Discipline & Just Cause — Kaiser Permanente — Washington RNs & ARNPs

Staff and management on the work unit are responsible for developing a mutually agreeable notification process other than work email. The employer must notify the union and the union must consent to the alternative notification process. 6.2.1 Corrective Actions that are older than the following time periods shall not be considered when evaluating and selecting applicants for lateral transfers and/or promotions. • Level 3 & 4 – twelve (12) months Level 1 and 2 documents shall not be included when evaluating and selecting applicants for lateral transfers and/or promotions. 6.3 Discipline/Discharge for Just Cause. Discipline/Discharge shall be for just cause. Employees who have been discharged by the Employer shall be given a written statement of the cause of discharge within three (3) working days thereafter. Upon request by the employee, a copy of the notice will be sent to the Union. Eve …

1.1 Recognition. Pursuant to the National Labor Relations Board Certification dated May 26, 1983 (Case No. 19-RC-10700) and as subsequently agreed to by the parties in January 2005, the Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive representative for all Registered Nurses employed by the employer as Registered Nurses at all of the Employer’s locations, including, but not limited to the following: staff nurse, visiting nurse, liaison nurse, nurse practitioner, consulting nurse, and registered nurse/oncology, employed by the Employer at the Employer’s medical centers , excluding nurses in supervisory and administrative/management positions and all other employees. 1.2 New Classifications. New registered nurse job classifications established during the term of this Agreement shall be covered by this Agreement unless they are administrative/management or supervisory positions. 1.3 …

4.1 The Union recognizes that the Employer has the obligation of serving the public with the highest quality of health care, efficiently and economically, and/or meeting medical emergencies. Except as modified elsewhere in this Agreement, the Union recognizes the right of the Employer to operate and manage KFHPWA including but not limited to the right to require standards of performance and to maintain order and efficiency; to direct employees and to determine job assignments and working schedules; to determine the materials and equipment to be used; to implement improved operational methods and procedures; to determine staffing requirements; to determine the kind and location of facilities; to determine whether the whole or any part of the operation shall continue to operate; to select and hire employees; to promote and transfer employees; to discipline, demote or discharge employees fo …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 and may request the assistance of an interpreter. Management will make a good faith effort to notify employees of the right to a representative and an interpreter. 6.4 Notice of Termination. Regular employees who have completed the required probationary period shall receive fourteen (14) days’ notice of termination or pay in lieu thereof (prorated for part-time employees) including any accrued Paid Time Off pay, except in cases of discharge for just cause. 6.5 Notice of Resignation. Regular employees shall be required to give at least fourteen (14) days’ written notice of resignation except that at least three (3) weeks’ notice in writing shall be required of employees working alternative periods such as every other week or every other weekend. Failure to give such notice shall result in loss of accrued fringe benefits. The Employer will give consideration to situa …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 calendar days after the date of hire. The Employer shall make newly hired employees aware of this requirement at the time of hire. Employees who fail to comply with this requirement shall be discharged by the Employer within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of written notice to the Employer from the Union, unless the employee fulfills the membership obligation set forth in this Agreement. Newly hired employees shall not be required to pay the Union’s initiation fee until after ninety (90) days of employment. 2.2 Religious Objection. Any employee who is a member of and adheres to established and traditional tenets or teachings of a bona fide religion, body, or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting a labor organization shall not be required to join or financially support the Union but, in the alterna …

Joint Commitment to a Just, Inclusive Workplace It is the expressed, shared interest of both Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington (KFHPWA) and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW (SEIU) that racism, discrimination, transphobia/homophobia, bias, and harassment will not be tolerated. It is the interest of both parties, upon encountering substantiated instances of racism, discrimination, transphobia/homophobia, bias, and harassment, to take action. As initial steps to operationalize the parties’ shared values around equity, inclusion, diversity, and racial justice within the framework of labor-management partnership, the parties agree to the following: Joint Labor Management Equity, Inclusion and Diversity (EID) Workforce Committee The parties will reconvene the Joint Labor Management Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Workforce Committee. The committee is tri-chaired by Labor, WPMG (at their discre …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 There are five (5) exceptions for which EIB hours may be used for the first day of absence due to illness: 1. Occupational Injury - In the event an employee incurs an occupational injury for which the employee is eligible for workers compensation insurance, then the employee will have access to their EIB accrual at the first day of absence due to the occupational injury if requested by the employee. Otherwise, employees may use PTO or have the time be unpaid. 2. Relapse - In the event an employee suffers a relapse of the same illness within five (5) calendar days of returning to work, the additional hours of illness shall be treated as part of the original illness for purposes of eligibility to access the EIB. 3. Ten-Day Absence - In the event an employee has an extended illness lasting ten (10) or more calendar days, the first sixteen (16) scheduled hours of work …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 would a position be considered comparable under similar geographic location if the distance between the staff member’s home address and the nearest geographic location that is 20 miles or greater. In-Patient Hospital Units: 1) North: Peace Health (Bellingham), Providence Everett 2) Central: Overlake (Bellevue), Swedish (Cherry Hill & First Hill), CHIPS (Cap Hill) 3) South: St Joes (Tacoma), St Peters (Olympia), St Michaels Harrison (Bremerton) 13.7.9 Qualified. For purposes of this Agreement, an employee will be considered qualified if, in the opinion of the Employer, the employee has the skills, competence and ability based on established criteria to perform the responsibilities of a particular position within the time period normally expected of an employee new to the position. If, after four (4) weeks of orientation, the employee has not achieved a satisfactory …