{"id":1776,"date":"2017-06-12T10:17:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T17:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/?p=1776"},"modified":"2017-06-12T10:47:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T17:47:16","slug":"uw-wsna-negotiations-recap-for-june-9-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/2017\/06\/12\/uw-wsna-negotiations-recap-for-june-9-2017","title":{"rendered":"UW \u2013 WSNA Negotiations Recap for June 8, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This recap details the 5<sup>th<\/sup> session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and WSNA. Recaps are published online on the <a href=\"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/unions\/wsna\/negotiation-updates\">UW Labor Relations website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compensation Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Milliman Study<\/strong> \u2013 UW presented an analysis of how compensation for UWMC nurses compares to that of nurses in UWMC\u2019s market of competing organizations, including Swedish, Northwest Hospital, and Virginia Mason Medical Center. The analysis was derived from a classified staff salary study conducted for UW HR by third-party compensation experts at Milliman in fall of 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philosophy<\/strong> \u2013 UW HR\u2019s general compensation philosophy for the broader University is to pay at 80 percent of the market median, in part because UW\u2019s robust benefits package exceeds the market. However, for nurses and other healthcare workers UW targets to pay at 90 percent of the market median. The market median, or \u201cmarket,\u201d for UW is the point at which half of UW\u2019s comparators pay below UW and half pay above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Findings<\/strong> \u2013 UWMC nurses are paid at 96 percent of the market 50<sup>th<\/sup> percentile. UW pointed out that this exceeds the target of paying at 90 percent of the market median, and does not factor in UW\u2019s above-market benefits such as healthcare and retirement.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Milliman Report<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/labor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/Classified-Staff-Salary-Study-WSNA-for-6.8.17-Post.pdf\">UW Classified Staff Salary Study<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WSNA Proposals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hours of Work <\/strong>\u2013 In response to UW\u2019s proposal, WSNA rejected the entirety of the employer\u2019s proposals regarding the provision on hours of work to include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UW\u2019s proposal to eliminate work schedules of 160 hours worked in a four-week period<\/li>\n<li>UW\u2019s proposal stating a missed meal period or rest break not documented in Kronos would be considered as taken<\/li>\n<li>UW\u2019s proposed language to allow for flexibility in staffing to adapt to changing business needs, including low census<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MOU: Union Roster Reports <\/strong>\u2013 At WSNA\u2019s request, the parties had a discussion to clarify details about the bi-weekly reports that will be issued to all unions post Workday implementation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UW Proposals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nondiscrimination<\/strong> &#8211; In response to WSNA\u2019s proposal, UW maintained its interest in standardizing this language to the extent possible among hospital contracts.\u00a0 The parties discussed clarification on the sexual harassment and complaints clauses, and reached verbal tentative agreement on remaining issues in the provision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holiday &amp; Vacation Leave <\/strong>\u2013 In response to WSNA\u2019s proposal, UW agreed to keep the holiday and vacation provisions together in the contract.\u00a0 UW rejected the union\u2019s proposals to increase vacation days for those in their 20<sup>th<\/sup> and 25<sup>th<\/sup> years of employment, in part to maintain consistency amongst vacation benefits for nurses at UWMC and Harborview.<\/p>\n<p>UW withdrew its proposal stating that holiday credit must be used before vacation leave.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conference Committee <\/strong>\u2013 UW maintained its proposal to eliminate language stating that an unresolved group grievance heard by the conference committee may be submitted at Step Two of the grievance procedure.\u00a0 This proposal was intended to clarify the grievance process, not eliminate the ability for the union to file group grievances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appendix Regarding Rest Breaks<\/strong> \u2013 In response to WSNA\u2019s proposal to retain the Appendix regarding minimizing rest breaks, UW proposed to include the information still relevant in a side letter or MOU, clarifying that the parties would work together to minimize missed rest breaks in staffing committee and labor management meetings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economic Proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>General Wage Increases<\/strong> \u2013 UW proposed general wage increases of 1 percent on January 1, 2018, and another 1 percent on July 1, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Steps <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next UW-WSNA bargaining session is scheduled for June 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background This recap details the 5th session for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement between the UW and WSNA. 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