UW Labor Relations website<\/a>.<\/p>\nSEIU 1199 Initial Proposals<\/h4>\n
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Council \u2013 <\/strong>The Union proposed the following changes to the EDI Council:<\/p>\n\n- Facilitation: <\/strong>The Union proposed that within 60 days of ratification, the workgroup would interview and choose two independent facilitators to assist in the work of the committee.<\/li>\n
- Trainings: <\/strong>The Union proposed that the trainings outlined in the original MOU would occur annually, and that eight-hour trainings could be split into two four-hours trainings.<\/li>\n
- Participants:<\/strong> The Union proposed to split the participants of the EDI Council into voting and non-voting members. Voting members would include the four members from SEIU 1199, SEIU 925, and WFSE referred to by current contract language, and the union proposed to add four optional unrepresented voting members. Non-voting members would include the HMC Director, the two HR representatives, and the ad hoc representatives from HMC and the UW Medicine EDI Programs referred to by current contract language, and the union proposed to add an additional non-voting member from each union.<\/li>\n
- Scope:<\/strong> The Union proposed specific work that would engage the EDI Council, including creation and implementation of the HMC Blueprint for EDI, Bias Reporting Tools, Identity-based caucusing, EDI staff workshops, and a new EDI Response and Oversight Structure that would support individuals or groups in addressing issues that may go beyond the legal definitions of discrimination and harassment.<\/li>\n
- Timing:<\/strong> The Union proposed that the monthly meetings would be three hours long and would include an hour of caucus time preceding each meeting.<\/li>\n
- Release:<\/strong> The Union proposed that all time spent in meetings, pre-meeting caucuses, or doing committee work away from the committee would be paid time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Arbitration Panel \u2013<\/strong> The Union proposed a new slate of arbitrators that would replace the current arbitrators on the arbitration panel with the purpose of increasing diversity.\u00a0 The Employer expressed a commitment to increasing the diversity of the panel and asked for additional information on the location of the proposed new panel members, explaining that travel is included in arbitrators\u2019 fees.<\/p>\nJoint Labor Management Meetings (JLMs) <\/strong>\u2013 The Union proposed to reduce from 14 days to seven the number of days in advance both the agenda for the JLM and the release requests for the JLMs would need to be submitted.<\/p>\nThe Union proposed to move the following Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and Side Letters into the body of the CBA:<\/p>\n
\n- MOU \u2013 Article 17 Vacation Schedule\n
\n- Move to Article 17 \u2013 Vacation Schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- MOU \u2013 Committees \u2013 Dietitians\n
\n- Move to Article 15 \u2013 Committees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- MOU \u2013 Dietitian Premiums\n
\n- Move to Article 45 \u2013 Wages and Other Pay Provisions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Side Letter B \u2013 Meal Breaks, Rest Breaks, and Missed Break Reporting\n
\n- Move to Article 9 \u2013 Hours of Work and Overtime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Side Letter C \u2013 Break Relief Practices\n
\n- Move to Article 9 \u2013 Hours of Work and Overtime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Side Letter G \u2013 UPASS\n