Washington Senate Bill 5236

Hospital Staffing Is in Crisis &
Legislators Need to Hear from You!

Burned out. Tired. Overworked. Understaffed. Trouble providing quality patient care. Unsafe conditions for patients and staff. These are some of the ways that workers and patients in Washington hospitals would describe the conditions we face everyday at work. Our union is working hard to ensure that workers have a voice in staffing, putting patients and frontline staff first in conversations about how to ensure quality patient care.

The 2023 Washington state legislative session is underway and this is a critical time to advocate for legislation that progresses what healthcare workers need for themselves and for quality patient care.

SEND LAWMAKERS YOUR MESSAGE!

Please personalize your message to your legislators below by including details like where you work and what job you do: 

“I have worked as a CNA in the ICU for XX years. In my department due to workload and low pay, it is getting harder and harder to fill open positions and this makes it impossible to provide the type of care our patients deserve.”

“As a respiratory therapist there are only X working full time in my hospital. We often have to rely on traveling temporary workers to meet the need.”