In the Press
THE STAND: WSNA, others call on Seattle Children’s to address racism (1/6/21)
KNDU: Nurses ask for community help in battling COVID-19 (11/18/20)
KOMO: Washington state ICU's nearing capacity as COVID-19 continues to surge (11/17/20)
SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO: Nurses' Union Pushes For More Paid Leave, PPE (11/16/20)
NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS: Labor sees bright future with Biden…with a few caveats (11/12/20)
THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW: Health board set to vote Thursday to keep or terminate Dr. Bob Lutz (11/3/20)
LEWISTON TRIBUNE: Board set to vote Thursday on Lutz (11/3/20)
LAW360: Unions Sue OSHA For Rule Protecting Health Care Workers (10/29/20)
CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE: WWII Cadet Nurse reflects on wartime medical service (10/12/20)
WASHINGTON STATE WIRE: Inslee endorses challenger to Democratic incumbent in 5th LD (8/31/20)
NBC NEWS: Amid coronavirus surge in California, hospital workers say they're not protected (8/22/20)
DAILY NURSE: Nursing Associations Call for Action Against Racism (6/22/20)
THE SEATTLE TIMES: UW Medicine shuts down psychiatric unit amid financial shortfall (6/15/20)
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MAGAZINE: Front and center (5/18/20)
THE SEATTLE TIMES: I am a nurse, a DACA recipient, and I belong in this country (5/14/20)
KNKX: UW Medicine to furlough some workers and cut pay for senior leaders (5/12/20)
KIRO 7: UW Medicine estimates $500 million loss by end of summer due to pandemic (5/12/20)
THE DAILY NEWS (LONGVIEW): Local healthcare facilities prepare to restart procedures (5/1/20)
KIRO 7: Hospitals push to resume elective surgeries (4/28/20)
SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO: WA Nurses Express Concern About Allowing Non-Essential Procedures (4/26/20)
NEXTSHARK: Washington Teens to Supply Over 30,000 Masks to Frontline Medical Workers (4/17/20)
KNDU TV: Nurses and health care workers call for action for PPE and hazard pay (4/17/20)
NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW: In echo of China, US medics silenced on coronavirus concerns (4/12/20)
KREM 2: Washington health care unions demand coronavirus hazard pay for workers (4/8/20)
KIRO 7: VIDEO: North Sound hospital under fire by its own nurses (4/7/20)
KREM 2: Washington health care workers reiterate need for hazard pay, protective gear (4/7/20)
MEDSCAPE: COVID-19 Exposes Potential Gaps in PPE Training, Effectiveness (4/6/20)
THE SEATTLE TIMES: Silencing nurses and doctors will make the coronavirus crisis worse (4/3/20)
BLOOMBERG: Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out About Lack of Gear (3/31/20)
FORTUNE: Hospitals tell doctors they’ll be fired if they speak out about lack of gear (3/31/20)
ANDALOU AGENCY (TURKEY): US health workers fired for raising virus prep alarm (3/31/20)
NEW YORK POST: US hospitals tell staff to keep quiet about coronavirus working conditions (3/31/20)
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC: Team effort underway to connect front-line workers with child care (3/30/20)
KREM 2: Bellingham doctor loses job after criticizing hospital's virus response (3/28/20)
CHINA DAILY (CHINA): Battered by virus, Washington state rallies to respond (3/23/20)
KREM 2: Groups make masks amid shortage, but Spokane hospitals can't accept them (3/23/20)
KUOW: Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic's Front Lines (3/20/20)
KPBS: Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic’s Front Lines (3/20/20)
WESA (PITTSBURG): Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic's Front Lines (3/20/20)
WFAE (CHARLOTTE): Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic's Front Lines (3/20/20)
CROSSCUT: Coronavirus turns Seattle into America’s laboratory (3/18/20)
AP: One mask a day for doctors in virus epicenter of Washington (3/17/20)
GOVERNING: Seattle Coronavirus Care: Short in Staff, Supplies and Space (3/14/20)
KING5: Washington nurses concerned for health as hospitals face mask shortages (3/11/20)
KING5: Washington nurses concerned for health as hospitals face mask shortages (3/10/20)
BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW: 5 hospitals quarantining workers amid coronavirus (3/6/20)
MOTHER JONES: Nurses Are Raising Red Flags About Hospitals’ Coronavirus Response (3/5/20)
KIMA TV: Judge denies bid from nurses to keep Astria open (1/14/20)
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC: Judge: No turning back Astria Regional closure (1/14/20)
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC: Staff gather as Astria Regional shuts down emergency room (1/13/20)
BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW: Washington state nurses urge judge to keep hospital open (1/13/20)
BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW: Washington hospital closes ER, lays off 463 employees (1/13/20)
KIMA TV: Astria Regional's closure leaves Yakima without open heart surgery provider (1/13/20)
LEWISTON TRIBUNE: Nurses union asks judge to reconsider sudden Yakima hospital closure (1/12/20)
KIMA TV: Nurses from Astria Regional say they aren't getting earned benefits (1/12/20)
KIMA TV: WA Nurses file motion to stop closure of Astria Regional Hospital (1/10/20)
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC: Nurses union asks judge to reconsider Yakima Regional closure (1/10/20)
THE SEATTLE TIMES: Nurses union asks judge to reconsider Yakima Regional closure (1/10/20)
