Into the evening of Monday June 22, we were able to reach a tentative agreement with the employer regarding the impact of layoffs on affected RNs.

A full agreement has been posted at WSNA.org.

Some of our accomplishments include the following:

• Affected RNs will retain the option to accept a layoff. The employer will not make any effort to contest unemployment if sought by the affected RN
• An RN may also accept an available RN position within the clinical cluster. (A list of these should be sent out this eve titled “Preference Form” to your work email by the employer so be on the lookout). All options will be assigned using seniority as the determining factor.
• All Preference Forms must be submitted to Charity by 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 25.
• The option list was expanded to include 4 available RN positions at NW Geropsych unit.
• RNs may elect to explore available RN positions house wide but must contact the manager and have mutual agreement between RN and manager to be considered. This is to be done via email. This list of available house wide inpatient and outpatient positions will be emailed to affected RNs by 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23 for your review.
• RNs choosing a position within UWMC Montlake or NW will maintain eligibility for previously negotiated (in March of 2019) retention/rollover lump sum payment as long as they are still employed as of November 1, 2020.
• The employer agreed to make a good faith effort to offer Per Diem RNs at least one 8 hour shift in July in order to allow them to maintain benefits
• Start date for newly selected positions to begin July 20 but may be modified with mutual agreement of RN and onboarding unit Manager.

Your team of registered nurses is proud of these accomplishments and has spent more than 5 sessions working with RNs in the unit to ensure your needs were being met. Most of the items noted above are above and beyond what the employer is obligated to offer in accordance with our Collective Bargaining Agreement. We worked hard to achieve these successes.

In Unity,

Your team of 7N RNs

Heather Vargas-Lyon RN 7N, Raechel Usher RN 7N, Caitlin Sellhorn RN 7N, Anita Stull RN 7N, Teresa Wren RN MIC and WSNA Nurse Representatives Ed Zercher RN and Brenda Balogh RN