On May 20 and 23, your contract negotiation team met with hospital administration for our fourth and fifth negotiation sessions. Although progress was made on issues such as shift rotation and premiums, your bargaining team remains disappointed that management is not listening when it comes to our desire for staffing language, fairness when awarding extra shifts and pay that will attract and retain nurses. Time and time again hospital administration dismissed your concerns as being a matter of “perception” and not “reality”.

We currently are working on scheduling additional negotiation dates for June.

Your bargaining team is asking that all nurses wear a “I Support My Bargaining Team” sticker to show your support for a fair contract. Contact Colleen, Melanie or Carey for stickers.

Thank you to all of you who joined the Arbor Health Community Hospital Board Meeting last month! Your bargaining team is again asking you to join this month’s Arbor Health Community Hospital Board meeting to show your support for a FAIR CONTRACT. The board meets next on May 25, 2022, at 1530 on ZOOM.

We are working on scheduling a union meeting so that we may provide a more personal negotiation update. STAY TUNED!

Contact membership@wsna.org if you are not getting postcards and emails from WSNA. Please remember to check your junk mail.

In Solidarity,

your negotiating team: Colleen Littlejohn, Local Unit Chair; Melanie Pyles, Treasurer; Carey Young

Please contact Travis Elmore Nelson, WSNA Nurse Rep at telmore@WSNA.org or 206-575-7979 ext. 3117 with questions or to find out what you can do to get a fair contract.