We reached a tentative agreement (TA) with the County on a one-year extension of our collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The vote will take place on September 17 and 18.

• Sept. 17 - Chinook Conference Room 115 10 am to 5 pm 
• Sept. 18 - WSNA Office 575 Andover Park West, Suite 101, Tukwila, WA 98188 10 am to 4 pm

Highlights of this TA include:

• A 5.5% wage increase effective January 1, 2025, calculated in part as a COLA and in part as a General Wage Increase (GWI); the COLA is 4% and the GWI is an additional 1.5% and is based on successful ratification of the TA by 6:30pm on September 18, 2024
• An acknowledgement that the JLMIC negotiated changes to health benefits costs for 2025 – these have been previously communicated. You can find them on your WSNA webpage
• New language about County support for telecommuting and alternative work schedules, which includes providing those arrangements will not be unreasonably denied
• An extension of a parking benefit (paying the “after hours” rate for parking at Goat Hill) for day Jail Health Services nurses through December 31, 2025
• An agreement to begin bargaining a successor contract in January 2025
• Carry-over of the Longevity Steps Working Committee’s work into this successor bargaining
• The remaining terms and conditions of the CBA remain in effect through December 31, 2025

We fought for additional changes to our contract based on identified priorities, but the County did not agree to these. The parking benefit extension and new telecommuting language provide benefits beyond what is in the Coalition-negotiated one year extension agreement.

We have posted a detailed summary of the TA . We will have paper copies of the TA, which is formatted as a memorandum of understanding (MOU), at the ratification votes. Team members and WSNA staff will be available to answer questions at the voting sessions.

Please reach out to WSNA Nurse Representative Tara Barnes tbarnes@wsna.org  or your bargaining team should you have any questions:

Tyler Breier CCHP
Elena Schensted Columbia NFP
Tami Nesler RJC
Carolyn Clark KCCF
Tina Lajoie Downtown NFP