UW Labor Relations website<\/a>.<\/p>\nWSNA Initial Proposals<\/h4>\n
Full-Time Equivalent \u2013 <\/strong>The Union proposed that a registered nurse who is classified staff at .9 FTE be defined as full-time, such that salaries and benefits would not be prorated as they are for part-time nurses.<\/p>\nStaffing Concerns \u2013 <\/strong>The Union proposed that the Conference Committee would be notified by Hospital management if\/when a unit\/department has a nursing staff vacancy rate of ten percent or greater or if the number of travelers exceeds five percent of the nursing staff on the unit. Under this proposal, the Conference Committee would form a sub-committee within 14 days of notice of the vacancy rate. The sub-committee would meet within 14 days of the sub-committee being formed with the goal of adjusting staffing through recruitment, Incentive Shifts, and voluntary temporary increase in FTE.<\/p>\nClinical Advisor \u2013<\/strong> The Union proposed that when the numbers of new graduate nurses on a specific unit comprise five percent or more of the unit\u2019s staff and those nurses have completed their formal preceptor period, the Nurse Managers and\/or Charge Nurse would appoint a Clinical Advisor to provide additional clinical support. Under this proposal, the Clinical Advisor would not be considered as part of the staffing matrix, but would be available on all shifts to assist new nurses.<\/p>\nSecurity Personnel \u2013<\/strong> The Union proposed that security personnel shall be posted at the rooms of all patients whose violent history demonstrates a potential risk, and that nurses would be free to decline caring for patients who they reasonably believe pose such a risk.<\/p>\nSafety Committee \u2013<\/strong> The Union proposed that up to two RNs would be selected by WSNA to participate in the house-wide safety committee and that such participation would be on paid time.<\/p>\nWorkplace Violence \u2013 <\/strong>The Union proposed that nurses subject to workplace violence would be provided paid time off with full benefits and benefit accrual until fully recovered from the physical and psychological injuries resulting from the violence, reduced by payments from worker’s compensation and disability benefits.<\/p>\nBicycles \u2013<\/strong> The union proposed that nurses who use bicycles to travel to and from work would not be charged any fees to use secure bicycle storage\/lock-up stands or other facilities.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nWork Schedule \u2013 <\/strong>The Union proposed that the Employer would post work and on-call schedules at least 28 days prior to the scheduled period of work.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nChildcare Emergencies \u2013 <\/strong>The Union proposed unlimited use of vacation time off, sick time off, and unpaid time off for emergency childcare.<\/p>\nPer Diem Overtime \u2013 <\/strong>The Union proposed to add from an existing side letter into the body of the contract language that states that per diem nurses would be paid daily overtime for work in excess of the scheduled shift including work in advance of a scheduled shift.<\/p>\nPreamble \u2013 <\/strong>The Union proposed to strike Civil Service from the law reference.<\/p>\nThe union proposed housekeeping edits only on the following articles:<\/p>\n