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Nicole L. Miller

Co-Chair

Kai Rapaport

Treasurer

Lela C. Riherd

Grievance Officer

Julie A. McElroy


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Meet and Greet on March 20

Our monthly drop-in meeting with our local unit officers and reps is this Thursday!

Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Civic Admin Conference Room, 322 N Commercial St. at the Civic Building 

Meeting link

Meeting ID: 291 142 227 580
Passcode: EX7EX94n
Dial in by phone
1 206-485-2614,,803150190#

Tae and Barb will be coming in person for this quarterly meeting!

I understand you may be wondering where the Civic Admin Conference Room is. Civic Admin Conference Room is located at 322 N Commercial St. at the Civic Building

Many of us have been there for that past holiday party in the “Garden Room” at the Civic Building, but we will be meeting in the middle entrance up the stairs and ask the receptionist for the location of the Civic Admin Conference Room.

Kia will also be offering to walk folks to the location at 11:15 am from Girard in the lobby to get there at 11:30 am.

Parking in the Civic Building parking lot is not available, and paid parking is not ideal, so continue to park in the residential area/in our Girard parking lots where there is space and walk over if you don’t want to pay the hourly parking (1.50$/hour)

Please join us and share your thoughts, questions, concerns, suggestions, or just to chat.

We look forward to seeing you!

Apologies for the short notice.

 In solidarity,

WSNA Local Unit Officers:
Nicole Miller – Co-chair
Kai Rapaport – Co-chair
Lela Riherd – Treasurer
Julie McElroy - Grievance

Questions? Contact WSNA Labor Representative Tae Abraham at babraham@wsna.org, 206-575-7979 ext. 3142, or WSNA Nurse Representative Barbara Friesen at bfriesen@wsna.org  206-575-7979 ext. 3056.

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