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What the ONA / OFNHP (AFT Local 5017) agreement (Oct 2021 – Sep 2025) actually says, excerpted from the contract with page citations. Note: A successor agreement was ratified in 2026; its full text is not yet published. This is the latest published contract.

19.A. Generalp. 60
The following days shall be observed as holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Holiday hours paid shall be counted into the calculation of overtime and shall not be counted into the calculation of consecutive day pay. There shall be no deduction in pay for the observance of the foregoing holidays for employees who have been on regular employee status for at least thirty (30) consecutive calendar days prior to the holiday. Such employees working on one (1) days of the foregoing holidays shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) times the regular rate of pay in addition to their regular rate of pay for the holiday. For Urgency Care and Continuing Care Service employees, the actual legal holiday worked shall be paid at the overtime rate of pay. When the Kaiser Permanente designated hol …
Overtime Calculationsp. 17
OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 hours are compensated for at overtime/premium rates under one provision, those same hours shall not be counted in determining overtime/premium pay under the same or any other provision. However, if more than one provision is applicable, the higher rate shall apply. 10.I.2 7/70 Schedule Employees Employees shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) times the straight time hourly rate, including any shift differential, for all hours of work performed in excess of ten (10) hours in any twenty-four (24) workday and for all hours compensated in excess of (40) hours within the work week, except as provided in paragraph 1 in this section. All hours worked on the eighth (8th) consecutive day worked shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) except when there is a change of schedule agreed upon between the employee and the Employer and all hours worked o …
11.K. Overtime Calculationp. 28
OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 b. Exemptions-consecutive day pay: holidays taken, float holidays taken, ill time taken, education days, stand-by hours, vacation taken, flex days taken, and non-clinical time above coding will not be included in the compensation of consecutive day pay. c. For the purposes of this provision, the following will count in calculating consecutive days of work: all core shifts, all clinical time above coding, mandatory training events, nursing unit retreats, and bereavement leave. d. When counting consecutive days of work for the purposes of premium pay, KP will count in a continuous, calendar based order. KP will not count "core shifts" first before counting "extra" shifts. e. There shall be no duplication of overtime payments for the same hours worked under any of the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent hours are compensated for at overtime/premium rates under o …
Overtime Calculationsp. 16
10.I.1 General - Consecutive Day Premium Rules a. Exemptions-overtime: Ill time, vacation, float holidays and funeral leave shall not be counted in the computation of overtime. b. Exemptions-consecutive day pay: holidays taken, float holidays taken, ill time taken, education days, stand-by hours, vacation taken, flex days taken, and non-clinical time above coding will not be included in the compensation of consecutive day pay. c. For the purposes of this provision, the following will count in calculating consecutive days of work: all core shifts, all clinical time above coding, mandatory training events, nursing unit retreats, and bereavement leave. d. Double shift overtime hours worked will not be included in the consecutive day premium calculation except as specified in Article 10.G.2. e. For all shifts shorter than 12 hours, employees’ work schedules shall provide for a minimum of twe …
Effective Datep. 47
OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 All tenure increases shall become effective at the beginning of the first (1st) full payroll period nearest the employee’s tenure increases eligibility date. 15.E. STANDBY PAY (see also Article 10, Section J) The following shall apply to Registered Nurses who are scheduled for standby off the Employer’s premises: 15.E.1 Employees on standby duty on days other than a recognized holiday shall be compensated at the rate of $4.75 per hour. Pay for standby duty on a recognized holiday shall be $11.88 per hour. There will be no deduction of the stand-by pay for hours worked and the applicable shift differential shall be paid. 15.E.2 Employees on standby duty who are called in to work on other than a recognized holiday shall be paid for the time worked at one and one-half (1- 1/2) their basic straight-time hourly rate. Employees on standby status who are called in to work o …
LETTER OF AGREEMENTp. 103
Between Kaiser Permanente and OFNHP RN’s The original agreement stated if an employee takes the holiday off they would be paid for 36 hours. Amend agreement to read: If an employee takes a day off during the week in which a holiday occurs, they will be paid 12 hours of holiday to be made whole for that week. To further clarify:  If an employee works their coded hours and the holiday falls on a day they are not scheduled, they will receive 1/10th of their BAH.  During the week a holiday occurs: a. If an employee takes a voluntary WOP, the employee will receive 12 hours holiday pay b. If the employee trades a scheduled day to work, they will receive 12 hours holiday pay c. If the employee takes a sick day for a scheduled day that is not the holiday, they will receive 1/10th of their BAH. Employee’s BAH is found in the TIME system.  All holiday hours paid will be counted for purposes of …
12.H. Outpatient Staffing Rules For Time Offp. 39
OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 employee's performance. OR and PACU are excluded from these parameters. 12.I.4 Overtime Calculations a. General: 1) Employees’ work schedule shall provide for a minimum of twelve (12) hours between two (2) consecutive work shifts. Work performed prior to the expiration of the twelve (12) hours between consecutive shifts shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) the regular straight-time rate, including shift differential, if applicable. Ill time, vacation, float holidays and funeral leave shall not be counted in the computation of overtime. Holidays taken, float holidays taken, ill time taken, education days, stand-by hours, vacation taken, flex days taken, and non-clinical time above coding will not be included in the calculation of consecutive day pay. The following will count in calculating consecutive days of work: all core shifts, all clinical time a …
Article 16.p. 18
d. Approved traded shifts that result in working five (5) consecutive 10-hour shifts will be allowed without premium pay. 10.I.6 Registered Nurses Working in a Twelve (12) Hour Scheduling Pattern a. All Registered Nurses assigned to work a twelve (12) hour scheduling pattern have agreed to do so as a result of the development of an alternative schedule according to the process provided in this Article. b. All Registered Nurses will be paid one and one-half (1-1/2) their regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of twelve (12) in a workday and on their fourth (4th) consecutive day, regardless of the length of shift on the fourth (4th) day. c. They shall be paid double their regular rate of pay on their fifth (5th) consecutive day of work. d. Approved traded shifts that result in working four (4) consecutive 12-hour shifts will be allowed without premium pay. 10.I.7 7/70 Trade Shi …

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