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Healthcare workers to Yakima Valley Memorial administration: Invest in care, retain us all
Healthcare workers at Yakima Valley Memorial will hold a public demonstration on Friday, April 1 in front of the hospital to urge hospital administration to take immediate steps to address the root causes of the ongoing short-staffing crisis.
Important update about Kronos overpayment issues
MultiCare has agreed to halt any further wage deductions pending the outcome of the legal challenge brought by WSNA, UFCW 3000, and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW. That process is expected to take several weeks. Thank you to our members who came forward to provide...
Unions File for Temporary Restraining Order Against MultiCare
WSNA, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and UFCW 3000 filed for a Temporary Restraining Order to prevent MultiCare Health System from garnishing wages without employees’ consent to recover alleged overpayments related to an extended outage of the employer’s timekeeping system.
Statement from Safe Staffing Coalition on HB 1868
Today the WA Safe + Healthy coalition (SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, UFCW 3000, and the Washington State Nurses Association) released the following joint statement on the state Senate failing to pass safe staffing standards for healthcare workers.
Emergency volunteer nurses: Apply for your Washington license right away!
There are over 10,000 nurses in Washington currently licensed in another state but working here under the emergency volunteer provision. If this is you, apply for your Washington license as soon as possible!
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.