Transcription of STATE OF CONNECTICUT
1 CONTRACT BETWEEN STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND NEW ENGLAND HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES UNION DISTRICT 1199 Effective Expiring July 1, 2016 June 30, 2021 PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES BARGAINING UNIT (P-1) CONTRACT AND PARAPROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES BARGAINING UNIT (NP-6) CONTRACT Sandra Fae Brown-Brewton Negotiator For the STATE OF CONNECTICUT Paul Fortier Daniel Strahinich Negotiators For NEW ENGLAND HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES UNION DISTRICT 1199, SEIU i Table of Contents ARTICLE 1 Recognition .. 1 ARTICLE 2 Non-Discrimination And Affirmative Action .. 3 ARTICLE 3 Union Security And Payroll Deduction .. 4 ARTICLE 4 Union Rights .. 7 ARTICLE 5 Management Rights .. 11 ARTICLE 6 Contracting Out .. 11 ARTICLE 7 No Strikes - No 12 ARTICLE 8 Working Test Period .. 12 ARTICLE 9 Compensation .. 14 ARTICLE 10 Overpayment.
2 22 ARTICLE 11 Method Of Salary Payment .. 23 ARTICLE 12 Class Reevaluations .. 24 ARTICLE 13 Hours Of Work, Work Schedules And Overtime .. 25 ARTICLE 14 Seniority .. 35 ARTICLE 15 Promotions And Lateral Transfers .. 36 ARTICLE 16 Order Of Layoff Or Reemployment .. 40 ARTICLE 17 Temporary Service In A Higher Class .. 47 ii ARTICLE 18 Work Assignments .. 48 ARTICLE 19 Shift Assignments And Differentials .. 50 ARTICLE 20 Vacation And Personal Leave .. 52 ARTICLE 21 Holidays .. 55 ARTICLE 22 Sick Leave .. 58 ARTICLE 23 Leaves Of Absence .. 61 ARTICLE 24 Civil Leave .. 64 ARTICLE 25 Jury Duty .. 64 ARTICLE 26 Military Leave .. 65 ARTICLE 27 Group Insurance .. 66 ARTICLE 28 Retirement .. 66 ARTICLE 29 Work Related Disabilities .. 66 ARTICLE 30 Indemnification And License Fee .. 69 ARTICLE 31 Travel Reimbursement .. 70 ARTICLE 32 Grievance And Arbitration Procedure .. 71 ARTICLE 33 Dismissal, Suspension, Demotion Or Other Discipline.
3 76 ARTICLE 34 Workers' Rights And Safety .. 79 ARTICLE 35 Training And Tuition Reimbursement And Quality iii Of Work Life .. 84 ARTICLE 36 Job Class Qualifications .. 91 ARTICLE 37 Labor Management Committees .. 91 ARTICLE 38 Personnel Records .. 93 ARTICLE 39 Service Ratings .. 94 ARTICLE 40 Past Practices .. 96 ARTICLE 41 Meals and Housing .. 96 ARTICLE 42 Miscellaneous .. 97 ARTICLE 43 Savings Clause .. 100 ARTICLE 44 Entire Agreement .. 100 ARTICLE 45 Supersedence .. 100 ARTICLE 46 Duration of Agreement .. 101 ARTICLE 47 Essential Employees .. 101 ARTICLE 48 Technical High School Nurses .. 101 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 1 Correctional Meal Allowance .. 105 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 2 Bargaining Unit Work .. 105 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 3 Functional Job Descriptions .. 105 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 4 Article 18 - Work Assignments Section Four .. 106 iv MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 5 Article 8 - Working Test Period Section Two.
4 107 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 6 Regarding The Resolution of Grievances .. 107 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 7 Regarding Department of Developmental Services Travel Time . 108 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 8 Part-Time Hours Regarding Article 20 Section 2 .. 109 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 9 Regarding Equalization of Overtime by Function Within Correctional Managed Health .. 110 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 10 UConn Health Center Faculty Physicians 110 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 11 Southbury Training School Stipulated Agreement .. 110 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 12 35 + 5 Hour Work Week .. 112 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 13 Regarding On-Site Physicians .. 113 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 14 Regarding Delayed Arrival and Early Release Declarations Due to Inclement Weather Between OLR and District 1199 .. 115 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 15 Regarding a Pilot Project to Reduce Mandatory Overtime In Correctional Managed Health Care.
5 117 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 16 STATE Of CONNECTICUT , UCONN Health Center And New England Health Care Employees Union - District 1199 - Respiratory Therapy Agreements .. 120 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 17 Agreement Regarding New Arbitrations .. 121 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 18 Cost Items .. 122 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 19 Regarding Furlough Days .. 122 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 20 v STATE of CONNECTICUT and SEBAC Framework For Job Security Concerning Wages and Other Matters .. 125 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 21 Promotions and Lateral Transfers Pilot Project .. 127 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 22 Disciplinary Actions in Service Ratings .. 129 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 23 Regarding Layoffs Within the Department of Developmental Services, NP-6 Bargaining Unit .. 130 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 24 Regarding Layoffs Within the Department of Developemental Services, P-1 Bargaining 133 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 25 Department of Developmental Services-CLA Closures.
