CNA’s Proposals
Takeaways
Article 22: Work incurred Injury or Illness
▶▶ Stronger protections for
a nurse who returned
to work after a work
incurred injury.
Article 23: Layoff and Reduction in Time
▶▶ Lays out clear and
concise seniority
language. Registry,
travelers, and per-diem
nurses to be laid off
before career.
▶▶ Would replace
emergency layoff
language with no
mandatory cancellation.
▶▶ Extend and improve
severance rights/
benefits. ▶▶ Reject.
▶▶ Enhance break in
service from 120 to
180 days.
Article 26: Corrective Action, Discipline
and Discharge
▶▶ Cap investigatory leave
at 60 days.
Article 27: Grievance
▶▶ Expedite the grievance
process.
▶▶ Require UC
management involved
in grievance process to
have the authority to
resolve the issue.
Article 28: Arbitration
▶▶ Expedite the arbitration
process. arbitration process
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UC’s Proposed CNA’s Proposals UC’s Proposed CNA and UC are entering the eighth
Takeaways month of negotiations for a new
contract. UC has not withdrawn their
Article 31: Nurse Lists and Distribution proposals for major takeaways to our
of Materials contract that would harm nurses and
▶▶ Reject. patients. Additionally, UC has refused
to provide CNA with a proposal for
▶▶ Require UC to comply ▶▶ No longer provide
with state law and printed contracts. wages. The CNA RN bargaining team
provide Information remains committed to winning a strong
regarding new hires. contract that improves patient care, RN
▶▶ Additional time at ▶▶ Reject. working conditions, and protects our
new-hire orientation to
▶▶ Allows UC to lay off pension. The following is a breakdown
educate new members
career nurses before on their rights and of the current status of proposals on
registry, travelers, and benefits under the the table:
per diems. contract.
▶▶ Reject. Article 40: Compensation CNA’s Proposals: UC’s
VS.
Proposed
▶▶ Statewide wage ▶▶ Reject.
▶▶ Reject.
parity. Enhanced Patient Care Safety
▶▶ Statewide standardized ▶▶ Reject.
and Professional Standards
Takeaways:
steps.
Article 41: Parking
▶▶ Require safe and secure ▶▶ Eliminate rights of CNA’s Proposals UC’s Proposed Takeaways
parking. per-diem nurses to
▶▶ Maintain current University parking. Article 2: Bargaining Unit Classifications
parking rates. ▶▶ Unilaterally increase
▶▶ Require UC to pay for parking costs. ▶▶ Each unit shall have a dedicated ▶▶ Additional education require-
▶▶ Eliminate per diem citations. charge nurse who is free of a ments for all job classifications:
rights to investigatory patient assignment at all times. BSN requirement for CN1, CN2
leave. and CN3, MSN for CN4.
▶▶ Criteria for Clinical Ladder ▶▶ Additional time required to
advancement must be clearly advance from clin 1 to 2 or NP1
defined, fair, and agreed to to 2.
▶▶ Prolong grievance by both parties. ▶▶ Nurses can be reclassified
process. downward as a result of the
▶▶ Reject. clinical ladder process.
Article 3: Positions
▶▶ Allow nurses to voluntarily reduce or ▶▶ UC management can unilaterally
increase their FTE. increase any nurse’s FTE
(e.g. 60% to 100%).
▶▶ Prolong the Article 4: Per-Diem Nurses
▶▶ All per-diem nurses shall have just ▶▶ Eliminate all union rights for per-
cause/union representation rights. diem nurses. UC would be able to
fire any per-diem RN at any time
▶▶ Per-diem nurses shall be able to
for any reason.
purchase UC health benefits.
▶▶ Eliminate paid instructional time
▶▶ Per-diem nurses shall have a process
for per-diem nurses for mandatory
to voluntarily convert to career
licensure and certifications
positions.
required to work at UC.
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Article 5: Nondiscrimination in Employment
▶▶ Inclusion of immigration status as
protected from discrimination.
▶▶ Protect nurses from discrimination
for reporting issues of sexual
harassment.
Article 6: Educational/Professional Development
▶▶ Increase education leave from
40 to 48 hours.
▶▶ If attending a mandatory course in
lieu of a shift, nurses shall receive
pay for a full shift.
▶▶ Provide a $2500 stipend for
nurses in classifications that
require attendance at professional
conferences.
▶▶ For nurses pursuing a higher degree
UC shall: accommodate nurse’s
schedules (including the FTE)
while enrolled in classes, provide
reduced tuition and fees, and
provide discounted online courses
for nurses enrolled at UC.
Article 7: Professional Practice Committee (PPC)
▶▶ Increase paid PPC hours and
number of PPC members for MC
and SHC.
Article 8: Staffing
▶▶ Staffing levels to be based on
acuity, not budgets.
▶▶ Nurses will not miss any meals or
breaks except in emergencies.
▶▶ Nurses shall receive pay for any
missed meals.
