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MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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Officers

Chair

Crystal Anderson

Co-Chair

Randi Neff

Secretary

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Treasurer

Michele Christianson

Grievance Officer

Rosie Robertson

Membership Officer

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We Have a Deal!

After more than 100 hours at the table and countless hours picketing, sign making, food driving, petitioning and showing up, WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON OUR CONTRACT!!! We have a deal we can recommend to the Nurses of Mary Bridge NICU. Here are some highlights:

  • An average wage increase of 15.46% over three years
  • LPN and International Nurse restep to match experience.
  • No BSN requirement for existing nurse.
  • Staffing standards that align with AWHONN, NANN and AAP guidelines, bread buddy restrictions and guaranteed breaks. This includes a verbal and enforceable commitment to keep 4 combos from coming to the unit.
  • No Floating.
  • Increased control over our staffing plans in staffing committee.

While we didn’t get everything we wanted (our CANM fight continues in arbitration, details TBD) we were able to accomplish a lot.

For a full summary of changes, please see this document.

Link to TA Summary

We will hold a digital vote on Friday 2/6 open from 0600-1600. Full draft of the contract will be available to review with your ballot, if not sometime next week.

We will be answering questions, including why we recommend to ratify, and giving more information at The Round Up on Wednesday, 2/4 at 2000:

https://tinyurl.com/WSNARRNICU

You can also reach out to Jared: jrichardson@wsna.org, or ask any of us.

You must be a member in good standing to vote, application here:

https://www.wsna.org/membership/application

Please update your personal email address to confirm your ballot will come to the right location here:

https://www.wsna.org/membership/update-info

In solidarity,
Your bargaining team
Crystal Anderson
Randi Neff
Michele Christianson
Rosie Robertson
Erin Pearson
Cameron Warriner

Questions? Contact one of your officers, one of your bargaining team members, or Nurse Rep Jared Richardson, jrichardson@wsna.org.

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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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Continuing education offerings

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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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