Bargaining Unit Meetings April 7, 2025

6-8 am Conference Room G

10-noon Conference Room K

7-9 pm Conference Room G

Come meet with a Bargaining Team member to ask questions about negotiations, pick up a t-shirt and sign up for a Unit Rep training meeting.

Central Bargaining: 

Dates:
April 24
May 15
May 23
June 12
June 25

The contract has been extended while we are in negotiations.

If you would like to attend a bargaining session, please let us know!

A bargaining session communication will be sent to the bargaining unit nurses by email. Additionally, it will be posted to FB and the webpage.

Be sure to wear your WSNA blue shirt, I support My Bargaining Team pin and put up car sign of support.  Take pictures and send them to your unit rep, Laurie Robinson or Ryan Rosenkranz.

Bargaining Team

Stefani Gates-PACU
Karen Doiron- MOU
Brittney Lamb-ED
Sara Bergenholtz-ED
Edilia Perez-CVOR
Paul Molenaar-ED
Simon Morton-SOU
Isaiah Ray-ICU
Todd Avis-Case Management

Unit Representative Training

We are looking for Unit Reps. We would like to see 2-3 nurses become Unit Reps for each unit. The training is free and generally it is one hour in duration.

If you are interested in keeping your unit quickly informed, especially during contract negotiations, please contact Ryan Rosenkranz, Nurse Organizer Cell: 206-867-4627 rrosenkranz@wsna.org or Laurie Robinson Nurse Representative Cell: 206-620-4136 lrobinson@wsna.org  for more information.

The following are training sessions on Teams:

Current Unit Representatives

ED: Taylor Bayne
Home Health: Teyler Valle
Hospice: Rhonda Rochester
Home Infusion: Ryan Knight
MBU: April Parsley
MBU: Dana Thomas
MBU: Abeth Fleming
NICU: Sara Bull
Oncology Infusion/Navigators: Sharelle Smith
Oscopy: Jenn Nice
PEDS: Chloe Vizcaino
PCU: Ann Francis
PCU: Tricia Hopkins
Pre-Op: Caryn Rumble
Pre-Op: Amanda Moore
Resource: Terry Heldreth
Surgery: Edilia Perez

Hospital Staffing Committee/Nurse Practice

Simon Morton, Co-Chair Hospital Staffing Committee March Update:

Staffing committee and Nurse Staffing Committee update.

Agendas were light this week for both committees.

We did not have enough union attendance to address the ADOs (though there was only one this meeting).

Security came and did a presentation on workplace violence. They asked to have more nurse representation on the workplace violence committee and detailed some of the plans they have or will be implementing. If interested in this committee, please reach out or contact security.

A total of 17 FTE were approved for break nurses.

The first of the positions should be getting posted later next week. Not all positions will be posted at once.

Nurse practice committee is waiting on a few things in process. One new thing I did bring up was how the default diet is always “no hot liquids “ and nursing is constantly having to change the diet. They agreed that it is somewhat wasteful to have that for every patient when the amount of patients no hot liquids is appropriate for is quite small. Especially since it’s doubtful that the liquids would be hot enough to be harmful by the time they get from kitchen to patient room. This will be followed up with next meeting.

Conference Committee

• Job Reports: 15 WSNA RN positions filled in February.
• Daycare presentation: potential for staff presented by Simon Morton. The employer articulates that they have been working on this for a lengthy period of time. Working on space, budget, and a potential partnership.
• DI, IR, CL salary position: This is a project that continues to be being worked on to ensure weekend coverage to eliminate call. There should not be scheduled cases as weekend call is for emergencies and a call in for a scheduled case is a violation of the law.
• Break Nurses: Positions have been posted.
• IP Pool: It has been reported that in the OR nurses are being told they must work 4 shifts before IP applies. This is a contradiction to the CBA.
• Performance Reviews (yearly evaluations): Will begin to see more units have the manager, supervisor, and educator in the meeting with nurse to ensure support and goal setting.
• WPV: It is reported that “wanding” for metal detection is not consistent in the ED. This poses a safety issue. The employer brings up that WPV has a lot of work to do and reminds that no WSNA nurses are attending this committee. Per CBA 2 seats and 1 Officer may attend.
• IT: After hours, the process to re-set passwords and other IT needs is cumbersome with the need to go through the House Supervisor. We ask that the charge nurse may directly contact IT. The employer stresses the need for this to go through the HS to triage the need.

WPV Committee

The committee meets on the first Wednesday of each month. We are looking for 3-4 nurses who would like to represent.

Please contact Laurie Robinson, Nurse Representative or an Officer ASAP if you would like to be on this committee.

Grievances

• MBU Nurses denied second vacations- Step 3 was denied by Dr. Jones. We have moved to an arbitration review.
• RBS issue for scheduling Endoscopy – Step 1 meeting April 14
• Disciplinary- 4 separate grievances for individual nurses.

WSNA Membership

 If you are not a WSNA member please consider completing a membership application today! Just click on the link!

YOU ARE WSNA!

In solidarity, 
Stephanie Gates- Co-Chair
Karen Doiron- Secretary
Simon Morton- Treasurer
Paul Molenaar- Membership
Brittney Lamb- Grievance Officer
Isaiah Ray- Grievance Officer
Open- Chair

Laurie Robinson Nurse Representative
Cell: 206-620-4136
lrobinson@wsna.org

Ryan Rosenkranz, Nurse Organizer
Cell: 206-867-4627
rrosenkranz@wsna.org