WSNA was notified that PeaceHealth intends to change the way they round time in the MyTime Kronos system from the current seven-minute window for clocking in or out before or after your scheduled shift to paying for every minute worked. This is a practice we are seeing across the state as hospitals move towards this process. In addition to that change, PeaceHealth proposed to change the way they calculate overtime when you work a shift that is coded as rest less than ten hours. This would be a huge change to the long-standing practice of paying overtime for all these hours worked. Any subjects regarding hours, wages, or working conditions are mandatory subjects of bargaining. Therefore, WSNA demanded to bargain and met on March 7 with attorneys, nurses, and representatives for all Washington state PeaceHealth hospitals.

Many of the changes they are proposing will come out of our nurse's pockets. Management wants these changes. At a time when nurses are doing everything they can to work extra hours while the hospital remains chronically short-staffed, it is baffling that they want to change how they calculate OT and take away more incentives for you to work extra.

PeaceHealth doesn’t seem to understand the logistics of where the time clocks are and the length of time it takes to log in to the computer and were dismissive of our concerns and didn’t fully comprehend the impacts of these changes.

We are scheduled to negotiate again on March 23 and will provide an update following those negotiations. Make sure you are proudly displaying your WSNA flare to show your solidarity and union pride.

In unity,

Mara
Mara Kieval BSN, RN
Nurse Representative
206-575-7979 Ext. 3051
mkieval@wsna.org