October 8 - Bargaining Update
10/8/21 CWA Bargaining Update
We received a comprehensive proposal from Catholic Health last night at 10pm. We are still very far apart. Here are some of the key open items:
- There is no retroactive pay on the table. Under management’s proposal, the raises would go in effect once the contract is ratified.
- There is still red circling and lump sums. In addition (just as an example), under their current proposal Mercy RNs at Step 10 would receive a 3% raise but be off the scale.
- We have moved closer on staffing, but we want to make sure the language is strong so that we don’t have a repeat of the 2016 agreement.
- Mandatory Overtime for STC is still on the table.
- Prescription Drug and Co-Pay Increases are still on the table
As you will see from the table below, there are still many open items. We have heard loud and clear from the membership that you do not want to vote multiple times on the contract as we did in 2012. You do not want a contract like 2016 that only improves staffing for 2 years and then everything disintegrates.
The committee is working hard to reach a complete, comprehensive agreement. We will not settle until that is done.
We will be scheduling another town hall meeting for early next week.
Common Table – Open Items | |
CT 1 | Agreement |
CT 13 | Job Descriptions |
CT 26 | Contracting Out Work |
CT 48 | Staffing/Clinical Staffing Committee |
CT 49 | Organizing Agreement |
CT 50 | Epidemic/Pandemic/Infectious Disease |
CT 51 | Staffing Incentive Program |
CT 52 | Overtime |
CT 53 | Paid Time Off |
CT 59 | Sick Leave Bank |
CT 60 | Retirement Plan |
CT 62 | Tax Sheltered Annuity/403(b) |
CT 63 | Health Coverage |
CT 64 | Prescription Coverage |
CT 65 | MOU – Agreement |
CT 66 | Service Employee Salaries |
CT 67 | Clerical Employee Salaries |
CT 68 | Technical Employee Salaries |
CT 69 | Registered Nurse Salaries |
CT 70 | Duration |
CT 71 | Health Plan Co-Pays |
Mercy RN & STC Side Table – Open Items | |
MHB RN 5A | Hours of Work |
MHB RN 5B | Hours of Work |
MHB RN 7A | Floating, Resourcing, and Downstaffing |
MHB RN & STC 9 | Shift Differential |
MHB STC 10B | On-Call Pay |
MHB RN & STC 13 | Filling of Vacant Position |
MHB RN & STC 16 | Parking |
MHB RN & STC 18 | Uniform Policy |
MHB RN & STC 19 | Scrub Policy |
MHB RN 20 | MOU: On-Call Work and Progress |
MHB RN 21 | MOU: Nursing Education |
MHB RN & STC 22 | MOU: Cardiac Cath Lab Hours of Work |
MHB STC 28 | MOU: On-Call Work and Progress |
MHB RN & STC 29 | Employee Access to Union Representation |
MHB RN Side Letter | Registered Nurse, First Assistant |
St. Joe's Side Table – Open Items | |
SJC RN 19 | Shift Differential |
SJC RN 21 | PTO/Holiday Scheduling |
New Article | Dress Code |
SJC Service 17 | Shift Differential |