SEATTLE – In the midst of an eight-month contract negotiation, King County’s public health nurses held a rally in Seattle on Saturday as they say their paychecks stagnate.
A crowd of nurses gathered at the King County Chinook Building at 401 5th Avenue downtown today at 2 p.m. The Washington State Nurses Association provided quotes from the workers as negotiations drag on.
What they’re saying: — “We want the county to value us in a way that aligns with its True North and values,” said Kiesha-Garcia Stubbs, BSN, RN, a public health nurse. “Public health nurses hold a unique level of tolerance, but we are done tolerating different treatment than other nurses. We deserve more, and we will not stop fighting until we get it.”
The union provided participants with public support petition QR codes, public speakers and other conversation opportunities with workers.…