We’re pleased to announce that the membership of WSNA-Northwest has voted in favor of ratifying the successor contract. The terms of the contract are effective as of 9/1/2025, and pay increases are currently being implemented. Copies of the tentative agreements have been posted here, and will be replaced with the finalized agreement once available. A summary of the new contract has been posted here: UW – WSNA Northwest 2025-27 Summary Chart
After months of negotiations, we are pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement (TA) on a 2025-2027 contract with the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) representing nurses at UW Medical Center – Northwest. We are grateful to have been able to offer the terms in this tentative agreement in the midst of the extraordinary financial challenges currently faced by UW Medicine. This agreement reflects our deep appreciation for the essential work of our nurses as well as…
This recap details the nineteenth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA, which was the final scheduled session with WSNA-NW. Union Counter Proposals Article 7 – Hours of Work and Overtime – The Union accepted the Employer’s new language regarding meal and rest breaks, and agreed to reference any change to the waivers in a separate MOU. With respect to double shifts, the Union counter-proposed new language that would require breaks be…
This recap details the sixteenth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA, which was held with WSNA-NW only. Tentative Agreements The parties tentatively agreed to the following: Article 3 – Association Representatives The parties agreed to strike this article and move it contents into Article 2 – Association Membership/Dues Deduction. Article 5 – Employment Practices The parties agreed to new language detailing the policy for resignation and abandonment, stating that employees who…
UW has been engaged in negotiations for successor contracts with both WSNA-Montlake and WSNA-Northwest since April, with a total of thirteen sessions having taken place between the two bargaining units. Both of these contracts are set to expire next week on June 30, 2025. Although the parties have reached agreement in a few areas, there are still a significant number of proposals that are still on the table. Currently, the Employer is working on responses to the Union’s proposals on…
UW has been engaged in negotiations for successor contracts with both WSNA-Montlake and WSNA-Northwest since April, with a total of thirteen sessions having taken place between the two bargaining units. Both of these contracts are set to expire next week on June 30, 2025. Although the parties have reached agreement in a few areas, there are still a significant number of proposals that are still on the table. Currently, the Employer is working on responses to the Union’s proposals on…
This recap details the twelfth and thirteenth sessions for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. UW and WSNA Montlake met on June 17 and UW and WSNA Northwest met on June 18. Union Counter Proposals Article 30 – Nonpermanent and Intermittent (Formerly Per Diem) Nurses (Montlake contract) – The Union reasserted its prior proposal stating that the 1,872 non-overtime hours for the just cause requirement to apply would include…
This recap details the twelfth and thirteenth sessions for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. UW and WSNA Montlake met on June 17 and UW and WSNA Northwest met on June 18. Union Counter Proposals Article 30 – Nonpermanent and Intermittent (Formerly Per Diem) Nurses (Montlake contract) – The Union reasserted its prior proposal stating that the 1,872 non-overtime hours for the just cause requirement to apply would include…
This recap details the eleventh session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. Tentative Agreements The parties tentatively agreed to the following articles in the Montlake contract: Article 16 – Sick Time Off The parties agreed to new language that will allow employees to use sick time off in cases where the employee or a family member of the employee is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or…
This recap details the eleventh session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. Tentative Agreements The parties tentatively agreed to the following articles in the Montlake contract: Article 16 – Sick Time Off The parties agreed to new language that will allow employees to use sick time off in cases where the employee or a family member of the employee is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or…
This recap details the ninth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. Employer Initial Proposals On the following Montlake contract provisions, the Employer proposed to maintain current contract language: Preamble Article 1 – Purpose Article 2 – Nondiscrimination Article 4 – Recognition Article 12 – Holiday and Vacation Time Off Article 13 – Family Medical Leave and Parental Leave Article 18 – Employee Facilities Article 21 – Seniority,…
This recap details the ninth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. Employer Initial Proposals On the following Montlake contract provisions, the Employer proposed to maintain current contract language: Preamble Article 1 – Purpose Article 2 – Nondiscrimination Article 4 – Recognition Article 12 – Holiday and Vacation Time Off Article 13 – Family Medical Leave and Parental Leave Article 18 – Employee Facilities Article 21 – Seniority,…
This recap details the eighth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. Union Initial Proposals Article 7 – Hours of Work and Overtime (Northwest contract) – The Union proposed to allow nurses to receive the rest between shift premium for the duration of their shift for those who qualify, rather than for a total of eight hours. Additionally, the Union proposed new language that would pay nurses the…
This recap details the eighth session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. Union Initial Proposals Article 7 – Hours of Work and Overtime (Northwest contract) – The Union proposed to allow nurses to receive the rest between shift premium for the duration of their shift for those who qualify, rather than for a total of eight hours. Additionally, the Union proposed new language that would pay nurses the…
This recap details the seventh session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. Union Initial Proposals Article 9 – Salaries/Pay Items (Montlake contract) – The Union presented its initial wage proposal for the Montlake contract, which would increase all step values of pay table BJ, Range 02 by 6% on July 1, 2025, and an additional 4% on July 1, 2026. The Union also proposed a market adjustment increase…
