On June 21, 2022, your contract negotiation team met with hospital management for our 7^th negotiation session. It took 10 hours, but we finally got a tentative agreement that we can recommend. A detailed summary is forthcoming but here are some of the highlights:

• 15% wage increase over the life of the contract.
  • 7% on ratification in 2022
  • 4% in 2023
  • 4% in 2024
  • When you take into consideration the step increases, nurses, depending on step, will receive overall wage increases between 15% to over 27% over the life the contract.
• $1,000 Bonus for all Full Time and Part Time RN’s
• $800 Bonus for all Full Time LPN’s
• $500 Bonus for Part Time LPN’s
• $400 Bonus for Casual Part Time RN’s
• $1.75 Emergency Room premium
• $1.75 Operating Room premium
• Night shift premium increased to $4.50/hr
• NEW $1/hr BSN premium
• Agreement on process for picking up additional shifts is now memorialized in the contract

Thank you to all of the nurses who signed our petition! We presented the petition to management, and it made a difference!

We holding the vote on July 1 from 1600 – 1900 in hospital conference room 1&2.

You must be a member in good standing to vote!

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!