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Healthcare workers at Country Doctor Community Health Centers form first-ever union
United in their determination to better advocate for themselves and their patients, healthcare workers and staff at Country Doctor Community Health Centers, which includes Country Doctor Community Health Clinic and Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center, voted last week 75 to 23 to join SEIU Healthcare 1199NW.
THURSDAY: Healthcare workers to picket at Providence St. Peter Hospital
More than 800 healthcare workers at Providence St. Peter Hospital, including nursing assistants, EVS, and dietary workers, will hold an informational picket Thursday, January 27 from 1-3 p.m.
RELEASE: WA Hospital Workers Filed Record Workplace Safety Complaints in 2021
Healthcare workers filed 8,649 safety complaint forms in 2021. These forms detail staffing complaints and violations, inadequate equipment, and patient and staff safety concerns, and add to the urgency for passing safe staffing standards in Olympia this session.
Lawmakers Introduce Healthcare Safe Staffing Standards Legislation
Today members of the WA Safe + Healthy coalition applaud legislative champions for introducing bipartisan legislation to create new safe staffing standards for hospitals in Washington.
Nurses at Tacoma’s Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital form first-ever union
Nurses, mental health technicians, unit secretaries, and housekeeping staff at Tacoma’s Wellfound Behavioral Health voted Thursday to join SEIU Healthcare 1199NW.
Healthcare Workers Launch Campaign for Safe Staffing Legislation
Today a coalition of healthcare workers launched the WA Safe + Healthy campaign calling on Washington legislators to pass safe staffing standards that protect healthcare workers from dangerously high patient loads.