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Tentative Agreement Reached!

After a marathon fourteen and a half hour bargaining session, your WSNA team of Northwest regis­tered nurses reached a tentative agreement (T.A.) with UWMC manage­ment. If ratified, the T.A. would cover our contract for July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023.

We made a number of gains, and managed to resist several takeaways. Some of the gains we made include:

  • Increased Standby pay and a tiered structure increasing eligibility.
  • Increased eligibility for Rest Between Shifts Premium when called in from Standby
  • New language addressing Rebid/Restructure Process
  • Double time for unscheduled weekends
  • Some Premium increases

We also success­fully negoti­ated an 8% wage increase over the two year life of the contract that includes a total of 6% the first year and 2% for the second, resulting in the largest wage increase that RNs at Northwest have ever received! In addition, these wage increases move Northwest nurses closer to the top paid hospi­tals along the I‑5 Corridor.

To secure these gains, the negoti­ating team made only a few compro­mises.

The team worked hard and fended off many major takeaways, including manda­tory floating between Montlake and ALL other UW hospitals. We also successfully kept current limits on weekend assignments.

As a repre­sen­ta­tive team of RNs, we fought hard to achieve a fair contract. And we couldn’t have done it without the support of all of the nurses repre­sented by WSNA.

We have arranged to conduct local Unit meetings on Thursday, July 22, to go over all the changes, and answer any questions you may have. Details on how to attend the meetings will be forthcoming.

We will be conducting an in-person vote on Tuesday, July 27, at a variety of times. Stay tuned for hours and location. Only WSNA members in good standing are allowed to vote, so if you are not a current WSNA Member, join today.

WSNA and your team of regis­tered nurses recom­mends a ​“YES” vote!

Congrat­u­la­tions and thank you for supporting your bargaining team. When the RNs are engaged, we win!

Your 2021 WSNA bargaining team members,

Josef Mansour — ED, Brook Dodd — SCU, Hugh M McGowan — Neigh­bor­hood Clinics, Tiffany Guyette — Float, Samuel Alemu — MS, Heidi Glenden­ning — Birth Center, Rebekah Aguilar — Birth Center, Eliza­beth Tassani – ED, Tom Booze — ED