This recap details the seventh session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. Union Initial Proposals Article 9 – Salaries/Pay Items (Montlake contract) – The Union presented its initial wage proposal for the Montlake contract, which would increase all step values of pay table BJ, Range 02 by 6% on July 1, 2025, and an additional 4% on July 1, 2026. The Union also proposed a market adjustment increase…
This recap details the fourth and fifth sessions for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. Union Initial Proposals Article 6 – Bargaining Unit Classes/Definitions (Montlake contract) – The Union proposed new language that would require the Employer to cover the cost of nurse licensure renewal in Washington State. Article 7 – Hours of Work and Overtime (Montlake contract) – The Union proposed to increase the time period for which…
This recap details the fourth and fifth sessions for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. Union Initial Proposals Article 6 – Bargaining Unit Classes/Definitions (Montlake contract) – The Union proposed new language that would require the Employer to cover the cost of nurse licensure renewal in Washington State. Article 7 – Hours of Work and Overtime (Montlake contract) – The Union proposed to increase the time period for which…
This recap details the third session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA NW. Union Initial Proposals Article 6 – Seniority – The Union proposed new language around low census, stating that employees placed on low census would be released for their entire shift or alternatively, if the Employer places a nurse on low census for less than their entire shift, the nurse should only be placed on low census for a four…
This recap details the second session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA NW. Union Initial Proposals Article 5 – Employment Practices – The Union proposed to modify section 5.11.4 regarding Workplace Violence Prevention with additional language that would create a separate Workplace Violence Committee exclusively for UWMC-Northwest. Additionally, the Union proposed to increase the number of members appointed to the committee by WSNA from one (1) to three (3). Article 7 –…
This recap details the first session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. The first bargaining session was a joint session with both UWMC-Montlake and UWMC-Northwest. During the first session, both parties gave introductions, discussed release time for bargaining sessions, and worked in their respective caucuses for most of the day. Next Steps The next UW and WSNA bargaining session will be with UWMC-Northwest and is scheduled for April…
This recap details the first session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the UW and WSNA Montlake & WSNA Northwest. The first bargaining session was a joint session with both UWMC-Montlake and UWMC-Northwest. During the first session, both parties gave introductions, discussed release time for bargaining sessions, and worked in their respective caucuses for most of the day. Next Steps The next UW and WSNA bargaining session will be with UWMC-Northwest and is scheduled for April…
Background This recap details the third and fourth virtual session between the University of Washington (UW) and Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) for the renewal of two collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), one for University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) – Montlake (ML) and one for UWMC – Northwest (NW). Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations website. On September 30, the parties came to tentative agreements for each contract. The contents of each agreement are outlined below. Both…
Background This recap details the second virtual session between the University of Washington (UW) and Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) for the renewal of two collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), one for University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) – Montlake (ML) and one for UWMC – Northwest (NW). Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations website. WSNA Initial Proposals Across-the-Boards – The Union proposed for both UWMC-ML and UWMC-NW that effective October 1, 2022 all hourly rates would increase…
Background This recap details the first virtual session between the University of Washington (UW) and Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) for the renewal of two collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), one for University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) – Montlake (ML) and one for UWMC – Northwest (NW). Recaps are published online on the UW Labor Relations website. UW Economic Proposal Across-the-Board Increases In addition to the 5% Critical Recruitment and Retention increase implemented August 1, 2022, the Employer also proposed…
Background This recap details the recruitment and retention wage increase agreement between University of Washington (UW) and the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) on August 16, 2022. Bargaining between these two parties for the 2023 – 2025 University of Washington Medical Center – Montlake (UWMC-ML) collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and the 2023-2025 University of Washington Medical Center – Northwest (UWMC-NW) CBA will begin in September. Critical Recruitment and Retention Wages Increases – The Employer acknowledges the staffing challenges present throughout…
Background This recap details the recruitment and retention wage increase agreement between University of Washington (UW) and the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) on August 16, 2022. Bargaining between these two parties for the 2023 – 2025 University of Washington Medical Center – Montlake (UWMC-ML) collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and the 2023-2025 University of Washington Medical Center – Northwest (UWMC-NW) CBA will begin in September. Critical Recruitment and Retention Wages Increases – The Employer acknowledges the staffing challenges present throughout…
The UW has reached agreement with WSNA on a collective bargaining agreement for UWMC – Northwest for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium. Members of WSNA at UWMC – Northwest have voted in favor of ratifying their contract. For details on the agreement reached, please see the following summary table: Summary Table: WSNA – Northwest 2021-2023 Agreement Copies of the tentative agreements have been posted on the main WSNA – Northwest contract page, here, and will be replaced with the finalized agreement once…