Win Pybus bucks, Info picket explainer and turn Mares blue Tuesday! 

The bargaining team returns to the table for session #21 Tuesday. We’ve had a lot of nurses asking about what could be next in the bargaining process. In this week’s newsletter we talk about what an informational picket is and how this could help the nurses at Mares get a fair contract.

Newsletter here and in the documents tab on your WSNA Mares Local Unit page.

Additional Picket FAQs

For more information on pickets, check out our picket FAQ here. 

Mares Family Photo Raffle contest! 

We want to take some time and remind ourselves why we are here. The nurses at Mares are a family and stand together for a fair contract addressing the issues important to them. Let’s have some fun! Send in pictures of your kids, pets and coworkers! We heard there is a Mares nurse with 4 Frenchie’s and a kiddo wearing a WSNA t shirt?

3 $50 Pybus bucks to give away!

Please send your photos to mares@wsna.org.

Turn Mares Blue Tuesday the 15th!

Make sure to send us pictures of your unit sporting their WSNA blue shirts! Please send them to mares@wsna.org. You can help support the bargaining team and enter the nurses on your unit into the raffle at the same time. Let's have some fun!

Come observe October 15!

Have you wondered why negotiations are taking so long? Come see the process yourself and show management that the nurses at Mares are paying attention. Plan to arrive by 10am for the morning session or 1pm for the afternoon or stay all day. We’re in our 10^th month and the team continues to work hard negotiating for language on retirement, wage scale step placement and schedule start/ stop times. For questions about observing or negotiations reach out to WSNA Organizer, Jenny Galassi, 206-707-2948, jgalassi@wsna.org.

Join WSNA as a voting Member!

We are on the sprint portion of our marathon to get a 1^st contract for the nurses at Mares. Once we reach a full tentative agreement with management it will be time to plan our ratification vote! Get ready now and sign up to become an eligible voting member today! If you have questions or want information on the many benefits to membership reach out to WSNA Organizer Jenny Galassi, 206-707-2948.

Mark that Calendar:

Future bargaining dates

10/15/24
11/15/24
11/19/24

In Solidarity,
Your Bargaining team
Chris Gallup, OR, Co-Chair
Marshall Snoddy, OR, Co-Chair
Megan Baute, GI, Secretary
Caitlin Orange, GI, Treasurer
Mateo Maestas, OR, Grievance Officer
Rochelle Mason, ED, Membership Officer
Waikele Frantz, Rehab/ Medsurg, Unit Liaison

Questions/Concerns Contact Laurie Robinson, WSNA Nurse Representative, 206-620-4136,  lrobinson@wsna.org.

For more information on how you can get involved contact Jenny Galassi, Nurse Organizer, 206-707-2948, jgalassi@wsna.org.