by juliep | Oct 30, 2013 | Press Center
Nurses and healthcare workers are recommending a YES vote for Good Jobs at SeaTac, Proposition 1, appearing on our ballots in the city of SeaTac. The entire nation is watching SeaTac because it could be a game changer for working families from Maine to California. The...
by juliep | Oct 24, 2013 | Press Center
Deaconess Hospital has repeatedly broken its promises to us, our patients and our community. Management has refused to collaborate with us on issues, like staffing that keeps our patients safe, by refusing to respond to proposals, cancelling bargaining sessions, and...
by jrojas | Oct 22, 2013 | Press Center
When it comes to healthcare decisions in our state, we need somebody who understands our work and will advocate for our patients and families. Doctor Nathan Schlicher, an ER physician at St. Joseph’s Hospital, is the right person to represent us in the state Senate....
by juliep | Oct 22, 2013 | DSHS-DOH, Press Center
Using our strength at the bargaining table, nurses at Eastern and Western State Hospital won an agreement with DSHS to review the crtitical problems of safety and violence at our hospitals. Together with DSHS we released the report and received lots of media...
by jrojas | Oct 16, 2013 | Press Center
We know that to provide the best care possible to our clients and patients, we need supportive lawmakers. Last year, we helped to elect lawmakers who expanded Medicaid, bargained good health benefits for public employees, and protected funding for key mental health...
by jrojas | Oct 2, 2013 | Press Center
As nurses and healthcare workers, we worked hard to pass healthcare reform that would bring affordable healthcare coverage to millions more Americans. Starting October 1, that work became a reality in Washington as our state launched the healthcare exchange, which...