Negotiations Update Session One
Posted Feb 26, 2025
And……we’re off!
On February 25, your WSNA team of staff nurses met with the County for the first bargaining session. Based upon the priorities you all identified, we were able to start out strong, right out of the gate! We made a comprehensive proposal to the County. At our next sesion, we plan to make wage proposals that both retain the experienced nurses we have, and recruit nurses to work at the County.
We feel good about this session because:
It was productive to have discussions and answer questions about our proposal.
We appreciated hearing that we are aligned and share some interests, already.
We were able to schedule the next three sessions, next is March 27.
We anticipate receiving proposals from the County on that date. Read all WSNA communications and stay tuned for our unity action on that date and how all the nurses can actively support the team to gain a strong, fair contract for 2026-2027!
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Elena Schensted Chair, NFP Columbia City PH Center elenaschensted@yahoo.com
Stephen Lee Vice Chair, KCCF stephenlee26@gmail.com
Tami Nesler RJC, Grievance officer tami.nesler@hotmail.com
Carolyn Clark KCCF, Grievance officer crclark333@gmail.com
Kiesha Garcia-Stubbs Grievance officer, NFP Downtown PH Center kaidgs96@gmail.com
WSNA Nurse Representative: Tara Barnes tbarnes@wsna.org
Your WSNA webpage with 2025 wage tables, current contract, and communications: https://www.wsna.org/union/seattle-king-county-health-dept-staff