleton Crews" is Underway
Apr 07, 2026
Safe Staffing Campaign "No Skeleton Crews" is Underway
Apr 03, 2026
No Kings Day is Saturday March 28
Mar 27, 2026
Cafeteria Time (POSTPONED)
Mar 10, 2026
Union Grievance Filed: Violation of Contract Staffing Language
Mar 04, 2026
ICE Out of Hospitals Town Hall
Feb 18, 2026
Upcoming event
WSNA Union Leadership Conference
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April 26, 2026
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midnight
April 28, 2026
Join us for the 2026 WSNA Union Leadership Conference.
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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.
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.
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.