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Kadlec nurses give overwhelming support in strike advisory vote

An overwhelming majority – 90 percent of the hundreds of Kadlec RNS who voted – said "yes" in the Strike Advisory Vote WSNA held during two membership meetings held Dec. 8, 2015.

December 8, 2015

WSNA member Chris Birchem recognized for excellence at Overlake Hospital

Chris was nominated for Employee of the Month by a number of his co-workers and peers throughout the hospital.

November 22, 2015

Passing of Barbara Thoman Curtis

Beloved colleague and dear friend Barbara Curtis passed away at her home in Florida on Oct. 18, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was a past president of WSNA and a member of the WSNA Hall of Fame and the ANA Hall of Fame.

November 18, 2015

UWMC nurses gather for a "Show of Force" at mediation

Nurses and their supporters made an impromptu "Show of Force" outside the office where mediation was taking place.

November 12, 2015

PeaceHealth St Joe's nurses celebrate Veteran's Day and kick off contract negotiations

On Nov. 11, nurses at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center - Bellingham celebrated Veteran's Day with a 3-hour negotiations kickoff event.

November 12, 2015

Media roundup: "Patients Before Profits" rally at Kadlec

Several hundred nurses at Kadlec Medical Center, along with supporters, rallied on Monday to bring attention to ongoing contract negotiations, now in their sixth month.

November 11, 2015

UWMC RNs take action now

We need your assistance STAT. Your UWMC Negotiating Team is pushing forward to get a contract with the things that you have asked for: fair wages, safe staffing and union security

August 31, 2015

NEWS RELEASE: Whidbey General Hospital cited by Department of Health for violating state “Safe Nurse Staffing” law

The Washington State Department of Health has found that Whidbey General Hospital is violating the state’s “Safe Nurse Staffing” law, created in 2008 to ensure that hospitals and nurses work together to develop nurse staffing plans adequate to keep patients safe.

July 20, 2015

Passing of Kathryn E Barnard, PhD, RN, FAAN

Dr. Kathryn E. Barnard, UW School of Nursing professor emeritus and eponymous founder of the school’s Barnard Center on Infant Mental Health and Development, died June 27. She was 77.

July 1, 2015

Welcome your new WSNA President

On June 8, we counted your ballots, and we now want to welcome WSNA's new president, Jan Bussert, BSN, RN.

June 16, 2015

Election results

Results from the WSNA elections for the 2015-2017 biennium.

June 9, 2015

Represent WSNA at the Washington State Labor Council Convention

May 15, 2015