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TACOMA WEEKLY
Nurses Picket For Patient Safety At St. Joe’s
11/9/21
KIRO 7
Health care workers at St. Joseph Medical Center picketing over working conditions
11/3/21
TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE
Nurses picket outside Tacoma medical center to highlight staffing, safety issues
11/3/21
KIRO 7
VIDEO: Tacoma nurses picket for better pay, staffing
11/3/21
THE SEATTLE TIMES
Facing pandemic burnout, Washington state health care workers join growing call for more long-term staff support
10/30/21
KNDU
Many permanent nursing staff are leaving to become travel nurses, leaving staff overwhelmed
10/21/21
HEALTHCARE FINANCE
Washington State healthcare workers call on hospitals to mitigate the staffing crisis
10/20/21
BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW
Nurses union calls for incentive pay, bonuses from Washington hospitals
10/19/21
STATE OF REFORM
“It’s insane … how similar it is to being in a warzone:” Q&A with registered nurse Nikki May, BSN
10/8/21
THE DAILY NEWS (LONGVIEW)
PeaceHealth St. John nurses, supporters, picket for fair contract Tuesday
9/28/21
THE COLUMBIAN
Health care unions say Washington hospitals ‘on the brink of a crisis’
9/26/21
KREM 2
'We’re losing overworked nurses': Washington nurses unions say staff shortages could lead to health care collapse
9/16/21
KING5
'We feel defeated': Washington healthcare workers struggle amid rising COVID-19 cases
9/14/21
TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE
Hospital officials say workers are burned out from fighting relentless COVID wave
9/14/21
THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
Washington hospitals barely ‘keeping head above water’
9/14/21
OREGON PUBLIC RADIO
PeaceHealth, unions clashing after health system places hundreds of workers on unpaid leave
9/4/21
CBS NEWS
Hospitals under pressure from rise in COVID-19 Delta variant
9/2/21
THE DAILY NEWS (LONGVIEW)
PeaceHealth places unvaccinated staff on unpaid leave Wednesday, prompting unfair labor charge
9/1/21
KIRO 7
Vaccine mandate may have unintended consequences
8/11/21
THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
Health care unions support vaccines, want mandates bargained in contract talks
8/10/21
KXRO
Healthcare Workers Statewide Face Vaccination Requirement For Employment
8/10/21
KITSAP DAILY NEWS
Bremerton’s St. Michael Medical Center temporarily closing ER
7/30/21
THE DAILY NEWS (LONGVIEW)
Staff shortage at St. John prompts nurse union letter, hospital says high volume of patients causing strain
7/25/21
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE
Speech Rights of Health Workers Bolstered by Appeals Court Ruling
5/27/21