Local Unit Event

On Monday, April 15, your WSNA officers will be hosting a local engagement get together at Ground Control located at 10 N. Wenatchee Ave. Festivities start at 7 p.m. and we hope to see you there.

WSNA Meetings

Conference Committee and Nurse Staffing Committee are now held on the same day.

April 15, both meetings will take place in conference rooms F and G. If you are an observer for either, please find seating along the wall of the room.

Conference Committee – 11 a.m. – noon, rooms F and G

Nurse Staffing Committee – Nurses commence at 2 p.m. The meeting runs until 5 p.m. in conference rooms F and G.

Mares Update

As you may recall our colleagues at the Mares campus voted to join WSNA in July of 2023. We have held ten sessions to date with more to come. If you would like to help support their bargaining team by donating lunch or other snacks please reach out to Jenny Galassi, nurse organizer, at jgalassi@wsna.org.

Association Grievance Updates

Pool step placement and SOU staffing step two arguments have been completed. We have filed these grievances secondary to staffing levels on SOU and pool nurses denied step advancement.

Arbitration Update

Briefs (written arguments) are due to the arbitrator in April, we do not expect a decision in the case of nurses who were placed on indefinite LOA due to a medical or religious accommodation until mid to late summer.

Welcome your 2024-2027 Officer Team

Chair – Paul Stamilio (Pool – ICU/ED)
Co-Chair – Stefanie Gates (PACU)
Treasurer – Simon Morton (SOU)
Secretary – Karen Doiron (Pool – MOU)
Grievance Officers – Brittney Lamb (Pool – ED), Isaiah Ray (ICU)
Membership Officers – Paul Molenaar (ED), Open Appointment 

The elected officers will vet and appoint the open officer position. As a reminder you do not have to be an officer to be involved. There are many ways to get excited about your union and what you can accomplish together. Want to know more? Join us on the 15^th at Ground Control.

Representation Change

It has been my pleasure to get to know the nurses of Wenatchee. As of April 15, Laurie Robinson will be the WSNA nurse representative as I transition back to full time bedside nursing.

Laurie is a veteran nurse with over 30 years of ED and trauma coordinator experience, and years as a WSNA grievance officer before becoming WSNA staff. She has been a nurse representative for over three years and has been representing the nurses at Astria, Kadlec, Walla Walla Veteran’s Home, and the Benton Franklin Health District.

She can be reached by email at lrobinson@wsna.org or by phone/text 206-620-4136.