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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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Tentative Agreement Redline is Now Available!

We have been working our butts off to get a redline of the tentative agreement (TA) available for everyone to look at before the electronic ratification vote on Friday. Take some time to read over the TA, and if you have any questions reach out to a bargaining team member or email Jared at JRichardson@WSNA.org. You can view the redline TA by following the link below. Please note that redlines may still require formatting and minor non-substantive changes and may look different than the finalized version.

View the redline contract

This TA is a huge win for all the nurses in the Mary Bridge NICU, and while we did not get everything we wanted, it sets us up for success and to keep the fight going. Your bargaining team endorses a YES vote on the TA.

When and How to Vote

Voting will occur entirely electronically on Friday, February 6 from 0600-1600. An electronic, individualized, ballot will be sent to your personal email address at 0600 on Friday. If you have any difficulty getting a ballot, please reach out to Jared at JRichardson@WSNA.org

This TA is an example of what we can accomplish when we all come together to fight for better staffing, stronger wages, and improved working conditions.

PTO Donations to the Bargaining Team

Your bargaining team had a dozen bargaining sessions ranging from 10-16 hours each, prep sessions, work around events like bargaining boot camp, march on the boss, sign making parties, and for the picket. Each member is a volunteer and used their own PTO to cover time off to attend bargaining sessions.

WSNA nurses in the NICU are able to donate PTO to the bargaining team to help them recoup the time they used. Please show your support for your bargaining team by donating PTO.

You can complete a PTO donation form by following the link below and emailing it to Jared at JRichardson@WSNA.org

PTO Donation Form

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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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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