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Work Schedules & Posting — Lucile Packard Children's Hospital RNs
What the CRONA agreement (Apr 2025 – Mar 2028) actually says, excerpted from the contract with page citations.
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -12- c. Weekend Shift. see Section 16.1. 7.5.3 Payment. A differential of ten percent (10%) will be added to the base wage rate for all regularly scheduled “evening” shifts worked; a differential of eighteen percent (18%) will be added to the base wage rate for all regularly scheduled “night” shifts worked. 7.5.4 Weekend Differential. Effective May 22, 2016, any Nurse working on a weekend will receive a differential of $3.00 per hour. Effective July 10, 2022, the weekend differential shall be paid as follows: Any Nurse assigned to work on a weekend will receive a differential based upon five percent (5%) of the Nurse’s base wage rate. 7.5.5 Additional Weekend Incentive Differential. If a Regular Nurse is required to work more than four (4) weekend shifts in a schedule period, they will receive a differential of Five Dollars ($5.00) per hour (in lieu …
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -44- date of this Agreement other patterns were in effect, the Employer will follow the following procedures: 17.6.1 Nursing Management and CRONA will agree upon a date for a meeting of all regular full- and part-time Regular Nurses on the affected unit to discuss the implementation of a twelve (12) hour staffing pattern for those Nurses. A representative of CRONA will be invited to attend and participate in the discussion. 17.6.2 Nursing Management and CRONA will agree upon a time for a secret ballot vote by all full-and part-time Regular Nurses on the affected unit, and on the wording of the ballot. A representative of CRONA will be present to assist in the vote tally. A sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) majority of the eligible staff who vote must vote in favor of the twelve (12) hour staffing pattern to constitute approval of the staffin …
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -39- 14.13.2 The Employer will determine unit scheduling procedures which, in its judgment, best serve this purpose. Shifts may be scheduled in 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 hour blocks. A Relief Nurse who is scheduled to work is expected to work unless canceled by the Employer. Failure of a prescheduled Relief Nurse to work will be considered a failure to keep commitment under paragraph 14.11 above. 14.13.3 The following process will be used to schedule relief, the goal being to utilize the relief staff to supplement the regular staff. a. The Employer will establish minimum and maximum staffing levels for each nursing unit. b. Prior to the cut-off date for scheduling shifts, the Relief Nurse shall provide to the Nurse manager a written schedule of available shifts at least equivalent to their minimum commitment. Availability does not meet commitment, only worki …
17.1 Shift Rotation. Any Regular Nurse assigned to rotating shifts who is scheduled, unless by their request to work within eight (8) hours after the end of a scheduled shift shall be paid at overtime rates for the entire second shift. 17.2 Regular Shifts. Regular shifts at the Employer may consist of four (4), six (6), eight (8), ten (10), or twelve (12) consecutive hour periods worked between specific starting and ending times established by the Employer. 17.3 Breaks. The Employer provides paid breaks and unpaid meal breaks as follows: Shift Breaks Four (4) – six (6) hours One (1) paid 15-minute break Eight (8) – ten (10) hours Two (2) paid 15-minute breaks; one (1) unpaid 30-minute meal break Twelve (12) hours Three (3) paid 15-minute breaks; one (1) unpaid 30-minute meal break 17.4 Selection. Seniority shall be considered with existing qualifications and abilities, patient care needs …
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -13- 7.6 Overtime Compensation. 7.6.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Nurses will be paid overtime as follows: a. For Nurses regularly assigned to work twelve (12) hour shifts, overtime will be paid for all hours worked in excess of twelve (12) in the work day at the rate of two times (2x) the Nurse’s regular rate; b. For Nurses regularly assigned to work shifts of eight (8) or more hours, but less than twelve (12) hours, overtime premium will be paid for all hours worked in the work day in excess of the regularly scheduled shift (e.g. 8, 9, 10, or 11) up to twelve (12) total hours worked at the rate of one and one half (1½) times the Nurse’s regular rate, and for all hours worked in the work day in excess of twelve (12) hours at the rate of two times (2x) the Nurse’s regular rate; c. Nurses will also be paid overtime premium for all …
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -14- 7.7 On-Call System. On-Call is not considered to be hours worked. The Nurse is not required to remain on the Employer premises or any other particular place, but is required to leave word where they may be reached by telephone or beeper. The Employer will compensate a Nurse on on-call at one-half the hourly base wage rate for scheduled on-call hours. If a Nurse is called into work while on on-call status, they will be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1 ½) times the regular hourly rate of pay for actual hours worked and will be guaranteed a minimum of two (2) hours’ pay at this rate, unless, with supervision’s approval, the Nurse wishes to return to their home to resume on-call status. A Nurse called in to work under this paragraph will be compensated according to subsection 7.6 for any overtime hours worked. 7.7.1 Sleep Room. The Employer s …
The existing on call shift selection and assignment procedures in effect in the PACU will remain in effect until a new procedure is jointly developed by the parties, and reviewed and approved by the Employer. That on call shift selection and assignment procedure will remain in effect unless and until PACU on call committee recommends a change which is adopted by the vote of 2/3 of the employees performing call in the PACU, and reviewed and approved by the Employer. In the ORs that are expected to be opened during the life of the Master Agreement between the parties, prior to the development of an on call selection and assignment procedure by an on call committee, and adoption by 2/3 of the employees to perform on call in the unit and review and approval by the Employer, the policy for selection of, and assignment of on call shifts shall be that presented to CRONA during the negotiations …
The existing on call shift selection and assignment procedures in effect in units covered by this Side Letter will remain in effect until a new procedure is jointly developed by the parties, and reviewed and approved by the Employer. That on call shift selection and assignment procedure will remain in effect unless and until the unit’s on call committee recommends a change which is adopted by the vote of 2/3 of the employees performing call in that unit, and reviewed and approved by the Employer. In any new unit where call is utilized during the life of this Side Letter prior to the development of an on call selection and assignment procedure by an on call committee, and adoption by 2/3 of the employees to perform on call in the unit and review and approval by the Employer, the following selection process will apply: Each Nurse will select one weekday on call shift and, if there is weeke …
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