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Wage Steps & Tenure Increases — Stanford Health Care RNs
What the CRONA agreement (Apr 2025 – Mar 2028) actually says, excerpted from the contract with page citations.
COMPENSATION 7.1 Salary Placement. 7.1.1 Regular Clinical Nurse I will be hired at the Regular Clinical Nurse I (Step 1) rate. After six (6) months, provided performance is satisfactory, the Regular Clinical Nurse will move to the Regular Clinical Nurse II, step 2 rate. Thereafter, step increases will occur effective the pay period during which the step increase date occurs in accordance with applicable procedures of Section 7.1.2. (Salary step progression for Relief Nurses is specified in Section 15.) 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. Regular Nurses will progress to Step 7 upon two (2) years completed at Step 6, provided performance is satisfactory. The Employer will initiate payroll action for salary step increases on a timely …
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 commencing with the date of employment or the date of the Relief Nurse’s most recent step advancement, and (b) the accumulation of one thousand (1000) hours is accomplished in no more than four (4) years from the date of assignment to the Relief Nurse’s current step. If a Relief Nurse does not work at least one thousand (1000) hours in such four (4) year period, the Relief Nurse will remain in the same step and must commence a new accumulation of the one thousand (1000) hours toward step advancement. In addition to meeting the requirements for Step 6, advancement to Step 7 requires one thousand (1,000) hours of work within the four (4) year period since advancement to Step 6 and o …
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 and D classifications: $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 Clinic …
SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 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 and D classifications: $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 Clini …
SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 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 and D classifications: $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 Clin …
SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 GLOSSARY The following definitions are intended to clarify the use of certain phrases and terms used throughout this Agreement. It is not necessarily all-inclusive. Hourly Base Wage Rate: The actual hourly base pay, excluding any applicable shift differential, overtime, Employer paid benefits, or other allowances or premiums. Regular Hourly Rate of Pay: An hourly rate which is equal to the Nurse’s hourly base wage rate inclusive of any applicable shift differential. Overtime and Holiday Pay: An hourly rate which is equal to the Nurse’s hourly base wage rate plus applicable shift differential plus one-half the regular hourly rate of pay as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Premium Pay: A rate of pay which is equal to one and one-half times the Nurse’s hourly base wage plus any applicable shift differential. Work Day: The Nurse’s individual work …
SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -28- documentation. If approved by the Director of Employee and Labor Relations, payment will be made to the Nurse. Employer decisions to approve or deny requests for cash outs shall be final and binding and not reviewable under the terms of this Agreement. p. A Nurse changing status from Regular to Relief will receive an immediate cash-out of all PTO hours accrued at their hourly base wage rate, in their PTO Account, and in their Cashout PTO Account, if applicable, (not including any applicable relief per diem). q. The Employer will make a good faith effort to grant each Nurse two (2) consecutive weeks of vacation per year, if requested, without requiring the Nurse to find coverage. 10.1.5 Holidays. The following holidays are built-in components of the PTO accrual rates: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, L …
SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -9- Step 10: After 20 years of continuous Employer service (this will not be effective until the Nurse has met the requirements of Step 7). Step 11: After 25 years of continuous Employer service (this will not be effective until the Nurse has met the requirements of Step 7). Step 12: After 30 years of continuous Employer service (this will not be effective until the Nurse has met the requirements of Step 7). The longevity step increases for Steps 7 through 12 for eligible Nurses shall occur at the beginning of the pay period in which the Adjusted Hire Date falls. 7.1.4 There shall be no adjustment of the step increase date as a result of any interim evaluation or change in Regular Nurse classification. Definitions of qualifications of Regular Nurse classifications (experience, educational preparation, ability, etc.) shall be in accord with classificat …
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