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ANA announces support for federal staffing ratios bill

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Appropriate nurse staffing is achievable and necessary, but it requires a national response with solutions, standards, and policy.

November 1, 2023

WSNA calls for investigation of workplace violence at Virginia Mason Medical Center

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Attacks occurring more frequently than what WSNA has seen at other hospitals

October 26, 2023

Washington State Nurses Association stands in solidarity with striking PeaceHealth workers

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WSNA files an unfair labor practice over threats to withhold health insurance

October 23, 2023

Virginia Mason nurses to picket outside hospital Oct. 10

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Picket comes after 15 bargaining sessions

October 9, 2023

Wenatchee Valley Hospital RNs vote to join WSNA

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WSNA will now represent about 100 registered nurses at the facility, which is part of Confluence Health.

July 27, 2023

ANA responds to SCOTUS ruling against affirmative action programs

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WSNA fully supports the American Nurses Association's statement on the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action.

July 6, 2023

WSNA elects Justin Gill as first person of color and first male president

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Gill, 33, is not only the first person of color and first male president in WSNA’s 115-year history, but he is also one of the youngest.

June 30, 2023

MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital nurses reach a tentative agreement

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The agreement comes after nurses overwhelmingly voted by 95% to strike Wednesday night.

June 22, 2023

MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital nurses vote to strike over staffing and dedicated break nurses

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MultiCare Good Samaritan nurses overwhelmingly voted by 95% to strike Wednesday night. The main issues for the 750 nurses represented by WSNA are staffing and dedicated break nurses.

June 21, 2023

MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital nurses hold strike vote June 20 and 21

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Good Sam nurses are seeking safe staffing measures in their contract that will ensure they are able to give their patients the care they need and deserve.

June 20, 2023

Senators hear from healthcare workers on hospital staffing crisis

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More than 2,055 signed in to support safe staffing standards legislation.

January 17, 2023

WA healthcare workers take fight for safe staffing standards back to Olympia

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Since last session, the hospital staffing crisis has worsened; healthcare workers say safe staffing standards are the solution.

January 5, 2023

AFT, America’s fastest-growing healthcare union, unveils report detailing troubling healthcare staffing crisis

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Report Includes strategies to improve nation’s healthcare facilities and concrete examples of successful implementation.

November 17, 2022

Compromised mattresses in hospitals pose potential biohazard risk to patients

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At least one hospital in Tacoma dealing with micro-tears that soak up and leak body fluids.

November 7, 2022

Unions win order against MultiCare payroll deductions

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This legal win will make a world of difference to dozens of workers who were facing drastic deductions from their checks.

November 1, 2022

Nurses at UW Medicine Montlake and Northwest win early surprise

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Tentative agreement with record raises comes 9 months before contract expires.

October 6, 2022

Seattle Children’s nurses overwhelmingly ratify contract

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Historic contract comes after 12 bargaining sessions.

August 29, 2022

Oregon and Washington nurses associations’ joint statement on access to reproductive health

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ONA and WSNA stand firm in our resolve that all people deserve access to health care services, when and where they need it, without financial hardship.

May 10, 2022

Joint statement on the conviction of RaDonda Vaught

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Focusing on blame and punishment solves nothing. It can only discourage reporting and drive errors underground. It not only undermines patient safety; it fosters an environment of fear and lack of respect for health care workers.

April 8, 2022

Unions file for temporary restraining order against MultiCare

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WSNA, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and UFCW 3000 filed for a Temporary Restraining Order to prevent MultiCare Health System from garnishing wages without employees’ consent.

March 15, 2022

Statement from safe staffing coalition on HB 1868

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Today the WA Safe + Healthy coalition released a joint statement on the state Senate failing to pass safe staffing standards for healthcare workers.

March 8, 2022

Symptomatic health care workers must not be forced to work

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We call on employers to clarify their policies, and we call on the state to ensure workers cannot be forced to return while sick, or disciplined for refusing to work while symptomatic with COVID.

January 14, 2022

Healthcare workers launch campaign for safe staffing legislation

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Today a coalition of healthcare workers launched the WA Safe + Healthy campaign calling on Washington legislators to pass safe staffing standards that protect healthcare workers from dangerously high patient loads.

December 13, 2021

Nurses at St. Joe’s Tacoma Launch Strike Petition

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Following the 11th bargaining session with St. Joseph’s Medical Center, nurses represented by the Washington State Nurses Association are launching a strike petition, the first step towards a potential strike if a contract cannot be reached.

November 18, 2021