Hannah Collins-Lewis
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Michael Salters
Kimberly Travis-Carter
Samuel Asencio
Donna Watts
Aaron Persinger
Kim Adekoya
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Wound Care RNs Vote YES to Join WSNA!
Posted May 1, 2024
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Congratulations to the nurses of the VMFH Wound Ostomy Department for unanimously deciding to join WSNA on May 1st, 2024. We are thrilled to welcome them into our union!
Your officers attended the vote as observers and are excited to continue growing our union as we work to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to bring them under the protection of the contract so they have access to the same wage scale, benefits, and workplace protections as the rest of VMFH RNs.
On this May Day, we acknowledge that this victory would not have been possible without the nurses who fought, organized, and won hard battles so that we can have a collective voice in our workplace. This success is just the beginning - we eagerly anticipate future organizing victories for VMFH nurses!
In Solidarity
Your officer team –
Chair - Hannah Collins-Lewis
Vice Chair - Michael Salters
Secretary - Kimberly Travis-Carter
Treasurer - Samuel Asencio
Grievance Officer - Donna Watts
Grievance Officer - Aaron Persinger
Grievance Officer - Kim Adekoya
WSNA Organizer Grace LaMonte, glamonte@wsna.org
WSNA Nurse Rep Sara Frey, sfrey@wsna.org.
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Jan 31, 2024
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Jan 24, 2024
Please join us in welcoming your new officers!
Jan 09, 2024
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Resources and tools
Document unsafe conditions
If you find yourself in a situation that you believe creates unsafe conditions for patients or for you, you should complete a Staffing Complaint / ADO Form as soon as possible.
By completing the form, you will help make the problem known to management, creating an opportunity for the problem to be addressed. Additionally, you will be documenting the facts, which may be helpful to you later if there is a negative outcome.
WSNA also uses your ADO forms to track the problems occurring in your facility. When you and your coworkers take the important step of filling out an ADO form, you are helping to identify whether there is a pattern of unsafe conditions for you or your patients at your facilities. This information is used by your conference committee, staffing committee, and WSNA labor staff to improve your working conditions.
Representation rights
As a union member, you have the right to have a representative present in any meetings with management that could potentially lead to disciplinary action against you.
If called into a meeting with management, read the following to management when the meeting begins:
If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, I respectfully request that my union representative be present at this meeting. Without representation present, I choose not to participate in this discussion.
Find out more about this crucial right and how to exercise it to ensure your fair treatment and protection.
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