WSNA Nurses Unite! Connect. Create. Collaborate.

The WSNA Cabinet on Economic and General Welfare invites you to join your fellow union nurses across Washington state for WSNA Nurses Unite! Connect. Create. Collab­o­rate. This new, free event will be held virtu­ally on Monday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Because COVID-19 has had a profound impact on how nurses live, advocate and care for their patients, the Cabinet created WSNA Nurses Unite! to provide more oppor­tu­ni­ties for nurses to:

• Collab­o­rate and strate­gize with other WSNA union members throughout the state. 
• Learn from state and national labor leaders about the future of the labor movement amid health, racial and economic crises.
• Reener­gize after a challenging year.

Randi Weingarten, American Feder­a­tion of Teachers (AFT) presi­dent, will discuss labor’s leading role at the national level to keep nurses and patients safe during the coron­avirus pandemic, lead in the fight for racial justice and supporting working Ameri­cans in tough economic times.

Larry Brown, Washington State Labor Council presi­dent, will share how unions in Washington are working together to protect workers and support commu­ni­ties through the coron­avirus pandemic and economic hardship.

April Sims, Washington State Labor Council secre­tary treasurer, will discuss the labor movement’s respon­si­bility to tackle racism and WSLC’s work in response to the past year’s reckoning with racism as a public health crisis.

The event will also include an awards ceremony to celebrate the successes and outstanding work of WSNA union members.