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Tropicana
2831 Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ
HPAE Local 5091 at Bergen Regional Medical Center
Updates
June 29, 2010
REMINDER!
BRMC Local 5091 Rep Training
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
9:00am-4pm
(Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided)
Woodcliff Lake Hilton
200 Tice Blvd,
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 07677
Learn how to:
- Defend and enforce your contract
- Be a workplace advocate
- Build an effective union
- Represent your co-workers in grievances
Questions? Contact HPAE Local 5091 Staff Rep Leo Torrey at (201) 262 5005 ext. 141
Membership Meeting - June 22
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
7:30a.m.
1:30p.m.
3:45p.m.
We will discuss:
-Thursday, July 8th Rep Training (Location TBD)-
-Overtime Issues (New Forms)-
-Staffing Issues-
-Your Issues/Concerns-
Two Half Day Programs for Social Workers
June 10, 2010
Two Half Day Programs for Social Workers
9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch will be provided)
Boulevard and 60 S. 31st Street
Kenilworth, NJ 07033
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Click here for more information
Negotiations Update
May 20, 2010
The new contract was ratified last night - Click here to read the full agreement. Below is a summary of the Tentative Agreement as ratified 5/19/2010.
| Contract Section | Agreement |
| Art. 36 Term of Contract | June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2013 |
| Art. 21 Wages | All FT, PT an PD employees receive June 1, 2010 -- 1.75% June 1, 2011 -- 1.65% June 1, 2012 -- 1.65% All employees on Steps will continue to move on Steps (add’l 1 ½ to 2%) June 1, 2011 New Step 20 to be created ($0.45) June 1, 2012 New Step 21 to be created ($0.45) Substance Abuse Counselors: Steps will be extended to 20 years with $0.10 between new Steps above Step 6 |
| Art. 22.1b. Shift Diff for Pros | Increases $0.25 per hour to $1.50 for evening and night shifts |
| 22.3 Education Diff for RNs | Ed and Cert Diff Increase by $100 June 30, 2012 BSN $600 MSN $700 Cert $250 |
| New LOU Staffing Office | To improve reporting time of personnel: Office will be moved to 1st floor Review of shift coverage will be completed before schedule is posted Management to oversee employee reporting times Float pool employees will be notified of assignment before shift Shift settling and unit assignments will be complete before change of shift Reeducation of Staffing Office and Nursing Supervisors regarding use of Availability Book. Staffing Office will document calls made to cover shifts Restructuring of Float Pool and Staffing Resources BRMC will post FT and PT positions in BHS as needed. If necessary unit assignment may be split between units in a cluster BRMC will post home/cluster based .6 positions as needed Improved Communication between units and Staffing Office Units will be notified of late and/or sick calls prior to beginning of Shift |
| Art. 27 Health Insurance | Employee contributions to premiums to increase: January 1, 2011 – 7% January 1, 2012 – 8% January 1, 2013 – 10% Employee contributions for Dental Insurance as of June 1, 2010 will be for FT employees monthly: Employee -- $15 (no change) Employee + 1 dependent -- $20 Family -- $25 Under each of the plans (Core, Premium Plan and Premium Plus Plan) co-pays for MD Office visits will increase by $5 as of June 1. As of June 1, 2010, Prescriptions filled at BRMC will be: Core Premium Plus Generic $10 $8 $8 Brand $25 $20 $20 Non-Pref. $25+Cost diff $20+Cost Diff $20+Cost Diff Retail Pharmacy Generic $35 $30 $30 Brand 50% Coverage 50% Coverage 50% Coverage |
| LOU: Kentucky River/Clinical Coordinators | Renew Kentucky River 5 Current Clinical Coordinators remain – no new ones |
| Art. 2 Union Mailboxes | New Locations -- 8-3 and next to Bldg. 14 Bulletin Board |
| Art. 3 L/M Mtg minutes | Review and Amend at next meeting |
| Art. 11 Probation | If probation would end on weekend, extends to Monday |
| Art. 23 Holidays | Codify 12 hr night shift holiday begins 7 PM on evening before holiday |
| Art. 7 Data sent to Union | Via e-mail -- |
