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Wage Steps & Tenure Increases — 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 -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 -38- 14.11.2 Weekend shifts are as defined in Section 16.1. PACU/Teleservice/Clinic Nurses shall be subject to all provisions set forth in this section with the exception of those provisions specifying weekend commitment. The weekend commitment required of such Nurses will be based on the department needs. However, the aforementioned Nurses shall not be required to work weekends beyond the levels established in Section 14.11.1 above. 14.12 Compensation and Benefits. 14.12.1 Relief Nurses will be paid in accordance with the salary schedules set forth in Section 7.1 of this Agreement on an all hours worked basis. Relief Nurses shall be eligible for progression to the next salary step upon the accumulation of one thousand (1000) hours of work, provided (a) no Relief Nurse shall advance more than one (1) step during the twelve (12) month period commencin …
Basic Salary. Effective April 1, 2025 and extending through March 31, 2028 the following will be the minimum salaries, subject to the requirements for step advancement, for Nurses in the following classifications. Effective at the start of the pay period closest to April 1, 2025, which the parties agree for purposes of this Agreement will be March 30, 2025 (4% wage increase for Clinical Nurse I, II, III, IV) (Relief differential for C classification: $10.00; Relief differential for Limited, A, and B classifications: $15.00): Step Clinical Nurse I Clinical Nurse II Clinical Nurse III Clinical Nurse IV 89.20 - - - 92.64 96.93 101.23 96.46 100.76 105.27 100.31 104.80 109.57 104.41 109.10 113.88 108.49 113.37 118.45 7* 112.96 117.97 123.31 8** 114.10 119.14 124.53 9*** 116.39 121.52 127.04 10^ 118.67 123.96 129.57 11^^ 119.88 125.18 130.87 12^^^ 121.09 126.42 132.17 Step Relief Clinical Nurs …
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -83- Effective at the start of the pay period closest to April 1, 2026, which the parties agree for purposes of this Agreement will be March 29, 2026 (4% wage increase for Clinical Nurse I, II, III, IV) (Relief differential for C classification: $10.00; Relief differential for Limited, A, and B classifications: $15.00): Step Clinical Nurse I Clinical Nurse II Clinical Nurse III Clinical Nurse IV 92.77 - - - 96.35 100.81 105.28 100.32 104.79 109.48 104.32 108.99 113.95 108.59 113.46 118.44 112.83 117.90 123.19 7* 117.48 122.69 128.24 8** 118.66 123.91 129.51 9*** 121.05 126.38 132.12 10^ 123.42 128.92 134.75 11^^ 124.68 130.19 136.10 12^^^ 125.93 131.48 137.46 Step Relief Clinical Nurse I (Limited, A and B) Relief Clinical Nurse II (Limited, A and B) Relief Clinical Nurse III (Limited, A and B) Relief Clinical Nurse IV (Limited, A and B) Relief Clinic …
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -84- Effective at the start of the pay period closest to April 1, 2027, which the parties agree for purposes of this Agreement will be March 28, 2027 (4% wage increase for Clinical Nurse I, II, III, IV) (Relief differential for C classification: $10.00; Relief differential for Limited, A, and B classifications: $15.00): Step Clinical Nurse I Clinical Nurse II Clinical Nurse III Clinical Nurse IV 96.48 - - - 100.20 104.84 109.49 104.33 108.98 113.86 108.49 113.35 118.51 112.93 118.00 123.18 117.34 122.62 128.12 7* 122.18 127.60 133.37 8** 123.41 128.87 134.69 9*** 125.89 131.44 137.40 10^ 128.36 134.08 140.14 11^^ 129.67 135.40 141.54 12^^^ 130.97 136.74 142.96 Step Relief Clinical Nurse I (Limited, A and B) Relief Clinical Nurse II (Limited, A and B) Relief Clinical Nurse III (Limited, A and B) Relief Clinical Nurse IV (Limited, A and B) Relief Clini …
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -76- Years of Continuous Regular Nurse Employment Severance Pay Eligibility In Months Of Base Pay 1 year but less than 2 .5 2 years but less than 4 4 years but less than 7 7 years but less than 10 10 years but less than 12 12 years but less than 14 14 years but less than 16 16 years but less than 18 18 years but less than 20 20 years but less than 22 22 years but less than 24 24 years but less than 26 26 years or more 36.3.5 Repayment of Severance. Prior to receiving severance pay, a Regular Nurse must sign an agreement (Severance Repayment Agreement) to repay severance to the Employer if re-employed (temporary or regular) by the Employer within one year of the effective date of layoff. In that event, the Nurse may retain that portion of the severance pay equal to the base pay they would have earned if not laid off. The balance is to be repaid either …
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -104- Patient Placement Nurse Specialists’ and Case Managers’ step increases will be governed by the Agreement. Except as provided in this Side Letter, the terms of the Agreement applicable to Clinical Nurses and Relief Clinical Nurses shall be applicable to the Patient Placement Nurse Specialists and Case Managers. 2. Wages. From the Effective Date through the date that the Nurse retires or no longer works as a Patient Placement Nurse Specialist or Case Manager, each current Patient Placement Nurse Specialist and Case Manager listed on the Attachment will be treated as nonexempt and paid pursuant to the Agreement at a base wage rate that is the higher of either (a) the Nurse’s current base wage rate as of the day before the Effective Date, as provided in Attachment B, or (b) the base wage rate corresponding to the Nurse’s classification and step pur …
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -109- 2. Wages. From the Effective Date through the date that the Nurse retires or no longer works as a Nurse Coordinator, each current Nurse Coordinator listed on Attachment B will be treated as nonexempt and paid pursuant to the Agreement at a base wage rate that is the higher of either (a) the Nurse’s current base wage rate as of the day before the Effective Date, as provided in Attachment B, or (b) the base wage rate corresponding to the Nurse’s classification and step pursuant to the Agreement. 3. Retroactive Pay. Within 30 days of the Effective Date, the Nurse Coordinators listed on Attachment B will receive retroactive payment (including wages and retirement contributions) for time worked between March 31, 2024 (the “Retroactive Pay Date”) and the Effective Date equal to any additional pay (including wages and retirement contributions) the Nur …
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