Fact-Finding & Investigatory Meetings — Kaiser Permanente — Northern California RNs & NPs

the purpose of removing that Nurse from the bargaining unit, or eliminate or remove from bargaining unit nurses the direct care responsibilities of Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners described in the preceding paragraph. Finally, the Employer also agrees that during the term of this Agreement it will not challenge the Union’s right to represent any Nurse in any job classification covered by this Agreement based on a claim that such Nurse is a supervisor within the meaning of the NLRA. Disputes concerning this provision may be referred directly to an expedited arbitration. The sole issue in any such arbitration shall be whether the Employer violated the commitments set forth in paragraph 103 of the Agreement. If the Employer is found to have violated paragraph 103, the sole remedies shall be restoration of the status quo ante, and a make- whole remedy for the affected bargaining u …

Starts fringe benefit accumulation at prorated basis as of date of change in status. However, if the Nurse previously had been a Regular full-time or Regular part-time Nurse with no break in service, the Nurse retains for fringe benefit accumulations the same date the Nurse had when a Regular full- time or Regular part-time Nurse, adjusted forward for the length of time in Short-Hour, Temporary and Per diem status. The Nurse also in such cases retains any unused sick leave and Education Leave accumulated while in Regular full-time or Regular part-time status. ARTICLE VII – HOURS OF WORK Section A – Payroll Week, Work Week and Payroll Day Payroll Week “Payroll week” as used in this Article shall mean and consist of the seven (7) day period beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, or at the shift change hour nearest that time. Work Week The “work week” means the “payroll week” for all purposes, inc …

Section J – Association Visiting Rights Duly authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted at all reasonable times to enter the facilities operated by the Employer for the purposes of transacting Association business and observing conditions under which Nurses are employed; provided, however, that the Association's representatives shall upon arrival at the facility notify the Administrator or her/his designee of the intent to transact Association business. The Association representative shall advise the Administrator as to which department or areas s/he wishes to visit, and confine her/his visits to such departments or areas as agreed upon. Transaction of any business shall be conducted in an appropriate location subject to general Hospital and Clinic rules applicable to non-employees and shall not interfere with the work of employees. Section K – No Conflicting Agreem …

The committee structure for the Patient Classification System shall be as follows: a. Classification System Liaison: Each of the following service lines shall have one Registered Nurse designated as a Classification System Liaison per campus, where such service lines exists: (1) Maternal Child Health, (2) Pediatrics, (3) Adult Intensive Care, and (4) Medical-Surgical/Telemetry. b. The Registered Nurse serving as the Classification System Liaison is expected to perform his or her regular job duties when she/he is not in committee meetings or educating her/his service line. c. Classification System Liaisons shall be selected by the Union from the bargaining unit and must meet the following criteria: i. Work a minimum of 8 hours a week providing direct patient care in the designated service line. ii. Designation of a Registered Nurse as a Classification System Liaison will run for 24 consec …

Parental leave without pay up to six (6) months shall be granted to full- time and Regular part-time Nurses with one (1) or more years of continuous service. Once an employee is placed into an unpaid status, the contractual parental leave will run concurrent with the any of the Federal and/or State leave time. This leave may be extended up to an additional six (6) months upon mutual agreement between the Employer and the Nurse. Fathers, mothers and adoptive parents shall be eligible for this leave. The Employer agrees that it will not unreasonably withhold consent to extending parental leave.

Nurses may request unpaid leaves of absence to attend professional activities such as, but not necessarily limited to, educational workshops, seminars, continuing education courses, and participation in bona fide activities of the Association. Such requests will be given equitable consideration and may be granted at the sole discretion of management.

board access shall not be unreasonably denied. A designated Association representative shall be responsible for posting material submitted by the Association, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Employer before posting. The Association agrees that no controversial material shall be posted. It is further agreed that the Employer shall post position vacancies as provided in Article IX of the contract on such bulletin boards. ARTICLE V – PERSONNEL CATEGORIES Section A – Probationary Nurses Regular Registered Nurses may be discharged without recourse to the grievance procedure within the first ninety (90) days of employment. Short- Hour, Temporary and Per diem Registered Nurses may be discharged without recourse to the grievance procedure until such Nurse has been employed for six (6) months or worked three hundred (300) hours, whichever comes first. Section B – Regular Nurses A Regula …

Upon request from the Association, the Employer shall grant time off to employees for official union business so long as the number of Nurses and Nurse Practitioners absent for Association business does not impose an unreasonable burden on the Employer and the Employer receives reasonable notice. Association Leaves shall be defined according to the following: 1) Short Term Leaves are defined as leaves up to 30 days. Employees will continue to accrue seniority, service credit and benefits during the time of the absence, at the expense of the Employer. The impact of multiple short term leaves on the operations must be considered: 2) Long Term Leaves are defined as leaves of absence for more than 30 days and up to a maximum of one (1) year, renewable through the duration of the contract. Such leaves will be granted by the Employer in increments of three (3) months and shall be reviewed peri …