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Scheduling and ATR (Actual Time Recorded) Transition Bargaining has begun!
Posted Jan 13, 2026
On Monday January 12, and Tuesday January 13, your WSNA team of registered nurses began bargaining an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to address the upcoming transition from the current timekeeping system that uses rounding to an Actual Time Recorded (ATR) system.
Our questions to the employer reflected the RN responses to the recent ATR Transition Survey.
We discussed items such as clocking in/out expectations, incremental overtime, shift trade constraints, requested days off, unit based scheduling committees, number of days an RN may request off at any one time, shift scheduling flexibility, FTE reduction requests, Leave Without Pay (LWOP), final schedule attainment process, and others.
The employer was able to answer most of these questions on Monday and offered a commitment to try and minimize the disruption to the affected RNs as is possible.
Utilizing responses from the employer, WSNA offered a comprehensive proposal that takes into account the identified priorities of Registered Nurses throughout the hospital.
We will be meeting again as a team, along with the employer, sometime next week, with hopes to make significant movement in this process.
Feel free to contact any of your bargaining team members or WSNA representative Ed Zercher at ezercher@wsna.org for any concerns or clarifications needed.
Stay tuned for updates and log on to WSNA.ORG for updates at UWMC Montlake and around the state.
In Unity,
Your ATR Transition Bargaining Team
Rhonda McFerran, PACU
Mica Toyota, 5NE
Mesha Park, Vascular Access
Beckie Garaas, 5S
Sorrel Orr 7SE
Previous updates
WSNA Local Unit Officer Nominations extended through January 30
Jan 05, 2026
WSNA at UWMC Montlake ATR Bargaining survey
Dec 19, 2025
WSNA at UWMC Holiday Newsletter
Dec 15, 2025
WSNA at UWMC Montlake Local Unit Officer and Unit Rep Nominations 2026-2028
Dec 12, 2025
UWMC Montlake RNs vote "YES" to ratify the Tentative Agreement
Nov 26, 2025
Bargaining update and vote information
Nov 21, 2025
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