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SEIU Healthcare 1199NW
WA·Effective 2024-01-01 → 2027-12-31
Counterparty
SEIU Healthcare 1199NW
Scope
registered nurse
State
Washington
WA
Dates
2024-01-01
→ 2027-12-31
Source
2024-2027-VMC-SEIU-RN-Unit-CBA-fully-executed.pdf
Status
Through 2027-12-31
Steps to Top
p.67Effective Date
p.36wage scale steps with same hourly rate as preceding step adjusted halfway to next step
Across-the-Board Increases
Wage Scale
03 — Premium Pay
Weekend Premium
p.39for each hour worked during the weekend (1900 Friday to 1900 Sunday); not applicable to educational or non-productive time
On-Call Pay
Degree Premium
p.37effective January 1, 2023; after providing documentation to Director/Manager; counts as one eligible certification
Certification Premium
p.37nationally recognized nursing certification in primary assignment practice area, must be maintained
04 — Benefits & Leave
PTO / Annual Leave
Paid Holidays
p.41New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, plus 2 Floating Holidays
Sick Leave
Health Insurance
p.46Plan years 2024 and 2025; employee share varies by plan, coverage, income tier, and Wellness Incentive completion
Retirement
p.49Employer maintains 403B Retirement Plan for the term of the agreement
Bereavement Leave
p.52Death in immediate family; up to 12 hours/day; 2 additional unpaid days for extended travel
Jury Duty
p.52Employer pays difference between regular scheduled rate and jury pay; no weekend work required if jury+work ≥ 40 hours
05 — Staffing
Staffing Ratios
p.57Specific ratios governed by unit staffing plans approved by HSC; data collected includes assignment of five patients to nurses on Medical/Surgical units as a staffing matrix compliance metric
Rest Between Shifts
p.20If required to work within 10-hour rest period, all time worked within that period paid at 1.5x regular rate; does not apply when electing to attend optional meetings/training
Mandatory Overtime
p.4Section 7.3.6 titled 'Prohibition of Mandatory Overtime' is referenced in the table of contents; overtime paid at 1.5x for hours worked beyond regular workday, 40-hour week, 80-hour 14-day period, or under rest-between-shift circumstances
Floating
p.25Floating out of specialty groupings is volunteer basis; involuntary only when specific skills/competencies needed; float premium paid to all floated nurses
Low Census
p.34Applied when unanticipated low census creates surplus; Low Census Protection covers up to 300 shifts (3600 hours) per 12-month period before rotation applies
Staffing Committee
p.57Hospital Staffing Committee (HSC) established; 50% voting members appointed by Union (RNs, LPNs, NAs, UAP providing direct care), 50% appointed by Employer; meets monthly 2 hours; annual staffing plan due by March 31; RN members compensated at base rate plus shift differential
06 — Seniority & Job Movement
Seniority Definition
p.29Seniority credited from most recent date of hire upon satisfactory completion of probationary period; tie-breaker is skill, competence, and ability being substantially equal
Layoff
p.30Employer must notify Union at least 21 days prior to implementing a layoff
Recall
p.31Nurses placed on recall roster for 12 months from date of layoff, eligibility for recall rights, or seeking to return from leave
07 — Union & Management Rights
Union Security
p.9Membership is voluntary; employees may elect but shall not be required to become or remain members
Stewards
p.11Up to 7 delegates per year may use one day of continuing education allowance for delegate training; delegate released 30 minutes paid time for new employee orientation subject to patient care requirements
Management Rights
p.61Rights shall not be exercised so as to violate specific provisions of the Agreement or in an arbitrary or capricious manner
08 — Training & Development
Continuing Education
p.27Upon completion of probationary period; .9 FTE considered full-time; unused funds up to 35% roll over, max $4,500
Tuition Reimbursement
Professional Development Fund
p.29Excluding per diem, on-call and temporary employees; gross payroll defined as Box 5 of W-2
Preceptor Program
p.27Combination of instruction, conferences, floor and/or shift work; not counted in staffing complement during first two weeks