Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West
Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West
Employers. Upon notification to the manager, if the Union steward wishes to schedule a meeting with an employee during the steward’s work shift, release time shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Union stewards shall not direct any employee how to perform or not perform his/her work, shall not countermand the order of any supervisor, and shall not interfere with the normal operations of the Employers or any other employee. 5. The Employers’ designated representative will meet with two Union Representatives (Field Representative and/or Union Stewards) and any affected employee on any grievance or issue concerning this Agreement. If additional employee(s) or Union Representatives have firsthand facts to present as a witness concerning the Union’s grievance issue, however, then such additional person(s) also may attend, by prior mutual agreement with the Employers at the time the meeting is set. 6. Upon advance written request and subject to staffing and scheduling needs, the Employers will provide up to four (4) days without pay per calendar year to a Union steward for the purpose of participating in Union educational programs. 7. Upon proper advance notice, the Employers shall continue to exercise good faith efforts to release duly recognized shop stewards to leave their normal work to attend the monthly shop steward meeting. No more than four (4) hours of such release time per month will be allowed. Stewards not scheduled to work will not receive any pay for attendance at such meeting. The paid time spent at monthly steward meetings will not count towards overtime calculations. Within thirty days of the ratification of the contract, the Union will provide to the Employers a schedule of the Union Steward’s Council regularly scheduled meeting, for the next twelve (12) months (and will further submit a schedule on an annual basis for succeeding years of this Agreement). A maximum of one (1) steward for every twenty-five (25) bargaining unit employees shall receive the release time, not to exceed eight (8) stewards at Saint Louise, ten (10) at O’Connor, and twelve (12) at Seton. St. Francis shop stewards will be permitted to leave their normal work to attend the monthly shop steward meeting. No more than eighty (80) hours quarterly, in the aggregate, of such paid time will be allowed. Stewards not scheduled to work will not receive any pay for attendance at such meetings. Time spent at monthly shop steward meetings will not be used to compute overtime. In departments with multiple stewards and patient care needs, the stewards will determine a rotation for attendance if warranted. 8. Time spent attending arbitration hearings by shop stewards, grievants and witnesses called by the Union shall be unpaid. C. Employee Representatives to Union Negotiation Committee 130
Upon proper advance notice, the Employers shall continue to exercise good faith efforts to release employees appointed to the Union’s Negotiating Committee, subject to staffing, scheduling, and immediate patient care needs. A maximum of five (5) such employees per facility who miss time worked from their regular work schedule due to attend negotiating sessions including caucuses shall be paid by the Employers for all hours missed from work up to the employee’s regular scheduled work hours. Additionally, they shall suffer no loss of seniority, benefits or of paid time off accruals, including extended sick leave. Such release time shall not be counted towards the computation of overtime or any premium pay. ARTICLE 33: NO STRIKE/NO LOCKOUT The following provisions apply to Saint Louise and O’Connor. There shall be no strike, slowdown, or other stoppage of work by Union employees and no lockout by the Hospital during the life of this Agreement. In the event a strike or picket line by another Union occurs at the Hospital, the Union recognizes its obligation to maintain adequate and customary service to the patients. Information picketing shall be permitted if timely notice is provided under Section 8(g) of the NLRA if all communications, including the notice, clearly indicate that the picketing is informational only, and if the activities are limited to such picketing. The following provisions apply to Seton only. There shall be no strike, work stoppage or other interruption of work during the life of this Agreement by the Union or employees; however, it is expressly understood that this sentence does not apply to sympathy strikes. During the life of this Agreement there shall be no sympathy strikes by the Union. Furthermore, the Union will not threaten to engage in any activity prohibited by this Article. Similarly, there shall be no lockout by the Employer during the life of the Agreement. Informational picketing is not prohibited if the Union provides a timely 8(g) notice; it its activity is limited to such picketing; and if the Union’s 8(g) notice and other communications clearly say that its activity will be limited to such picketing. The following provisions apply to St. Francis only. There shall be no strikes, lockouts or other stoppages or interruptions of work during the life of this Agreement. ARTICLE 34: CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, MERGERS, SALES, CLOSURES AND TRANSFERS In the event of a merger, sale, closure, leasing assignment, divestiture, or other transfer of ownership and/or management of its operation in whole or in part, the Employers shall comply with the following: 131
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Employers. Upon notification to the manager, if the Union steward wishes to<br />
schedule a meeting with an employee during the steward’s work shift, release<br />
time shall not be unreasonably denied.<br />
4. Union stewards shall not direct any employee how to perform or not<br />
perform his/her work, shall not countermand the order <strong>of</strong> any supervisor, and shall<br />
not interfere with the normal operations <strong>of</strong> the Employers or any other employee.<br />
5. The Employers’ designated representative will meet with two Union<br />
Representatives (Field Representative and/or Union Stewards) and any affected<br />
employee on any grievance or issue concerning this Agreement. If additional<br />
employee(s) or Union Representatives have firsthand facts to present as a witness<br />
concerning the Union’s grievance issue, however, then such additional person(s)<br />
also may attend, by prior mutual agreement with the Employers at the time the<br />
meeting is set.<br />
6. Upon advance written request and subject to staffing and scheduling<br />
needs, the Employers will provide up to four (4) days without pay per calendar<br />
year to a Union steward for the purpose <strong>of</strong> participating in Union educational<br />
programs.<br />
7. Upon proper advance notice, the Employers shall continue to exercise<br />
good faith efforts to release duly recognized shop stewards to leave their normal<br />
work to attend the monthly shop steward meeting. No more than four (4) hours <strong>of</strong><br />
such release time per month will be allowed. Stewards not scheduled to work will<br />
not receive any pay for attendance at such meeting. The paid time spent at<br />
monthly steward meetings will not count towards overtime calculations. Within<br />
thirty days <strong>of</strong> the ratification <strong>of</strong> the contract, the Union will provide to the<br />
Employers a schedule <strong>of</strong> the Union Steward’s Council regularly scheduled<br />
meeting, for the next twelve (12) months (and will further submit a schedule on<br />
an annual basis for succeeding years <strong>of</strong> this Agreement). A maximum <strong>of</strong> one (1)<br />
steward for every twenty-five (25) bargaining unit employees shall receive the<br />
release time, not to exceed eight (8) stewards at Saint Louise, ten (10) at<br />
O’Connor, and twelve (12) at Seton.<br />
St. Francis shop stewards will be permitted to leave their normal work to attend<br />
the monthly shop steward meeting. No more than eighty (80) hours quarterly, in<br />
the aggregate, <strong>of</strong> such paid time will be allowed. Stewards not scheduled to work<br />
will not receive any pay for attendance at such meetings. Time spent at monthly<br />
shop steward meetings will not be used to compute overtime. In departments with<br />
multiple stewards and patient care needs, the stewards will determine a rotation<br />
for attendance if warranted.<br />
8. Time spent attending arbitration hearings by shop stewards, grievants and<br />
witnesses called by the Union shall be unpaid.<br />
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