Right to Union Representation — 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 …

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.

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.

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 …

If a satisfactory adjustment is not made under the provisions of Step Two, the grievance may be appealed by the Association to the Labor Relations Manager or designee within seven (7) calendar days following the Employer's second step response. The Labor Relations Manager or designee shall meet with the Association Representative on a monthly basis to attempt to resolve all grievances then pending at Step Three. Such meetings shall be regularly scheduled at least one (1) day per month. Additional meetings may be scheduled by mutual agreement if necessary to review all pending grievances. The monthly meeting may also be canceled by mutual agreement if no grievances are pending.

Each inpatient (KFH) PPC/NQF meeting shall be regularly scheduled for a total of eight (8) hours each month, the first four (4) hours shall consist of the regular inpatient PPC agenda and the second four (4) hours shall be designated as a Nursing Quality Forum meeting pursuant to the Letter of Agreement, Nursing Quality Forum (Appendix H).