Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West

The Employers and the Union agree that quality patient care and an appropriate
working environment require adequate staffing and that staffing levels within all
departments vary with census, acuity, shift, the specialization of various areas,
changes in the specialization of the units, structural changes in delivery of patient
services and qualitative changes in average acuity. Each of the Employers will
establish a committee comprised of six (6) bargaining unit employees selected by
the Union and six (6) representatives of the Employer selected by the Employer.
In addition to the six (6) from each side, both the Union representatives and the
Human Resource representatives may participate in Patient Care Committee
meetings. The parties may mutually agree to expand the number of
representatives to this committee as the need may arise.
2. Purpose
Monitoring the quality of patient services and making recommendations to
improve patient services in the context of work design, if applicable, or in the
current method or system of patient services delivery.
3. Meetings
The Employers will allow four (4) hours every month of paid time for each
employee member of the committee to attend meetings
D. Resolution of Staffing Issues
1. Review Committee
If the Joint Labor Management Committee cannot reach agreement on a
recommendation, the issue may be referred to a Review Committee of four (4) for
consideration and recommendation. Two representatives shall be selected by
SEIU and two by the Hospital. A majority of the Review Committee may invite
resource persons to attend and participate in such Review Committee meetings.
Such resource persons may review all relevant information before the Committee
pertaining to the subject matter under consideration and offer advice to resolve
differences between the parties. The Review Committee may adopt
recommendations by a majority vote of all four members of the Committee.
2. Recommendation Implementation Process
Recommendations, both those approved by the Joint Labor Management
Committee, or through the Review Committee, will be forwarded to the
appropriate Administrative Director of the Hospitals for implementation. Thirty
(30) calendar days after receipt of a recommendation the appropriate
Administrative Director will send the Joint Labor Management Committee a
written summary of progress and may, at the Joint Labor Management Committee
co-chair’s request, attend the next Joint Labor Management Committee meeting
to report on progress.
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