6 134 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 26 In Regards to Employees In Their Final Semester Of Study Without Access to Career Mobility .. 136 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 27 Regarding Correctional Managed Health Care and Float Assignments .. 136 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERTSTANDING 28 Regarding Public Health Laboratory Coverage Due To Employer Declaration of Closure For Unusal Weather Or Other Circumstances Between STATE of CONNECTICUT (On Behalf Of The Department of Public Health) And District 1199 .. 137 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERTSTANDING 29 Kronos Late for Duty Language .. 139 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERTSTANDING 30 Physician/Psychiatrist Professional Development Time .. 140 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERTSTANDING 31 Job Security .. 141 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERTSTANDING 32 Reopener Per 142 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERTSTANDING 33 Clinical Social Workers Assigned to DMHAS Mobile Crisis Unit .. 143 vi MEMORANDUM OF UNDERTSTANDING 34 Supervising Pharmacists.
7 143 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERTSTANDING 35 Sign-On Bonus for Physicians or Physchiatrists .. 144 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERTSTANDING 36 Regarding Vacation Carry-Over .. 144 APPENDIX "A" Service Rating Regulations .. 146 APPENDIX "B" Generic Service Rating Form .. 148 APPENDIX "C" Personally Owned Motor Vehicles On STATE Business .. 150 APPENDIX "D" Leave Donation Form .. 152 APPENDIX "E" Competitive/NonCompeitive Job Titles .. 154 APPENDIX "F" Longevity Schedule .. 160 Articles By Subject Content Civil Leave ARTICLE 24 .. 64 Class Reevaluations ARTICLE 12 .. 24 Compensation ARTICLE 9 .. 14 Contracting Out ARTICLE 6 .. 11 Dismissal, Suspension, Demotion Or Other Discipline ARTICLE 33 .. 76 Duration Of Agreement ARTICLE 45 .. 101 Entire Agreement ARTICLE 43 .. 100 vii Essential Employees ARTICLE 47 .. 101 Grievance And Arbitration Procedure Article 32 .. 71 Group Insurance ARTICLE 27.
8 66 Holidays ARTICLE 21 .. 55 Hours Of Work, Work Schedules And Overtime ARTICLE 13 .. 25 Indemnification And License Fee ARTICLE 30 .. 69 Jury Duty ARTICLE 25 .. 64 Labor Management Committees ARTICLE 36 .. 91 Leaves Of Absence ARTICLE 23 .. 61 Management Rights ARTICLE 5 .. 11 Meals And Housing ARTICLE 41 .. 96 Method Of Salary Payment ARTICLE 11 .. 23 Military Leave ARTICLE 26 .. 65 Miscellaneous ARTICLE 42 .. 97 No Strikes - No Lockouts ARTICLE 7 .. 12 Non-Discrimination And Affirmative Action ARTICLE 2 .. 3 Order Of Layoff Or Reemployment ARTICLE 16 .. 40 Overpayment ARTICLE 10 .. 22 viii Past Practices ARTICLE 39 .. 94 Personnel Records ARTICLE 38 .. 93 Promotions And Lateral Transfers ARTICLE 15 .. 36 Recognition ARTICLE 1 .. 1 Retirement ARTICLE 28 .. 66 Savings Clause ARTICLE 43 .. 100 Seniority ARTICLE 14 .. 37 Service Ratings ARTICLE 38.
9 99 Shift Assignments And Differentials ARTICLE 19 .. 50 Sick Leave ARTICLE 22 .. 58 Supersedence ARTICLE 45 .. 100 Temporary Service In A Higher Class ARTICLE 17 .. 47 Training And Tuition Reimbursement And Quality Of Work Life ARTICLE 35 .. 84 Travel Reimbursement ARTICLE 31 .. 70 Union Rights ARTICLE 4 .. 7 Union Security And Payroll Deduction ARTICLE 3 .. 4 Vacation And Personal Leave ARTICLE 20 .. 52 Work Assignments ARTICLE 18 .. 48 ix Work Related Disabilities ARTICLE 29 .. 66 Workers' Rights And Safety ARTICLE 34 .. 79 Working Test Period ARTICLE 8 .. 12 1 AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made and entered into this 1st day of July, 2016, by and between STATE OF CONNECTICUT , acting by and through the Office of Labor Relations (hereinafter called the Employer or the STATE ), NEW ENGLAND HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES UNION, DISTRICT 1199, SEIU, with its offices at 77 Huyshope Avenue, Hartford, CONNECTICUT 06106 (hereinafter referred to as the Union ), acting herein on behalf of the Employees of the STATE , as herein defined, now employed and hereafter to be employed and collectively designated as the Employees.
10 ARTICLE 1 RECOGNITION SECTION ONE. The STATE of CONNECTICUT recognizes the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, SEIU, as the exclusive representative of Employees whose classifications are included in the unit certified by the STATE Board of Labor Relations, subject to such modifications or clarifications of the unit as the Board or a court may order or to which the parties agree. A list of classifications in the unit as of the date the parties executed this Agreement is included in the appendix of this Agreement. SECTION TWO. Whenever the word Employee is used in this Agreement, it shall mean an Employee in the bargaining unit, as defined in Section One. This Agreement shall not apply to nonpermanent Employees appointed to nonpermanent positions except as provided in Section Four. A part-time Employee is an Employee who is hired to work a regular schedule of less than thirty-five (35) hours per week.
