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Latest update

Bargaining Update  - We have a Tentative Agreement

We met with management for our fifth bargaining session. We came to agreement on the latest outstanding issues: low census, wages, premiums, shift differentials, meal waivers, and management's new proposal to contract international nurses.

  • Wage Increases per year: 9% - 6% - 5%. That's 20% over 3 years.
  • Evening Shift Differential increased to  $3.00/hour
  • Night Shift Differential increased to $5.00/hour
  • Weekend Differential increased to $3.50/hour
  • Preceptor Pay increased to $2.00/hour. Traveler training premium is $2.00/hour.
  • New Call Out Coverage Language: Receive $125 for taking last minute open shifts (In addition to 1.5X).
  • Low Census - Each traveler to be LC'ed twice before permanent nurses are LC'ed.
  • New Language: Nurses may donate PTO to the bargaining team members (to cover their unpaid hours spent negotiating the new contract)
  • Expanded Anti-Discrimination Protections
  • Won new "reversion rights" to preserve seniority for Nurses who want to return to nursing after taking other jobs/roles at Arbor Health

We're really proud of what we achieved at the table, and we're excited to share more details soon.

Please watch your email inbox for more information on our upcoming contract ratification vote!

If you know a nurse who is not yet a member of the Union, NOW is the time to make sure they get signed-up. Only full dues-paying Union members have the right to vote on the contract, and it's important for EVERYONE to participate.

In unity,
Your bargaining team,
Ashley, Carey and Sara

Questions? Contact WSNA Nurse Representative Janet Stewart at jstewart@wsna.org subbing for Brenda.

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Resources and tools

Document unsafe conditions

If you find yourself in a situation that you believe creates unsafe conditions for patients or for you, you should complete a Staffing Complaint / ADO Form as soon as possible.

By completing the form, you will help make the problem known to management, creating an opportunity for the problem to be addressed. Additionally, you will be documenting the facts, which may be helpful to you later if there is a negative outcome.

WSNA also uses your ADO forms to track the problems occurring in your facility. When you and your coworkers take the important step of filling out an ADO form, you are helping to identify whether there is a pattern of unsafe conditions for you or your patients at your facilities. This information is used by your conference committee, staffing committee, and WSNA labor staff to improve your working conditions.

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Representation rights

As a union member, you have the right to have a representative present in any meetings with management that could potentially lead to disciplinary action against you.

If called into a meeting with management, read the following to management when the meeting begins:

If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, I respectfully request that my union representative be present at this meeting. Without representation present, I choose not to participate in this discussion.

Find out more about this crucial right and how to exercise it to ensure your fair treatment and protection.

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Earn CNE contact hours through topics like Cultural Humility, Telehealth Assessment, Workplace Violence Prevention, and more. Convenient and self-paced, our courses provide practical knowledge for your daily work. Expand your skills and stay up-to-date with the latest nursing practices.

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