Right to Union Representation at 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 …

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 …

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 …

y Committee Nurse Representatives as referenced in #1 above. 2. Management is committed to support the active participation of the IWPSS committee members. This includes the release of IWPSS committee members to participate in delegated IWPSS sponsored meetings and project work. 3. Representation in existing KP processes and structures as may be assigned through the IWPSS: a. Regional Integrated Workplace Safety Committee b. NCAL Prevention of Workplace Violence Workgroup c. Local Integrated Workplace Safety Subcommittee/Prevention of SIDE LETTER O LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING: RN/NP Workplace Safety Committee Representative Workplace Violence Workgroup 4. Provide safety training to the RN/NP Workplace Safety Committee Representatives and their alternates (50 total), based on Kaiser Permanente’s Integrated Workplace Safety Program. 5. The RN/NP Workplace Safety Committee Representative will s …

A Nurse may request to have an Association representative present at a meeting with the Employer when the Nurse reasonably believes such meeting may result in disciplinary action. Furthermore, the Employer shall advise a Nurse in advance if a requested meeting may result in suspension, discharge, or other discipline of the Nurse.

risdiction applies outside the area, as defined above, the Parties shall meet to bargain over all wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment for Registered Nurses assigned to such new facilities (hospitals and/or clinics). APPENDIX C – JURISDICTION 2001 October 4, 2001 Jim Ryder Kaiser Director California Nurses Association 2000 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94612 Re: New and Disputed Positions Employing Registered Nurses Dear Mr. Ryder: This will acknowledge our discussions with regard to the above referenced subject and affirms our agreement to establish a forum for review of the representational status of certain nursing classifications that the Union believes properly belong to the bargaining- unit. By agreeing to this forum, the Union should not infer that the Employer is in any manner modifying its prior positions on this subject. However, we believe that these meeting …

A meeting of the Special Review Panel shall be held within forty-five (45) days of the referral of the dispute to the Panel. Within that forty-five (45) day period, a summary of the information exchanged between the Parties on the problem since its original presentation shall be provided to the Panel. Any representative on the Panel may request, and shall receive, relevant information from the representative of the other Party, or may introduce further relevant information. The third party chairperson may also request information from either Party to aid him or her as the third party chairperson. Such information must also be received by the time of the Panel’s meeting. The Panel shall complete its deliberations within thirty (30) days of its initial meeting, unless that time is extended by mutual agreement.

APPENDIX F – QUALITY LIAISONS LETTER OF AGREEMENT REGISTERED NURSE QUALITY LIAISONS The Employer and the Association agree to the following Letter of Agreement. 1. The Employer will employ forty-two (42) Registered Nurse Quality Liaisons (RNQL). RNs/NPs selected for a RNQL position will work a minimum thirty-two (32) hours per week. Twenty (20) hours per week will be dedicated to the RNQL role, whereas the remainder of the scheduled hours (e.g. 12-20/week) will be designated for work in their unit/department/service to ensure that they retain their clinical expertise. 2. The Association will recommend two (2) candidates for each RNQL position. The Employer will select the final candidates to fill the RNQL positions from the identified candidate pool; ensuring representation includes staff Registered Nurses from each service area and representation from across the care continuum. Of the f …