Contract Negotiations Kick Off Event happening next week!  RSVP Today!

UWMC Montlake, Northwest and Seattle Children’s prepare for Saturday, January 11 Contract Bargaining Kickoff Event.

FREE FOOD!  Two Food Trucks!

RSVP for this WSNA Negotiations Kickoff Event happening on 1/11

RSVP at https://forms.office.com/r/zVS9CiqcCx.

Join RNs from UWMC Montlake, UWMC Northwest, and Seattle Children's on Saturday, January 11 at Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill to kick off contract negotiations. Coordinating across our three Seattle-based facilities will build power and lead to stronger contracts for nurses and in turn protect standards of care for our patients.

Did we mention that there will be FREE FOOD?

Place: Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill 
1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122

Date: January 11

Time 2-5 pm

Enjoy two food trucks, WSNA swag, prize drawings, speakers, and learn how you can take an active role in contract negotiations. Bring your family and… dogs welcome!

Questions? Please reach out to any of your WSNA officers.

Be sure to RSVP today.

Bargaining Survey Is Here

Time to complete our bargaining survey!  It takes just a few minutes and will allow your WSNA bargaining team to understand and fight for your priorities.

WSNA and UWMC will be going back into bargaining in spring of 2025 for the contract beginning July 1, 2025.

Your opinion matters and it is the responses to our survey that drive our bargaining priorities.

Take the survey now!

Our UWMC bargaining team members ask you to take a few minutes to fill out this survey prior to the January 4, 2025, deadline.

WSNA Coffee Sip and Chat event Next Friday, January 10

Come down to meet with WSNA Nurse Representative, Organizer and Local Unit Leaders for a Free Drink of your choice next Friday, January 10.

Show up and enjoy a drink on us and get any questions answered that you may have.

We have times for both day and night shift RNs.

Date:  Friday, January 10

Time and Locations:

1-2:45 pm in the rear of the cafeteria at Café Espresso
9 to 10:45 pm on the 3rd floor at Lobby Espresso

WSNA Members will receive a drink of their choice so come by and say Hi!

WSNA appreciates all you do each and every day!

Union Busting Emails…Don’t believe the hype!

RNs recently contacted WSNA notifying us that they had received yet another round of Union-busting email on their UW email accounts.  These Foundations are funded by big business and aim at chipping away the strength of worker’s voices by way of Unions in the NW.

WSNA has instructed our members to place these senders in the “Junk” email or simply “Block Sender”.

Your voice in the workplace makes all the difference.  You are WSNA!

Don’t be fooled by false seduction and some sort of money savings.  RNs have strength in numbers.

Your strength can only be achieved by being a member of WSNA and having a voice about your working conditions through WSNA.

There is an adage that says “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu…”

Here at WSNA, we agree by continuing to go head-to-head with the employer to ensure a safe and supportive work environment.

Tell the folks at Opt-Out-Today to get lost and stop pestering the WSNA registered nurses at UWMC.

We know better.

UWMC Unit Clarification Appeal

Hot off the press!

UWMC appealed WSNA’s original Unit Clarification victory.

This was a Unit Clarification that was initiated by the employer that tried to combine UWMC ML and NW as a single bargaining Unit so that they could unilaterally decide to float RNs back and forth between hospitals without those RNs having a choice.

Here is the Unit Clarification Appeal Conclusion:

The legislature did not include the employer in RCW 41.80.070(3). As a result, we conclude the legislature intended to prevent employers, under RCW 41.80.070(3), from filing petitions to merge bargaining units represented by a single employee organization. Accordingly, the UW did not have standing under the statute to file a unit clarification petition to combine the two bargaining units represented by the WSNA.

Another fantastic victory for WSNA and UWMC ML and NW RNs!

Thanks to everyone who helped gather information, testified and helped bring this to the finish line.

Class Action Lawsuit

This class action is not new....it appears to have started over a year ago.

WSNA is not involved at this time and will likely remain neutral, however, we are suggesting RNs explore their options related to this lawsuit and whether it may apply to you and your experience.

We can’t say exactly what this lawsuit is alleging but it appears to suggest unpaid wages by a system of rounding within Kronos that ultimately did not pay wages due.

This appears to be open to current and former employees.

"Wage Theft" is definitely a hot-button topic in the courts right now.

WSNA 2025 Convention Notice

WSNA’s 2025 Convention and General Assembly, with the theme Forward Together, is now open for registration. The three-day event is taking place at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center from April 30-May 2 (Wednesday through Friday) and has a powerful lineup of speakers dealing with the major issues facing nursing today.

Find out more and register on our convention website.

Early bird registration of $300 is in effect until Jan. 15. After that, the rate is $350. Retirees can attend for $200. Single-day access is $150.

The convention will include keynotes and panels with top experts and government officials to address safe staffing, workplace violence, and health equity.

During the General Assembly, participants will have the opportunity to voice their opinion and vote on resolutions guiding nurses forward.

The convention will also include the opportunity to network and relax during the breaks, meals, and pre-gala mixer. And we’ll be recognizing outstanding nurses at our Gala and Awards Ceremony.

Happy New Year from your WSNA Local Unit Officers

Chair - Chris Jakubowski
Co-Chair - Teresa Wren
Secretary/Treasurer - Doug Harper
Grievance Officer - Janet O. Bower
Membership Officer - Claire Rovang

Questions? Contact WSNA Nurse Representative Ed Zercher at ezercher@wsna.org or one of your local unit officers.