Temporary Weekend Incentive

The nurses continuing to voice concerns about staffing is helping. Continue to submit the ADO/PSA in regards to staffing. This has helped Virginia Mason to offer this temporary weekend incentive to help to bring in more staffing. This incentive would be used only when needed to avoid diverts or avoid canceling procedures. This incentive would not be offered every weekend or on every unit.

COVID vaccination bargaining update

Yesterday we met with Virginia Mason briefly. WSNA presented another proposal to them. We are waiting for Virginia Mason to respond. As stated in earlier communication this week, if you have not completed the COVID-19 Vaccination Survey, do this ASAP, even if you are fully vaccinated. Nurses who have been fully vaccinated need to send verification to Employee Central with the dates of the vaccination and a photo. If you are needing to submit for a medical or religious exemption, do not wait to get this information turned in. Virginia Mason was not able to give us a timeline for how long these will take to process the exemptions. We were told the medical and religious exemptions that they have received to this point are still being processed and no decisions have been sent out.

Questions? Contact WSNA Nurse Representative Michelle Moore at mmoore@wsna.org.