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1 registered Nurses collective bargaining Agreement Between miami - dade county , FLORIDA. THE PUBLIC HEALTH TRUST. and LOCAL 1991. SEIU. THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES. INTERNATIONAL UNION. October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2014. TABLE OF CONTENTS. ARTICLE I - PREAMBLE .. 1. ARTICLE II - PURPOSE .. 1. ARTICLE III - RECOGNITION .. 1. Section 1. Recognition .. 1. Section 2. Probationary and On-Call Pool Employees .. 2. ARTICLE IV - UNION-MANAGEMENT COOPERATION .. 2. Section 1. Union-Management Cooperation .. 2. Section 2.

2 Employee-Management Conference Committee .. 2. Section 3. Membership .. 3. Section 4. Dues 3. Section 5. Non-Discrimination .. 4. Section 6. Bulletin Boards .. 4. Section 7. Copies of Documents .. 4. Section 8. New Employee Orientation .. 4. ARTICLE V - NOTIFICATION, CONSULTATIONS AND. NEGOTIATIONS .. 5. Section 1. Prevailing Benefits Clause .. 5. Section 2. Notification, Consultations and 5. ARTICLE VI - UNION REPRESENTATION .. 5. Section 1. Union Representatives .. 5. Section 2. Grievance Representation.

3 6. Section 3. Released Time .. 6. Section 4. Adjustment of Grievance .. 6. ARTICLE VII - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE .. 7. Section 1. Resolution of Grievances .. 7. Section 2. 7. Section 3. Procedure .. 7. Section 4. Amended Procedure for Certain Grievances .. 8. Section 5. Class Grievances .. 8. Section 6. Time Limits .. 8. Section 7. Employee Obligation .. 9. Section 8. Employer Responses .. 9. Section 9. Exclusion .. 9. ARTICLE VIII - ARBITRATION .. 9. i. ARTICLE IX - DISCIPLINARY ACTION .. 10. Section 1. Just Cause.

4 10. Section 2. Procedure .. 10. Section 3. Reprimands .. 11. Section 4. Hearing Pursuant to the Hearing Examiner System .. 11. Section 5. Grievance 12. ARTICLE X - HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME .. 13. Section 1. Work Hours .. 13. Section 2. Overtime .. 13. Section 3. Work Week .. 14. Section 4. Time Schedules .. 14. Section 5. Hours of Work and Overtime .. 14. Section 6. Alternative Schedules .. 15. Section 7. Rotating Shifts .. 15. Section 8. Consecutive Shifts .. 15. Section 9. Flexible Hours for Higher Degree Education.

5 16. Section 10. Public Holidays .. 16. ARTICLE XI - SALARIES .. 16. Section 1. Pay 16. Section 2. Paycheck Errors .. 16. Section 3. Salary Increases .. 17. Section 4. Step Increases .. 17. Section 5. Shift Differential and Weekend Differential .. 19. Section 6. Main Campus In-Patient Differential .. 20. Section 7. On-Call Pay .. 20. Section 8. Call-In Pay .. 21. Section 9. Uniform Allowance .. 21. Section 10. On-Call Pool nurse Rates .. 21. ARTICLE XII - PAID EDUCATIONAL LEAVE .. 22. Section 1. Eligibility Criteria.

6 22. Section 2. Clinical Certification .. 23. Section 3. Financial Aid .. 23. Section 4. Staff Development Programs .. 23. Section 5. In-Service and Career Development Program .. 23. ARTICLE XIII - VACATION AND LEAVE .. 23. Section 1. Personal Leave Day Program .. 24. Section 2. Extended Illness Leave Program .. 27. Section 3. Vacation Requests .. 29. Section 4. Leave Without Pay .. 30. Section 5. Bereavement Leave .. 30. Section 6. Military Leave .. 31. Section 7. Voting .. 31. Section 8. Jury 31. ii. Section 9.

7 Administrative Leave .. 32. Section 10. Leaves for Union Business .. 32. ARTICLE XIV - FULL-TIME WEEKEND SHIFTS .. 33. ARTICLE XV - EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES .. 34. Section 1. Probationary 34. Section 2. Lounge Areas .. 35. Section 3. Work in Higher Classification .. 35. Section 4. Classification Appeal .. 35. Section 5. Employee's File .. 36. Section 6. Evaluation of Work Performance .. 36. Section 7. Promotions .. 37. Section 8. Longevity Bonus .. 38. Section 9. Educational Bonus .. 38. Section 10. Reference Books and Periodicals.

8 39. Section 11. Parking Facilities .. 39. Section 12. New Equipment and Procedures .. 39. Section 13. Drug Discount .. 40. Section 14. Tuition/Conference Reimbursement .. 40. Section 15. Job Specification Language .. 40. Section 16. Rubella and Hepatitis-B Vaccine .. 41. Section 17. Injuries, Rehabilitation and Reorientation .. 41. Section 18. Child Care/Elderly Care .. 41. Section 19. Scope of Nursing 41. ARTICLE XVI - VACANCIES, TRANSFERS, REASSIGNMENTS, .. UNIT MERGERS AND FILLING VACANCIES .. 41. Section 1.

9 Shift Transfers, Posting and Filling of Vacancies and .. Reassignments .. 41. Section 2. Unit Mergers .. 43. ARTICLE XVII - ORIENTATION, CROSSTRAINING AND FLOATING .. 43. Section 1. Orientation Types and Standards .. 43. Section 2. Cross-training .. 44. Section 3. Central Staffing Float Pool Nurses .. 44. Section 4. Pay Premium .. 45. ARTICLE XVIII- REASSIGNMENT, LAYOFFS, RECALL AND .. REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS .. 45. Section 1 Reassignment Procedure:.. 45. Section 2. Layoff Procedure .. 46. Section 3. Recall.

10 49. Section 4 Layoffs, Recall and Reemployment Rights Lists .. 49. Section 5 ARNP Reassignment, Layoff, and Recall Procedures .. 50. Section 6. Furloughs .. 51. iii ARTICLE XIX - CONTRACTING OUT .. 51. ARTICLE XX - REEDUCATION AND SKILLS. ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM .. 52. ARTICLE XXI - GROUP INSURANCE .. 53. ARTICLE XXII - NURSING REPRESENTATION ON COMMITTEES .. 55. ARTICLE XXIII- SAFETY AND HEALTH .. 56. Section 1. General Recognition .. 56. Section 2. Joint Health and Safety Committee .. 56. Section 3. New Practices and Procedures.