• Our Negotiations Survey is Open!
• New Nurse Representative
• Cafeteria Time Next Week
• Virtual Unit Rep Trainings: Keep Our Union Strong!
• Stay in the Loop!

Happy Summer, Tacoma General RNs! Although it seems like we just ratified our last contract, negotiations are coming up in a few short months. We’re ready to show MultiCare that nurses at Tacoma General are united for a fair contract – keep reading to stay up to date on all the latest WSNA news!

Our NEW Negotiations Survey is Open: What do YOU want to see our next contract look like?

Our negotiations survey is your chance to ensure your issues and priorities are addressed in our next contract. We want to hear your honest thoughts about staffing, safety, breaks, and more! A previous survey went out, but our officer team wanted to add additional questions so we can ensure our bargaining team represents the priorities of all the nurses at TG. If you filled out the previous survey, please take a few minutes to answer this new one!

By filling out the survey, you’ll be entered in a raffle where FIVE nurses will win an item of their choice from the new WSNA store! Winners will be announced after the survey closes. 

Take the new survey here

New Nurse Representative Jared Richardson

WSNA Nurse Representative Brenda Balogh will be transitioning out to represent a different WSNA facility, Evergreen Hospital. Brenda would like to say that it has been a pleasure to work with and represent nurses at Tacoma General.

Please welcome your new Nurse Representative, Jared Richardson, MN, RN. Prior to coming to Tacoma General, Jared represented the nurses at St. Joe's and St. Clare's and is the former local unit co-chair at Good Samaritan. Jared is a passionate advocate of workers rights and is excited to fight for the nurses at Tacoma General as we enter our next round of contract negotiations. If you have any questions or need anything, please reach out to him at jrichardson@wsna.org.

Cafeteria Time with your WSNA Team on 7/29

Join us next week on Tuesday, July 29, from 1130-1530  Your WSNA officers and new Nurse Representative will be there with snacks and WSNA swag. Bring your questions, a coworker, and say hi!

Virtual Unit Rep Trainings: Keep Our Union Strong  

Want to be more involved in our WSNA union but don’t know how? Have you been a unit rep in the past but need a refresher on what the job should look like? Just want to find out what being a unit rep is all about? Come join us for our virtual unit rep trainings in July!

The training covers the basics of contract enforcement and workplace organizing. Topics include:

• The role of a Unit Rep
• Our rights at work
• Just cause discipline
• Internal issue organizing for your unit
• Actions during contract campaigns

We’ll be holding virtual training sessions for about an hour on these dates:

• Tuesday July 29, 0800
• Wednesday July 30, 1900
• Thursday July 31, 1200

Click this link to sign up for a session and get sent a link to attend!

Reach out to WSNA Organizer Grace at glamonte@wsna.org with any questions, or if you can’t make one of the listed training dates but would like to know more.

Stay in the Loop!  

As our contract negotiations approach, it’s crucial that every nurse stays informed on what’s happening at the bargaining table and beyond. If you’re not getting email updates from WSNA, check your junk and spam folders. You can update your contact information here. Make sure you follow our Instagram, @tg_nurses, or ask a coworker to add you to our private Facebook group.

In Solidarity,

Therese Juntunen, Chair
Michelle Stevenson, Co-Chair
Sarah Huber, Grievance Officer
Nurse Representative Jared Richardson, jrichardson@wsna.org
WSNA Organizer Grace LaMonte, glamonte@wsna.org

Know a coworker who isn’t in our union at Tacoma General, or a nurse who doesn’t have a union where they work? Reach out to organize@wsna.org and an organizer will reach out to you!