Grievance Procedure & Deadlines — Lucile Packard Children's Hospital RNs

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -62- procedure for disputes over whether their paychecks are in accordance with the pay provisions of this Agreement, for example, whether they properly received shift differential or overtime pay; or whether they have been subjected to any discrimination of the type described in Section 2. 28.2.2 A formal grievance is a written claim by a Nurse or CRONA concerning a Nurse’s wages, hours, or working conditions and involving the interpretation or application of this Agreement. A grievance may be filed by any individual Nurse covered by this Agreement or by any officer designated by CRONA. A grievance filed by CRONA when not on behalf of an individual Nurse shall be started at Step Two of this procedure. 28.3 Grievance Procedure. 28.3.1 Step One – Informal Discussions. A grievance may be started when a Nurse (called “grievant”) tells their supervisor t …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -63- conducted no more than fourteen (14) calendar days after the date of referral by the Vice President, Patient Care Services, provided CRONA representatives are available and provided further that the parties may agree to extend the time period to a mutually convenient date. b. Resolution. The reviewing Employer representative shall present a written determination on the grievance with copies to the grievant and CRONA, and the Vice President of Human Resources, within fifteen (15) working days after the review meeting unless mutually extended. The determination shall state the specific reasons for the decision either to grant or deny the grievance. c. If CRONA does not accept the Step Three determination then within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the determination, CRONA may refer the issue to mediation or arbitration, as described below, …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -9- applicable procedures of Section 7.1.2. (Salary step progression for Relief Nurses is specified in Section 14.) 7.1.2 Salary step increases for Steps 3 through 6 shall occur each year effective the pay period during which the Regular Nurse’s step increase date occurs, providing performance is satisfactory. 7.1.3 Step Increases. Step increases for Regular Nurses will be implemented as follows: Step 2: After 6 months at Step 1 (Clinical Nurse I) Step 3: After 1 year at Step 2 Step 4: After 1 year at Step 3 Step 5: After 1 year at Step 4 Step 6: After 1 year at Step 5 Step 7: After 2 years at Step 6 Step 8: After 10.5 years of continuous Employer service (this will not be effective until the Nurse has met the requirements of Step 7) Step 9: After 15 years of continuous Employer service (this will not be effective until the Nurse has met the requirem …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -65- a. Representation at Grievance Meetings. A grievant may be assisted or represented by up to two (2) representatives of CRONA at any Step Three meeting, provided that no meeting will be delayed in order to obtain the presence of a second representative. In the event the Hospital intends to have more than two (2) representatives (not including a management witness, the management person alleged to have violated the Agreement, or the reviewing representative), it will notify CRONA in advance, and CRONA may have an equal number of representatives, provided that the meeting will not be delayed to obtain additional CRONA representatives. b. Representation at Investigatory Interview. When in the Employer’s judgment an investigatory meeting is called for prior to any decision to discipline a Nurse, the supervisor shall inform the Nurse of the purpose an …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -64- The first strike for arbitrators will be rotated between CRONA and the Employer. b. Hearing. The arbitration shall begin as soon as possible giving due consideration to the schedules of the representatives and witnesses of the parties provided that failure of CRONA to request the setting of a hearing date within sixty (60) calendar days of the referral to arbitration shall result in a waiver of the claim. The hearing shall be closed unless the arbitrator rules otherwise. Prior to the hearing the parties shall attempt to reach agreement on a joint submission of the case to the arbitrator. If the parties fail to agree on a joint submission, each shall present a separate submission, and the arbitrator shall determine the issue or issues to be heard provided that the issue is arbitrable in accordance with this Section. The joint or separate submissi …

28.1 Purpose. The purpose of these procedures is to provide the parties with an orderly means of resolving differences which may arise between them. The parties intend that these procedures shall be in lieu of any other formal procedure established by the Employer for resolution of employee grievances and shall be the exclusive means for resolution of CRONA’s grievances against the Employer. 28.2 Grievances. 28.2.1 Only Nurses who have successfully completed the trial period of employment are eligible to use this grievance procedure, except that trial period Nurses may use this

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -59- 27.2.2 Both the Nurse and CRONA shall cooperate with the Hospital during the scheduling of the investigatory interviews. The Nurse and a CRONA representative shall be available to attend the investigatory interviews within three (3) business days after the Hospital requests the investigatory interview. If the investigatory interview does not occur within this three (3) day period because either the Nurse or the CRONA representative is not available during this period, then the Nurse shall be on unpaid status until the investigatory interview is actually held. 27.2.3 If upon investigation the Hospital imposes a termination or a suspension longer than the period during which the Nurse was relieved of duty without pay, the Hospital shall not attempt to recoup any amount paid to the Nurse while they were relieved of duty, and all unpaid time when th …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -50- Holiday 8-Hour Shifts 12-Hour Shifts (A) Thanksgiving Eve Thanksgiving 11 p.m. - 7 a.m. 7 a.m.- 3 p.m. 3 p.m.-11 p.m. 7 p.m.-7 a.m. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. (B) Christmas Eve Christmas Day 3 p.m.-11 p.m. 11 p.m.-7 a.m. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. 3 p.m.-11 p.m. 7 p.m.-7 a.m. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. (C) New Year’s Eve New Year’s Day 3 p.m.-11 p.m. 11 p.m.-7 a.m. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. 7 p.m.-7 a.m. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. 19.1.1 No more often than once every calendar year and before July 1st, each unit has the option to vote on whether Thanksgiving (A) or New Year’s (C) will be the excluded holiday for that year, with the other two holidays being the designated holidays. Such a vote may be requested by any Nurse on the unit by making a written request to the unit manager on or before June 15th, and the vote will be held by July 1st. The unit manager shall conduct the vote among the Nurses assigned t …