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New laws on breaks and workplace violence Find an event near you Let's build our future Union Leadership Conference 2020 March 29-31, 2020 Top links Union news & contracts Online nursing CE Staffing Complaint / ADO form news is growing! Currently accepting applications for Nurse Labor Representative. News ANA launches new podcast On Jan. 27, the American Nurses Association launched a new podcast series in partnership with Johnson & Johnson entitled SEE YOU NOW. Update on statewide response to 2019 Novel Coronavirus: contact investigation continues If you have questions about what is happening in Washington state, how the virus is spread, what to do if you have symptoms, and need a phone number or website for additional information, read more. 2020 Legislative Session week 2 It was a busy week of hearings in Olympia, with weighing in on many bills. We continued meeting with legislators about our priority issues, including funding for the School Nurse Corps. This week we are highlighting movement on our policy priority related to the need for a more uniform, but also community-based, response system for sexual assaults and making sure that the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners we represent are included in conversations that affect their work. 2020 Legislative Session Week 1 2020 Legislative Session Week 1 update The 2020 legislative session kicked off on Monday. It’s the second year of the biennium which means that it is a “short” 60-day session. New House Speaker Laurie Jinkins was sworn in on Monday – she is the first woman and first out lesbian Speaker of House. She is a strong advocate for access to health care, public health, as well as nursing and patient safety issues. Former Speaker Frank Chopp remains a member of the House of Representatives and is now sitting on several committees including House Health Care. , UFCW 21 Support Providence Swedish workers The Washington State Nurses Association and UFCW 21 fully support Swedish workers represented by SEIU Healthcare 1199NW as they serve 10-day notice to the hospital of their intention to strike for patient care and safety at multiple campuses. Astria Regional nurses have their day in Bankruptcy Court The U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Eastern District of Washington allowed Astria Regional to remain closed after a hearing on Jan. 14 requested by the Washington State Nurses Association. More news stories... Upcoming events Lobby Day 2020 Thursday, Feb 6, 2020, 8:30am – 4pm Olympia, WA We won! Now What? (Seattle) Saturday, Feb 8, 2020, 10am – 12pm Seattle, WA Celebration of life: Barbara E. Frye (Seattle) Saturday, Feb 15, 2020, 2pm – 4pm Tukwila, WA We won! Now What? (Tacoma) Saturday, Feb 22, 2020, 10am – 12pm Tacoma, WA 2020 Hall of Fame Gala Thursday, Mar 19, 2020, 5:30pm – 8:30pm Tukwila, WA Union Leadership Conference 2020 Mar 29, 2020 – Mar 31, 2020 Chelan, WA In the press THE INLANDER: Nurses and support staff at Sacred Heart Medical Center tout their new contract agreement as a victory (1/16/20) YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC: Judge: No turning back Astria Regional closure (1/14/20) KIMA TV: Judge denies bid from nurses to keep Astria open (1/14/20) KIMA TV: Nurses from Astria Regional say they aren't getting earned benefits (1/12/20) KIMA TV: Astria Regional's closure leaves Yakima without open heart surgery provider (1/13/20) Are you looking for? 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