| Art. 20.2 Hours of work | Revamp availability system to assure fairness and allow availability submissions by e-mail |
| Art. 25 Sick Leave | Pros – if dept head not available have designated voicemail |
| Art. 27 Health and Safety | Employee involved in violence must be evaluated by Employee Health or ED |
| Art. 9 Seniority | List sent via e-mail and delete reference to separate LTC RN payscale |
| Art. 31 Students | Charge nurse can address students interfering with pt care by asking instructor to address problem. If still problem call DON or ADON. |
| LOU Acute SW | Position no longer exists don’t renew |
| LOU 12 hr shift procedure | Renew |
| LOU 12 hr benefits | Renew |
| LOU County Sick Leave | Renew |
| LOU Grievance – can grieve policies | Renew |
| LOU Grievance – time fames | Renew |
| LOU Staff Development | Renew |
| LOU Health Ins 45 days | Renew |
| LOU Pay Health Claims within 45 Days | Renew |
| LOU Childcare | Renew |
| LOU Policies | Renew |
| Art. 18 Orientation | Rehire can waive part of orientation |
| Art. 29 Discipline | Can discipline if employer could not have known within 90 days 48 hours notice to access personnel file |
| Art. 31 Employee Lockers | Have designated PD lockers for use while working |
| U12 In-Services | Must be provided at suitable time for all shifts. NM responsible for employees who miss to get appropriate instruction Coverage to perform nursing interventions for off-unit inservices Add Pros to Evaluation language |
| Art 31 Parking | Provide designated parking for evening and night shifts – side letter for employer to trial and discuss at L/M |
| Art. 10 Grievance Time | Remove contradiction –21 days to file |
| Art. 22 Blizzard Pay | Rename “State of Emergency” Consistent practice in all divisions |
| Art. 24 Vacation Scheduling | Return request in 14 not 21 days |
| Art. 25 Sick Leave | Increase sick call notice to 3 hours for evening and night shifts. Remains 2 hours for Day shift |
| Art. 24 Vacations | If terminated for willful misconduct or progressive discipline then don’t get accrued vacation time |
| Art. 16 Posting of Positions | Once awarded position, can’t apply for another for 6 months within division or 9 months between divisions (or OR, ICU/ITCU, or ED) |
| Art. 7 COPE | Allow COPE Check-off |
| Art. 21 Salary | Salary increase effective for whole pay periods |
| Art. 15 PD Holidays | Procedure to enforce weekend/holiday commitment for Per Diems |
| Art. 19 Float Districts | Update Districts ER and D-1 Acute same as ICU/PACU/ITCU Forensic Unit same as other Acute/Intermediate Units All LTC same except 6-3 |
| Art. 18 Orientees | Notify unit before assignment is made of orientees coming to unit Precept only non-supervisory employees |
| Art. 31 On-Call OR | Agree to meet within 90 days to address issues of hours of operation, use of personnel and scheduling of cases |
| New LOU re: 11-3 and pt search policies and procedures | Creating counselor assistant title (1 FTE) and will continue to discuss 11-3 issues at L/M meetings By Sept. 1, 2010 will have policies outlining searches for each unit and training for such searches |
| Art. 12 Breaks | New LOU stating issue of break and break coverage will be discussed at L/M meetings |
| Art. 15 Part time and Per Diem | LOU recognizing contract is unclear as to status of .5 employees hired after March 1998. Current .5’s will be unchanged. If management decides to add .5’s then will bargain over wages, benefits and terms and conditions of employment |
| Art. 31 On-Call for Pharmacy | New provision codifies On-Call procedure agreed to between contracts |
| Art. 35 HPAE Retiree Medical Trust | Allow new vote of membership to determine if members want to participate |
May 18, 2010
Contract negotiations ended this morning at 3am with a settlement. A vote to ratify the contract will take place at tomorrow's membership meeting. See below for times and location.
May 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
375 W Passaic St
Rochelle Park, NJ 07662*
(Across from Rear Entrance to Garden State Plaza)
Progress in negotiations has been slow this week – Management is testing the resolve of our members. Unresolved issues remain: Staffing, Wages, Benefits (including Health Insurance) Floating, Vacation and Holiday Time.
