This is Why 13,000 WA State Nurses & Hospital Workers Will Strike in Jan 2020

Nurse Whittney Powers is on the negotiating team that’s discussing a new contract between a union of about 8,000 Seattle-area hospital employees and the Providence Health & Services-owned Swedish Hospital healthcare system. 

The strike, which has been contentious at times, has many implications, including on patient care and employee futures. 

We caught up with Powers to ask her what led up to the strike, what happens next and how both parties might be affected.