▶▶ Break-relief nurses shall not have a
patient care assignment.
▶▶ 10% floating differential.
▶▶ Nurses shall not be mandated to
float between campuses.
▶▶ RN transport team at all times.
UC’s Proposed Takeaways CNA’s Proposals
Article 9: Probationary Period
▶▶ Reject. ▶▶ Protect nurses from UC
unfairly extending RN
probationary periods.
▶▶ Reject.
Article 13: Job Postings
▶▶ Improve job posting requirements
so that they are transparent
▶▶ Reject.
and fair.
▶▶ Require UC email the nursing
▶▶ Reject.
unit and circulate notice when
vacancies open.
▶▶ Reject. ▶▶ Order of seniority clearly defined
for filling vacant positions.
▶▶ Job postings must clearly state the
hours of work and shift.
▶▶ Eliminate paid time and require ▶▶ Eliminate “variable” shifts.
nurses to use their education
▶▶ Protection from UC outsourcing
leave for their mandatory
work to travelers.
licensure, certification and
recertification required to work
at UC (i.e. BLS, ACLS, PALS). Article 14: Hours of Work
▶▶ Schedules will not be changed
without consent.
▶▶ Career and per-diem nurses will
▶▶ Additional bureaucratic have first priority for scheduling
requirements for PPC meetings over travelers and registry.
and payment. ▶▶ Each unit will have dedicated meal
and break coverage.
▶▶ Nurses will be paid one hour
penalty pay for missed meals
▶▶ Reject. and breaks.
▶▶ 26 weekends guaranteed
▶▶ Reject. off annually.
▶▶ No mandatory shift rotation.
▶▶ Reject.
▶▶ All UC nurses (all facilities and
locations and classifications)
▶▶ Reject. able to elect comp time.
▶▶ Reject. Article 15: Benefits
▶▶ Reject.
▶▶ Maintain our existing retirement
plan for current and future
▶▶ Reject.
UC nurses.
▶▶ Reinstate superior retiree health
plan for UC nurses hired after
November 2013.
▶▶ No increase in cost for health
benefit rates.
UC’s Proposed Takeaways
▶▶ UC proposed to have the right
to indefinitely extend nurses
probationary period without
imput from CNA.
▶▶ Allow UC management to fill
positions based on favoritism.
▶▶ Eliminate the requirement that
vacancies be posted on the unit
for seven days.
▶▶ Reject.
▶▶ Reject.
▶▶ Reject.
▶▶ Reject.
▶▶ UC can change a nurse’s
schedule anytime.
▶▶ UC can require nurses to take
mandatory call.
▶▶ UC can require nurses to work
mandatory overtime.
▶▶ Would make it easier for UC to
subject nurses to mandatory
overtime.
▶▶ Reject.
▶▶ Reject.
▶▶ Reject.
▶▶ Proposes to increase the
retirement age by five years, full
retirement at age 65.
▶▶ Reduce monthly pension by
capping pensionable earnings.
▶▶ Adds risky 401(k) opt-out
scheme for new hires.
▶▶ Unilaterally increase healthcare
costs and eliminate the right to
bargain over healthcare.
CNA’s Proposals UC’s Proposed Takeaways
Article 16: Health and Safety
▶▶ UC will provide lift teams ▶▶ Reject.
at all times.
▶▶ UC will provide a safe and healthy ▶▶ Reject.
work environment at all times.
▶▶ UC will develop and implement a ▶▶ Reject.
Workplace Violence Prevention Plan.
▶▶ UC will develop and implement an ▶▶ Reject.
Infectious Disease and Hazardous
Substance Protection Plan.
▶▶ UC will develop and implement ▶▶ Reject.
a Sexual Assault and Sexual
Harassment Prevention Plan.
Article 17: Vacations
▶▶ Increase vacation accruals to ▶▶ Reject.
industry standards.
▶▶ Ensure all nurses are able to use ▶▶ Reject.
accrued vacation time that they
have accrued each year.
▶▶ Require vacation schedules be ▶▶ Reject.
posted on unit.
▶▶ Require approval or denial within ▶▶ Reject.
10 days.
▶▶ Approved vacations cannot be ▶▶ Reject.
cancelled.
Article 18: Holidays
▶▶ RNs can elect to comp their holiday ▶▶ Reject.
whether they work it or not.
▶▶ Include New Year’s Eve as a ▶▶ Reject.
premium holiday.
Article 19: Sick Leave
▶▶ Increase sick-leave accrual rate to ▶▶ Reject.
industry standards.
▶▶ Protect nurses from counseling/ ▶▶ Reject.
discipline for reasonable use of
sick time.
Article 20: Leaves of Absence
▶▶ Six weeks paid parental leave. ▶▶ Reject.
▶▶ Expand access to personal leaves ▶▶ Reject.
of absence.
▶▶ Time off for nurses to participate in ▶▶ Reject.
emergency relief efforts (RNRN).