Washington State Nurses Union File Unfair Labor Practices Charges Against Confluence Health
Nurses at the Mares Clinic in Wenatchee say they want equal pay for equal work, but Confluence Health is retaliating against them for forming a bargaining unit
The Washington State Nurses Association on Dec. 11, 2024 filed an unfair labor practices charge against Confluence Health with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging the healthcare company has made “coercive statements” to and withheld benefits from nurses working at Confluence’s Mares Clinic campus.
The WSNA’s charge alleges Confluence has been “engaging in bad-faith bargaining” and has been “withholding benefits” from Mares nurses “in retaliation” for their decision to form an independent bargaining unit and demand equal compensation as the nurses who work at Confluence’s Central Washington Hospital, just 2.2 miles away.