Management has said that they do not want us to send them a 10-day strike notice – We continue to say that the only way to avoid a notice is to settle the contract before our membership meeting on May 19.
We have negotiation sessions scheduled for Friday, May 14 and Monday, May 17
Agenda: Contract Ratification Vote or Vote to Authorize Concerted Activity
*From Hospital: Rt 17 S. to Century Rd. exit go right, at 4th light go left onto Paramus Rd. Hotel is 1 mile on the right
From South: Garden State Pkwy. N. to exit 160, at bottom of ramp go right, Hotel is 1st driveway on the right.
May 06, 2010
2 Sessions Cancelled
April 27, 2010
Due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, management cancelled both negotiating sessions scheduled for this week.
There are enough days available if we need to make-up these dates over the next month.
Our next Bargaining sessions are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, May 4 and 5. Look for E-mail Updates on Negotiations.
For more information and to find out how you can get involved, please see one of the Local 5091 Negotiating team members below:
Jeff Peck A-1 Nights, Carol Stern B-G Days, Mary Ann Greco A-G Eves, Carol Quinn A-2 Nights, Christina Bader 8-8 Nights, Mary Ann MacRae OR Days, Carole Fitzsimmons C-2 Days, Fred Paff 11-3 Days, Wendy Mager A-1 Eves, Charlene Cain 12-B Days.
Protect Yourself and Your License: As you know, there is a major investigation going on in LTC. Assert your right to Union representation if you are called into a meeting with management.
Membership Meeting
Thursday, May 6
Knights of Columbus Hall
79 Pascack Rd, Washington Twshp.
7:45 am - 8:45 am
1:30 pm - 2:30pm
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Sincerely,
Local 5091 Negotiating Committee
Negotiations Update
April 23, 2010
This week, we met two times with management. We made progress on several “minor” language issues – and have had productive discussions on many of the other important issues.
However, the toughest issues remain – staffing, floating, scheduling, wages and benefits. We will continue to update you as we meet in the coming weeks. A complete update will be provided at our membership meeting on May 6. It is our goal to have a final agreement for ratification on May 19 – otherwise we will be asking for the members’ authorization for concerted activity at that meeting.
A Special Thank You to all the members who came out to the dinner at Seasons on Wednesday evening. It was a terrific event and a great kickoff for our contract campaign. Thank you for the almost universal participation in our Button Day on Thursday – keep up the good work.
Our next Bargaining sessions are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, April 27 and 28. Look for E-mail Updates on Negotiations.
For more information and to find out how you can get involved, please see one of the Local 5091 Negotiating team members below:
Jeff Peck A-1 Nights, Carol Stern B-G Days, Mary Ann Greco A-G Eves, Carol Quinn A-2 Nights, Christina Bader 8-8 Nights, Mary Ann MacRae OR Days, Carole Fitzsimmons C-2 Days, Fred Paff 11-3 Days, Wendy Mager A-1 Eves, Charlene Cain 12-B Days.
And don't forget:
Thursday, May 6
Knights of Columbus Hall
79 Pascack Rd, Washington Twshp.
7:45 am - 8:45 am
1:30 pm - 2:30pm
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
View the Proposals
April 13, 2010
Take a look at Local 5091's proposal to management presented on April 8, 2010. At our next meeting, on April 12, 2010, we presented our major economic proposals, click here to see the Economic Proposal.
Management's Proprosal's Low Lights:
On Monday, April 12 we held our second negotiating session. Management gave us their proposals. Here are just a few of the “low”lights:
- Our health care is under attack! An overall 45% increase in your health insurance premiums and increased co-pays.
- No wage increases for 3 years.
- Everyone forced to float without limit, including those with 15+ years of service.
- No overtime pay until over 40 hours actually worked in one week.
- Unlimited establishment of Clinical Coordinators with the ability to perform bargaining unit work.
- Elimination of Charge Pay.
- Mandatory Holiday requirement for all bargaining unit employees on a rotating basis.
- Decrease in Shift Differentials.
- Elimination of Longevity payments.
- Elimination of Vacation and Sick time.
On April 12, 2010, management responded with their proposal, which can be viewed by clicking here.
Negotiations Begin
April 9, 2010
On Thursday, April 8 we held our first negotiating session with hospital management.
