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Kaiser and UHW Local Agreement 2012-2016 United Healthcare Workers — West COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Northern and Southern California Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Southern California Permanente Medical Group The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. E FFE CTIVE T HROUGH SE PTE MBE R 30, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I – PURPOSE .......................................................................................................................... 3 ARTICLE II – COURTEOUS AND RESPONSIBLE RELATIONSHIPS .................................................... 3 ARTICLE III – MANAGEMENT’S RIGHTS .............................................................................................. 4 ARTICLE IV – RECOGNITION ................................................................................................................ 4 SECTION 1 – RECOGNITION............................................................................................................. 4 SECTION 2 – JURISDICTION............................................................................................................. 5 SECTION 3 – NOTIFICATION OF NEW EMPLOYEES ....................................................................... 5 SECTION 4 – BONA FIDE SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES ................................................................. 5 SECTION 5 – UNION LEADS ............................................................................................................. 6 SECTION 6 – VOLUNTEERS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ............................................................... 7 SECTION 7 – JOB DESCRIPTIONS ................................................................................................... 7 SECTION 8 – SUBCONTRACTING .................................................................................................... 8 ARTICLE V – UNION MEMBERSHIP .................................................................................................... 10 ARTICLE VI – DEDUCTION AND REMITTANCE OF UNION DUES, FEES, AND COPE ...................... 10 SECTION 1 – DUES AUTHORIZATION ............................................................................................ 10 SECTION 2 – REMITTANCE OF DUES ............................................................................................ 10 SECTION 3 – COPE CHECK OFF .................................................................................................... 10 SECTION 4 – EMPLOYER INDEMNIFICATION................................................................................ 10 ARTICLE VII – SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS AND WORKLOAD ..................................................... 11 SECTION 1 – SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS ................................................................................. 11 SECTION 2 – WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION..................................................................................... 11 SECTION 3 – NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION – REGISTERED DIETITIAN PARTICIPATION IN RELEVANT COMMITTEES ........................................................................................ 12 ARTICLE VIII – DISCRIMINATION........................................................................................................ 12 ARTICLE IX – NEW EMPLOYEES ........................................................................................................ 12 SECTION 1 – PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES. ............................................................................... 12 SECTION 2 – NOTIFICATION TO NEW EMPLOYEES ..................................................................... 13 SECTION 3 – NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION / NEW HIRE.......................................................... 14 ARTICLE X – CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES .................................................................................... 14 SECTION 1 – REGULAR BENEFITED EMPLOYEES ....................................................................... 14 SECTION 2 – NON-BENEFITED EMPLOYEES ................................................................................ 14 SECTION 3 – ACCRUAL OF BENEFITS .......................................................................................... 15 SECTION 4 – IN-LIEU OF BENEFITS DIFFERENTIAL ..................................................................... 16 SECTION 5 – VOLUNTARY CHANGE TO ON-CALL STATUS ........................................................ 17 SECTION 6 – ALTERNATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM .............................................................. 17 SECTION 7 – DISTRIBUTION OF OVERTIME AND ADDITIONAL HOURS ..................................... 17 SECTION 8 – CONVERSION OF ON-CALL AND LIMITED PART-TIME EMPLOYEES.................... 19 SECTION 9 – REGIONAL PROVISIONS OF CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES ................................ 21 ARTICLE XI – HOURS OF WORK ........................................................................................................ 25 SECTION 1 – INTENT OF ARTICLE ................................................................................................. 25 SECTION 2 – NORMAL WORK WEEK............................................................................................. 26 SECTION 3 – SCHEDULES .............................................................................................................. 26 SECTION 4 – WEEKENDS OFF ....................................................................................................... 27 SECTION 5 – MANDATORY MEETINGS ......................................................................................... 28 SECTION 6 – MEALS ....................................................................................................................... 28 i SECTION 7 – REST PERIODS AND MEAL PERIODS ..................................................................... 28 SECTION 8 – UNIFORMS................................................................................................................. 29 SECTION 9 – REPORTING PAY ...................................................................................................... 30 SECTION 10 – NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION CALL-IN ON SCHEDULED DAY OFF ............. 31 SECTION 11 – NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION PROVISIONS .................................................. 31 SECTION 12 – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION PROVISIONS .................................................. 32 ARTICLE XII – OVERTIME AND ALLOWED TIME ............................................................................... 32 SECTION 1 – NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION PROVISIONS .................................................... 32 SECTION 2 – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION PROVISIONS .................................................... 34 ARTICLE XIII – WAGES ....................................................................................................................... 38 SECTION 1 – WAGES ...................................................................................................................... 38 SECTION 2 – TENURE STEP PROGRESSION ................................................................................ 39 SECTION 3 – PAY DAY AND PAY CHECKS ................................................................................... 41 SECTION 4 – PERFORMING WORK IN ANOTHER CLASSIFICATION ........................................... 41 SECTION 5 – FLOAT DIFFERENTIAL.............................................................................................. 44 SECTION 6 – STANDBY AND CALL-BACK .................................................................................... 45 SECTION 7 – BILINGUAL PAY ........................................................................................................ 48 SECTION 8 – SHIFT PREMIUMS ..................................................................................................... 51 SECTION 9 – SPLIT SHIFTS ............................................................................................................ 52 SECTION 10 – NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION EMPLOYEES WHO BECOME LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES ........................................................................................... 53 SECTION 11 – MILEAGE ................................................................................................................. 54 ARTICLE XIV – JOB RECLASSIFICATION PROCESS ........................................................................ 54 ARTICLE XV – COMPETITIVE WAGE REVIEW & EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS ....................................... 55 ARTICLE XVI – SENIORITY ................................................................................................................. 56 SECTION 1 – DEFINITION OF SENIORITY ...................................................................................... 56 SECTION 2 – PROMOTIONS, TRANSFERS AND SENIORITY ........................................................ 57 SECTION 3 – EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME SECURITY. ................................................................ 63 SECTION 4 – WORK FORCE ADJUSTMENTS AND TRANSITIONS. .............................................. 63 SECTION 5 – FORCE REDUCTION. ................................................................................................ 64 SECTION 6 – DAILY CANCELLATIONS .......................................................................................... 68 SECTION 7 – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION PROVISIONS .................................................... 69 ARTICLE XVII – PAID LEAVES ...........................................................................................................
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