Wednesday, March 5, 2025, was our 13th bargaining session. We met in the morning with just WSNA to finalize a package proposal and edit our full comprehensive proposal. While we did not achieve any TAs this session, we did have meaningful discussions on:

• We wanted to make sure the Hospice Care Center is included in the break relief nurse proposal. Evergreen was receptive to including the Hospice Care Center in the break relief proposal.
• We presented new language on the Incentive Pay MOU that addresses some of the employer's concerns about possible misuse while still protecting nurses from losing their incentive pay when using protected sick time in the same week.
• We proposed a package proposal that dealt with vacation accrual, allotments to ensure a fair number of nurses can take vacation per shift/per day, and a proposal on allowing nurses to choose between holiday pay or putting those hours towards vacation hours.

In the afternoon we had a very detailed and focused discussion about the Evergreen Home Care Services Addendum 1.

• Unfortunately Evergreen still refuses to acknowledge that business-related driving includes mileage between a nurse's home and the location of their first home visit.
• They also don't want to pay daily overtime for nurses who work beyond their scheduled shift claiming that nurses have "flexibility" to make their hours and they can "redeem" those hours on another day, or push work off till the next day.
• We had positive discussions around productivity units, with Evergreen acknowledging that some items may have been inappropriately calculated. They have agreed to work with nurses to address productivity unit issues.
• We also had an incredibly detailed conversation about current issues in EHCS and how they could be addressed by adding an EHCS Conference Committee. We still have to nail down language around who attends and what the format of the meeting will be. We hope we can come to an agreement where nurses have a platform for discussing issues unique to EHCS.

Other Upcoming Events

• Tuesday, 3/18 at 6:15 PM: Evergreen Board of Commissioners Meeting – meet in the lobby of Tan building, just outside the TAN 250 Board Room. We need you to show up.  We know life is busy, and many people live far away. Please find a way. You and your families need to attend!

Social Media and Upcoming Events

Social media: Keep an eye on social media for updates. If you have something to say and are willing to make a quick video clip, we want to hear from you!

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https://www.wsna.org/union/evergreen-healthcare

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We cannot slow down! We all need all WSNA nurses to join in and stand up to remind Evergreen that high-quality patient care relies on high-quality nurses. Your participation makes the difference. Together, we are powerful. Together, we will win.

WSNA Wednesdays

Wear your WSNA shirt to work on Wednesday! If you still don't have a shirt, contact unit reps, CAT members, and local unit officers. Better yet, ask your coworkers what sizes they need and help us get shirts to them!

IMPORTANT – if you are told not to wear your T-shirt at work, ask if it would lead to discipline if you don't change into a scrub top. If you are told it would lead to discipline, change into a scrub top, but write down who said that, where you were, and when it happened.  If you see anyone wearing anything but scrub tops in clinical areas, note when and who it was. If, for example, your department had custom t-shirts made and they are worn to work in clinical areas, and you are not allowed to wear a WSNA shirt, take note of it and contact Bret Percival at BPercival@wsna.org or send a brief text to 206-471-0876. (Email is preferred for documentation and tracking.)

In solidarity,

Your Bargaining Team

Theresa Blazer, Holly Baker, Alicia O'Neal, Nikki Paulson, Sandy Gott, Ryan O'Neill Hawkins, Carol Flaming, Jaclyn Miller, Karen Lasota, Lexi Overa

Questions? Contact your WSNA Officers at localofficers@eh-nurses.com