| Fairview Southdale Hospital and University of Minnesota Medical Center – Riverside Campus Hospitals Proposal May 13, 2010 Note: Items crossed out represented proposals the Fairview bargaining has dropped during negotiations. They are not part of our current offer. 1
TIME-OFF
1. Section 4 L – Straight Night Time-Off Bonus:
Replace Section 4 L with the following so as to eliminate the time-off option for straight night time-off bonus:
In addition to the above, a full-time nurse working a permanent night shift for at least six (6) months shall receive an additional twenty (20) hours of regular pay at the end of each six (6) month period. Part-time nurses working a permanent night shift for at least six (6) months shall receive a bonus payment that is prorated from the above number of hours. This provision also applies to nurses working permanent night alternative weekend schedules.
2. Section 9 B – Vacation Conversion to Pay:
Delete this section.
3. Section 10 E Sick Leave Payout on Retirement:
Delete this section.
7. Section 14 D – Mandatory Low-Need Days:
Replace the language in Section 14 D so that mandatory low need days will be rotated among all regularly scheduled nursing staff on a calendar year basis, and the low need notice will be two hours for all shifts (including holidays) as follows:
D. Mandatory Low-Need Days:
If additional reductions are indicated, low-need days shall be taken by the least senior regularly-scheduled nurse scheduled for the particular unit and shift where the reduction is necessary. The work shift of a nurse will not be involuntarily cancelled after the start of the shift.
No regularly scheduled nurse shall be required by the Hospital to take more than six (6) low need days per calendar year (48 hours). Starting first with the least senior nurse on the seniority list who is scheduled to work on the unit and shift where the low need will take place, that nurse will be advised he/she is not needed for that shift or a portion thereof. On the next occasion where a reduction is needed, the Hospital will advise the next least senior nurse scheduled on the unit and shift in question and he/she will be advised he/she is not needed. This practice will continue through the seniority list with the intent that all nurses share as equally as possible in low need days.
A nurse to be assigned a low-need day pursuant to this Part D shall be given a minimum of two (2) hours advance notice before the beginning of any shift which is being cancelled.
Casual part-time or temporary nurses shall not be assigned to work on units for which the nurse receiving low-need days is oriented or otherwise qualified. Nurses having hours reduced shall be given first opportunity for subsequent additional work hours that may become available to replace work hours lost.
STAFFING and SCHEDULING
13. Section 6 B – Part-Time Holidays
Modify the third paragraph of Section 6 B as indicated below and delete the fourth paragraph of Section 6 B and to ensure there is adequate staffing on holidays:
Section 6 B Part-Time Holidays:
A nurse who has an authorized hours appointment of 64-79 hours and either twenty-five (25) calendar years of service or 35,000 hours of seniority will not be required to work holidays provided it does not have the effect of depriving patients of needed nursing services.
17. Section 22 C – Unit Grid Reviews
Delete the last paragraph in Section 22 C.
BENEFITS
19. Sections 6 C, 6 C 3, 29 A 2, 29 D and 29 F:
Modify these Sections as indicated below so that effective January 1, 2011 benefit eligibility is determined by being authorized to work forty (40) hours or more per two week payroll period.
Section 6 C – Part-Time Increments, Vacation and Sick and 6 C 3 Part-time Sick Leave:
Replace the first sentence of Section 6 C with the sentence below and delete the first sentence in Section 6 C 3:
Effective January 1, 2011, nurses authorized forty (40) hours or more per two (2) week payroll period shall be eligible for the benefits below:
Section 29 A 2 – Health and Hospitalization Insurance:
Replace the first sentence of Section 29 A 2 with the following:
Effective January 1, 2011, nurses authorized forty (40) hours or more per two (2) week payroll period shall be eligible for the same hospitalization insurance benefits as full-time nurses.
Sec. 29 D – Life Insurance:
Replace the first sentence of Section 29 D with the following:
Effective January 1, 2011, the Hospital shall provide and pay the full cost of a group term life insurance program for full-time nurses and regular part-time nurses authorized forty (40) hours or more per two (2) week payroll period.
Sec. 29 F – Dental Insurance:
Replace the first sentence of Section 29 A 2 with the following:
Effective January 1, 2011, the Hospital shall provide and pay the full cost of a group term dental insurance program for full-time nurses and regular part-time nurses authorized forty (40) hours or more per two (2) week payroll period.
20. Section 29 A – Health and Hospitalization Insurance
Replace the first paragraph of Section 29 A with the following and update any other areas of the contract as needed so as to transition all nurses to the non-contract MedChoice health insurance plan:
Effective January 1, 2011, nurses authorized to work forty (40) hours per two (2) week payroll period or more shall be eligible to participate in the same health insurance plan as the non-contract employees as the plan may exist and may be amended from time to time.
21. Section 29 A 2, 29 A 4 and 29 A 5 d – Health Insurance:
Delete the last sentence in Section 29 A 2 and delete Sections 29 A 4 and 29 A 5 d in their entirety..
23. Section 29 C – Long-Term Disability
For clarification purposes only, replace the first sentence of the first paragraph of Section 29 C with the following:
The Hospital shall provide and pay the full cost of a long–term disability insurance program for full-time nurses and part-time nurses authorized forty eight (48) hours or more per two (2) week payroll period.
OTHER SECTIONS
27. Section 4 B – Longevity Bonus:
Delete Section 4 B.
30. Appendix C – Recognized Certification Programs
Update the list of certifications as needed.
Pension
Fairview Southdale Hospital and University of Minnesota Medical Center – Riverside Campus adopts the pension proposal as proposed by the Hospitals in a letter to Mr. James Bialke dated May 3, 2010 – see attached.
Wages
First year – No across-the-board increase. Step increases to continue.
Second year – Effective with the pay period commencing closest to June 1, 2011, there shall be a one percent (1%) across-the-board increase to the basic minimum salaries indicated in the Staff Nurse Salary Charts. Step increases to continue.
Third year – Effective with the pay period commencing closest to June 1, 2012, there shall be a two percent (2%) across-the-board increase to the basic minimum salaries indicated in the Staff Nurse Salary Charts. Step increases to continue.
Duration and Renewal
Except as set forth above, the new contract shall be effective from June 1, 2010 or the date this contract proposal is ratified by the Union, whichever is later, and shall run through May 31, 2013.
MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX C (pg.88) – RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
CLARIFICATIONS:
CCRN Certification for Adult, Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Nurses (was titled American Association of Critical Care Nurses)
CMC Cardiovascular Medical Certification
CSC Cardiovascular Surgical Certification
CCNS Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification
ADDITIONS:
PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nurse
ACNPC Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification |
