by juliep | Sep 27, 2012 | Press Center
Staff at Providence St Pete’s hospital and Providence SoundHomeCare and Hospice were outraged when Providence sent out a letter stating that our comprehensive health insurance would soon be replaced with a risky catastrophic health plan. We took our anger and quickly...
by juliep | Sep 26, 2012 | Press Center
Our SEIU Healthcare 1199NW DSHS/DOH bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with the state, and our bargaining team recommends a YES vote. We’ll be voting Thursday and Friday –You can vote at the nearest location, even if it isn’t your usual worksite. ...
by juliep | May 3, 2012 | Our Leadership: Diane Sosne, RN, MN
This op-ed from President Diane Sosne, RN, MN, appears in the May 3 Seattle Times: Those of us in relatively secure jobs with good employer-provided health care are spectators to the current Supreme Court deliberations about the Affordable Care Act. For people who are...
by juliep | Dec 7, 2011 | Political Action
Nurses and healthcare workers are the 99%. But too many of America’s elected leaders care more about the richest 1% than about the rest of us. They meet with corporate lobbyists from K Street and take huge campaign contributions —while ignoring the 99% and proposing...
by juliep | Mar 31, 2011 | Our Leadership: Diane Sosne, RN, MN, Political Action, Updates
Diane Sosne, Guest columnist Published March 31, 2011 – The Olympian Bill just wanted a home with a warm bed. Too bad he’s not a chicken, because under Washington state law he’d be getting better treatment. Bill, a south Puget Sound-area resident, suffers...
