Chair
Crystal Anderson
Officers
Co-Chair
Randi Neff
Secretary
Open
Treasurer
Michele Christianson
Grievance Officer
Rosie Robertson
Membership Officer
Open
WSNA staff contact
WSNA staff contact
Jared Richardson, MN, RN
Nurse Representative
Contract
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Latest update
Case Manager Vote Happening Now
Posted Apr 23, 2026
The vote to incorporate the Mary Bridge Case Managers into our union contract is happening now and will remain open until 1600 today.
Bringing the Case Managers into our contract strengthens all of us. It expands our collective power and ensures our fellow nurses in the Case Manager unit have access to union wages, seniority rights, just cause protections, and the full strength of a union contract.
We strongly encourage a YES vote. Ballots were sent to your personal email, the same way the contract ratification vote was conducted. Stand with your fellow nurses and cast your vote before polls close at 1600 today.
In-Person Union Time Tomorrow, 0630-0830
Nurse Representative Jared Richardson and elected union officers from the NICU will be in the Family Education Room tomorrow, April 24, from 0630-0830.
We will have snacks, breakfast treats, and time to talk. Stop by with questions, concerns, ideas, or just to connect with your union team.
We will also be launching our No Skeleton Crew safe staffing campaign. This campaign is focused on pressuring MultiCare to raise incentive pay high enough to bring nurses in on their days off and to provide enough break relief staffing to end reliance on break buddies, as required by our contract.
Come see us tomorrow to learn more and get involved.
Management Denies Breakroom Access
MultiCare is denying access to the breakroom where we originally planned to meet.
We chose that space because NICU nurses have made it clear that current staffing levels often leave little time to even reach the breakroom, let alone leave the unit. That reality speaks for itself.
We have filed a grievance over the denial and are also exploring an unfair labor practice charge.
ADOs and Hospital Staffing Committee
The ADOs you are filing are making a difference. Keep them coming.
Management is required to bring every ADO forward to the Hospital Staffing Committee, and those concerns must be addressed or resolved within 90 days.
The pressure nurses are creating is being felt. Continue filing ADOs whenever staffing is unsafe, assignments are too high acuity, or you are forced to rely on a break buddy to take a break.
Every ADO documents the truth. Every form builds accountability. Every nurse who speaks up strengthens all of us. When we stand together and act together, we win together.
In Solidarity, your bargaining team,
Crystal Anderson, RN, NICU
Michele Christiansen, RN, NICU
Michelle Olstad, RN, Case Management
Susan Young, RN, Case Management
Questions? Contact Nurse Rep Jared Richardson, jrichardson@wsna.org.
Previous updates
Enough Is Enough
Apr 20, 2026
We Have a Tentative Agreement for the Mary Bridge Case Managers!
Apr 17, 2026
Reminder: Meal Period and Meal Timing Waiver Vote on March 20
Mar 13, 2026
A Special Rosie’s Roundup
Mar 09, 2026
Meal Waiver Tentative Agreement Reached with MultiCare
Mar 06, 2026
Update on Contract Implementation – Premium and Shift Differentials
Mar 04, 2026
WSNA union news
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.
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.
Continuing education offerings
Enhance your professional competency with WSNA's free online courses.
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.