Washington Hospital Center Nurses

Your UNION Rights:

"A nurse called by the Hospital to attend a disciplinary meeting or investigatory meeting which could lead to discipline shall have the right to Union representation, which includes the right to interrupt a meeting that has already commenced to request Union representation. It shall be the nurse's responsibility to inform the Hospital that she/he wishes to have such representation".
- Refer to Contract ARTICLE 3.2 c for complete language about this important Union right.

Welcome to Washington Hospital Center Nurses

National Nurses United featured on MSNBC website May 18, 2012

MSNBC's website showed National Nurses United's march in Chicago advocating changes in taxes. Read the article.

National Nurses United takes action in Chicago May 18 2012

NNU Meal Break Survey

Please add your voice to our meal break survey. launch the NNU Meal Break survey

Note: if you would rather print the survey and mail or fax to NNU, download the survey in PDF format fax and mailing instructions included in the PDF.

New web page created for the Professional Practice and Patient Safety Council

Visit the Professional Practice and Patient Safety Council page for the new email address, meeting minutes and news.

Final version of the 2011-2014 WHC-NNU Contract available

2011-2014 WHC-NNU Contract in PDF format

2011-2014 WHC-NNU Contract in MS Word format

Patient Care Summary Report Available !

After careful documentation of patient safety issues by you and fellow RNs, the National Nurses United Patient Care Report is complete. On November 1st, 2010, the report was released to District of Columbia regulators.

Further, RNs from Washington Hospital Center marched to John Sullivan's office on the morning of 11/1 to present the report and demand a fair contract with strong patient safety language.

Review the Public WHC Patient Care Summary Report (PDF)