SPOKANE JOURNAL OF BUSINESS: Providence, nurses reach tentative agreement (1/7/20)
SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO: Tentative Agreement Reached In Nurses' Contract Dispute (1/7/20)
KHQ SPOKANE: Providence nurses, healthcare workers postpone planned strike announcement (1/3/20)
KREM 2: Providence nurses, health care workers pause plans for strike (1/3/20)
BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW: Strike threat looms at Providence sites in Washington state (1/2/20)
TRI-CITY HERALD: No strike for Tri-Cities. Kadlec hospital nurses approve new contract (12/10/19)
KHQ SPOKANE: Sacred Heart nurses say strike will happen if a fair contract doesn't (11/1/19)
KEPR TV: Kadlec nurses still on the job after authorizing strike (10/31/19)
KHQ SPOKANE: More than 1,900 Sacred Heart nurses vote to authorize strike (10/30/19)
TRI-CITY HERALD: Kadlec nurses authorize strike at Richland hospital (10/30/19)
KNDU TV: Kadlec Nurses vote in favor of authorizing strike (10/30/19)
KNDU: Kadlec nurses voting on authorizing a strike (10/29/19)
KVEW TV: Kadlec nurses spend all day voting on whether or not to strike (10/29/19)
KXLY: Sacred Heart nurses, workers voting to strike over 'unfair labor practices' (10/24/19)
THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW: Providence, nurses enter mediated negotiations over benefits (7/19/19)
SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD: Skagit Regional Health, nurses reach agreement (6/24/19)
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: WhidbeyHealth and nurses union at stalemate in bargaining (6/21/19)
KEPR TV: Nurses stand together and hold informational picket (5/9/19)
FOX 28 SPOKANE: Providence Nurses worried about sick leave picket at Sacred Heart (5/9/19)
KREM 2: Sacred Heart nurses protest for nurse, patient safety (5/9/19)
THE DAILY NEWS (LONGVIEW): Nurses say new break and overtime law will improve patient care (4/27/19)
KOMO: State Senator accepts challenge from nurses, apologizes for controversial comment (4/22/19)
KING5: Washington lawmaker says some nurses 'probably play cards' for most of the day (4/20/19)
TRI-CITY HERALD: Kadlec nurses rally to keep staff and patients safe, they say (3/15/19)
KEPR TV: Kadlec nurses invite you to rally for safer working conditions with them (3/7/19)
TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE: Letter to the Editor: Workplace violence: Nurses need more safeguards (3/7/19)
KREM 2: Nurses rally over contract negotiations with Sacred Heart (2/25/19)
KXLY: Hundreds rally for nurse and patient safety at Providence Sacred Heart (2/25/19)
THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW: Sacred Heart nurses hold Spokane rally amid contract talks (2/25/19)
SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD: Nurses rally ahead of contract negotiations (1/23/19)
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC: Staffing top priority in Astria nurses' contract talks (11/25/18)
KIMA TV: Astria Health employees picket in front of hospital for better pay, staffing (11/20/18)
KEPR TV: Nurses tell lawmakers enough is enough when it comes to workplace violence (10/18/18)
TRI-CITY HERALD: They were hurt at work. More Tri-Cities nurses are speaking out (9/30/18)
KEPR TV: Nurse seeking change after nearly being killed by patient (9/21/18)
THE UW DAILY: Nurses warn UWMC not to close inpatient psychiatric unit (5/10/18)
THE COLUMBIAN: Health care workers’ safety increasingly at risk (4/29/18)
KUOW: Closing psychiatric unit at UW would be 'devastating,' says nurse (4/4/18)
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD: Lawmakers want easier access to rape kits (1/29/18)
KOMO: Local study finds toxic flame retardants in new TVs as CPSC advances toxin ban (9/21/17)
MHEALTH INTELLIGENCE: Telehealth Licensure Compact for Nurses Gets the Green Light (7/24/17)
KUOW: Seattle nurses fight through long shifts and long commutes (1/10/17)
KOMO: Tacoma General nurses reach tentative contract agreement with MultiCare (12/16/16)
THE SEATTLE TIMES: Unions want UW to become sanctuary university (12/15/16)
TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE: VIDEO - Nurses rally against MultiCare's Tacoma General Hospital (12/14/16)
Q13 FOX: Tacoma General nurses say hospital is understaffed (12/14/16)
TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE: EDITORIAL - MultiCare, heal thyself and avert a nurse walkout (12/13/16)
THE DAILY WORLD: GHCH nurses approve labor contract (12/9/16)
TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE: $5 million settlement over break relief for nurses at St. Joseph (12/6/16)
THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW: Letter to the Editor: Questions for MultiCare (12/4/16)
KOMO: Tacoma General nurses refusing overtime, extra shifts for one week (11/10/16)
TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE: Tacoma General nurses plan weeklong boycott of extra shifts (11/8/16)
KOMO: Registered nurses picket Children's Hospital for better wages, benefits (9/13/16)
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC: Yakima Regional nurses rally against corporate owner (7/26/16)
THE UW DAILY: UW Medical Center nurses vote in favor of fair share membership language (7/1/16)
KREM 2: Sacred Heart nurses march downtown over contract negotiations (6/21/16)
CHINOOK OBSERVER: Still no contract for OBH nurses (6/21/16)
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC: A new world: Nurses search for ways to maintain high-quality care (5/14/16)