Representing management were: Guy Mennonna, Senior Vice-President for Human Resources; Manny Gonzalez, Labor Relations Manager; Mary Anne Marra, Chief Nurse Executive; Ben Evans, Associate Vice President, Behavioral Health Services; and Thomas McClosky from Finance.
We presented our Non-Economic proposals and the parties engaged in discussions of those issues.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 12. Management informed us that they plan to present the majority of their proposals at that meeting. We plan on presenting our major Economic proposals at one of the next few sessions.
Sincerely,
Local 5091 Negotiating Team
Jeff Peck, Carol Stern, Mary Ann Greco, Carol Quinn, Christina Bader, Mary Ann MacRae, Carole Fitzsimmons, Fred Paff , Wendy Mager, Charlene Cain.
Look for E-Mail Updates on Negotiations. This is your contract – Be Involved
And Yes, We Would Like Pajamas For Our Patients
We returned to the Community Oversight Board (COB) and Bergen County Improvement Authority (BCIA) recently. The BCIA is responsible for the license of the hospital. Although the COB now pays a stenographer to record the minutes of their meetings, they wanted me to put into writing what they termed were a "litany of complaints over the working conditions that did not have an impact on patient care." They advised me to show a correlation between what I was telling them and the impact on patients. I will give them copies of this newsletter.
The assault of a CNA in Long Term Care was brought up during the CEO report of Susan Mendelowicz. I told the COB that they should look into the age of the resident involved and the aggregate age of all our Long Term residents as we may possibly be the only Long Term facility in the nation that is getting younger. I also stated that there were many more assaults that occurred in that time period. Assaults in the hospital are under-reported to the governing bodies.
Joe Orlando said during his "State of the Hospital" meetings that our Outpatient Clinic has had a 30% increase in volume; Mrs. Mendolowicz repeated at the COB; I mentioned that there was no correlating increase in staffing and no full-time permanent RN assigned to the area.
Dr. Peter Bryer reported on "utilization" of the hospital. He stated that as usual we were "near capacity." He mentioned that there was some staff shortage around the holidays and that he was told it was probably due to "sick calls." I told the COB that "sick calls" were not the reason we were short at the holidays. I told them that the upper managers of the hospital do not allow the people on site to do what is necessary to provide adequate staff. I stated that there is an over-reliance on Agency and per diem staff, many of whom have tried to get permanent work at the hospital but are told there are no open positions. I continued that our regular staff shows up to work, I also told them about our staffing office and about our lack of an acuity system in Psychiatry. I told them how dangerous the TBS unit is and why. I told them that if we're treating over 1,000 pts/day, a growing outpatient department., employees and their families, then we need to return to a 24 hour pharmacy.
The COB talked about insurance questions they had. I talked about the camera systems and possible violations. I then once again asked for pajamas for our patients.
If you wish to contact the COB or the BCIA the # is (201) 336- 6352. E-mail is BCIA@co.bergen.nj.com
Jeff Peck
Local 5091 President
Newsletter
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Local Officers List
President - Jeffrey Peck
Vice-Presidents - Mary Ann Grieco, (RN), Carole Fitzsimmons,VP (Pros)
Treasurer - Carol Quinn (RN)
Secretary - Fred Paff
Grievance Chairperson - Carol Stern
Grievance Committee Reps:
Carol Stern - BG - day - ext. # 5591
Mary Tietjen - Util. Review - day - ext. # 5776
Carol Quinn - A-2 - night - ext. # 5270
RoseAnn Tucker - C1 - night - ext. # 5382
Michael Buonagurio - B1 - night - ext. # 5400
Catherine-Ann Doyle - Evergreen - day - ext. # 4396
Howard Tokarski - BG - eve - ext. # 5591
Donna Winterich - A-2 - eve - ext. # 5562
Charlene Caine - 12B - day - ext.# 5100
Union Office:
HPAE Staff Rep. - Leo Torrey, Office Number: 201-262-5005, ext # 141
HPAE Support Staff - Ammie Knipe, ext. # 122
Fax Number: 201-262-4335 or 201-262-1482
HPAE – 110 Kinderkamack Road - Emerson, NJ 07630
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