Today your bargaining team met with management for our fifth day at the bargaining table. We made a comprehensive proposal that included all of your priorities: more sustainable call schedules, less floating away from your home units, and competitive wages that help us retain the nurses on staff and recruit new nurses to fill gaps in staffing. There was good news and bad news today.

The good news:

We had productive conversations with management about digital scheduling – we were joined by a team of unit schedulers who helped us explain the vital role they play in building schedules that work for everyone. Management said they’d review our proposals about digital scheduling before next session and we hope to have more to share with you soon.

The bad news:

Management isn’t budging on some of our priority issues. That means we need your help to show them just how important those things are to nurses throughout our bargaining unit. We’ll be rolling out two new ways for you to get involved at this week’s virtual local unit meeting – join us on Wednesday night to learn more about how you can show we’re all in this together.

We Have a Limited Supply of Lawn Signs!

We have a limited number of negotiation-related yard signs available! Priority will be given to nurses who live near the hospital and major thorough fares. Contact WSNA Co-Chair Elena Brent at elenab.wsna@gmail.com if you would like a sign."

Join Us Wednesday for Updates, Next Steps, and More! 

Every week during negotiations your bargaining team will be hosting virtual union meetings on Wednesdays from 1800-1900 to give updates on negotiations, hear comments and answer questions! This week we’ll be talking about how you can show management that nurses at PH St. John are united; we’ll have two new ways you can get involved. Join us to learn all the details about how to show your solidarity!

Meeting ID: 274 118 271 812  Passcode: fZfkNG
Dial in by phone
(888) 313-0615; 289735222#

Keep wearing your WSNA gear on negotiation days and Fridays to show your support for a fair contract!

Our next bargaining session is on September 4 with sessions on September 17 and 18 to follow. We are inviting WSNA nurses to come OBSERVE negotiations! Please fill out the form here and wait to hear from WSNA before showing up as space is limited.

Stay up to date on contract negotiations by following @wsna_stjn on Instagram! We are posting unique content there. Visit www.wsna.org/union/peacehealth-st-johns-medical-center for the latest updates as well.

Be an activist. Contact our Organizer Sammy Scholl for more ways to be involved. Cell: 425-606-7036, sscholl@wsna.org.

Contact membership@wsna.org if you are not getting emails from WSNA. Also, please remember to check your junk mail!

In Solidarity,
WSNA Co-Chair Kathy Arnesen, Surgical; WSNA Co-Chair Elena Brent, Quality Coordination; Secretary/Treasurer Karla Fowler, ICU; Grievance Officer Sharla Hixon, Cath Lab; Grievance Officer Jennifer Buckhalter, Outpatient Oncology; Jon Olson, ED; Samantha Tow, PACU; Lindsay Green, Medical Unit; Christina Jurado, Cardiology

Please contact WSNA Nurse Rep Travis Elmore Nelson 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.