Grievance Procedure & Deadlines — Kaiser Permanente — Northwest RNs (Oregon / SW Washington)

OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 The time limits contained in this procedure may be extended by mutual, written agreement of the Employer and the Union. If the Grievant or union representative fails to file an appeal within the time limit provided, the grievance will be deemed to have been resolved by the decision at the prior step. If the Employer fails to maintain the time limits provided, the Union representative may advance the grievance to the next step. The Grievant and the Union steward participating in the grievance and arbitration meetings shall not lose pay associated with regular scheduled work hours for time spent in meetings unless there are “class action” grievances involving more than one Grievant, in which case the parties shall mutually agree on pay issues. Witnesses may be asked to appear at grievance meetings without loss of pay by mutual agreement. Meetings held in accordance wit …

Refer to National Agreement Section 1.L.1 and 1.L.2 The Employer and the Union encourage open, two-way communication and informal resolution of issues and problems between employees and supervisors. Each party shall make every attempt to understand and resolve differences informally before resorting to the Formal Grievance Procedure. Issues may be resolved utilizing the Issue Resolution Process or the Grievance Procedure. Some legitimate differences regarding interpretation and/or the application of this Agreement may, in fact, require a formal grievance process. The purpose of this Article is to promote a prompt and efficient process for the investigation and resolution of grievances. The Employer and the Union agree that all disputes will be settled as hereinafter provided. The parties also agree that there shall be no lockouts on the part of the Employer nor suspension of work on the …

OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 B. The expenses and fees of the mediator shall be shared equally by the parties. C. Attendance at mediation sessions shall be limited to the following: 1. Union: Spokesperson, Assigned Union Representative, Grievant 2. Employer: Spokesperson - Labor Relations Representative, Human Resources Consultant, Supervisor/Department Head or Designee 3. Observers: By mutual agreement, either party may invite observers limited to a reasonable number who shall not participate in the mediation process. 4. Witnesses: By mutual agreement, witnesses may be present who offer critical information regarding the dispute. D. Neither attorneys, court reporters, note takers, nor recording devices shall be allowed to be present at the proceedings. The mediation proceedings shall be entirely informal in nature. The relevant facts shall be presented in a narrative fashion by each party’s spok …

OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 b. Limits Per Patient Care Area in the Entire Hospital 1) Patient care areas with twenty (20) or fewer coded RNs shall be limited to one (1) per twenty-four (24) hours. 2) Patient care areas with twenty-one to twenty-five (21-25) coded RNs shall be limited to two (2) per twenty-four (24) hours and on different shifts. The SPU and PACU shall be included in this limit. 3) Patient care areas with more than twenty-five (25) coded RNs shall be limited to three (3) per patient care area per twenty-four (24) hours. These three (3) would be distributed to one (1) per shift, or two (2) per day shift and one (1) on evening or night shift. For inpatient areas in which there are not three (3) shifts operating, the number shall be three (3) per twenty-four (24) hour period. If more units are created, the Employer will meet with the Union for the purpose of adding to the number of …

30.A. The Employer shall maintain one (1) official personnel file and one (1) supervisory file for each employee which shall include performance evaluations written disciplinary notices and documentation of the employee’s performance. Each Employee, or her/his designee in writing, shall have the right to review the contents of her/his Personnel File and supervisory file and obtain copies from the file. The Employee shall make an appointment on her/his own time to review the file and shall have at least thirty (30) minutes to inspect the file. An Employee may include in her/his Personnel File and supervisory file any material relevant to her/his employment, upon review by the Employer. 30.B. If there is any discipline, which is grieved, and the Union has been denied the right of inspection of any materials related to the discipline, these may not be utilized in any step of the grievance p …

5.A. NON-DISCRIMINATION The Employer and the Union agree that each will fully comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding discrimination and will not discriminate against any employee because of such person’s race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, age, marital status, physical or mental handicap, veteran status, sexual orientation, or the membership in and/or activity on behalf of the Union. Both parties agree to encourage any employee who believes there has been a violation of this section of the Agreement to utilize internal review procedure established by the employer with union participation if (s)he believes there has been a violation of this section of the Agreement. If an employee chooses to utilize the internal review procedure, (s)he shall not waive his/her right to use the grievance procedure and shall have the option of filing a grievance starting …

The Employer acknowledges a responsibility to provide a work environment free of any type of harassment, including sexual harassment. Both parties agree to encourage any employee who believes they have been subjected to harassment to utilize the internal review procedure established by the Employer with Union participation if (s)he believes there has been a violation of this section of the Agreement. If an employee chooses to utilize the internal review procedure, they shall not have waived their right to use the grievance procedure and shall have the option of filing a grievance, starting at STEP TWO, within ten (10) calendar days of the decision from the internal review procedure. If

OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 The arbitrator shall hold the hearing in a convenient location as agreed to by the parties. The hearing shall commence within twenty-one days of the arbitrator’s selection, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. The arbitrator shall issue a decision within thirty days following the close of the hearing or the submission of briefs, whichever is later. The decision of the arbitrator shall be in writing and set forth findings of fact, reasoning and conclusions on the issue(s) submitted. The decision or award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the Employer, the Union and the Grievant to the extent permitted by and in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. The arbitrator shall not, without written agreement of the parties, be authorized to add to, detract from or in any way alter the provisions of the Agreement. The arbitrator shall refrain fr …