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Past update Posted Jun 21, 2024 View latest update
Consecutive Weekend Pay Group Grievance Meeting June 25
WSNA met with Management on May 17 for a group grievance for the denial of paying CWW for extra pick up shifts, which has been shown to be past practice in many of our departments.
On 5/24 Good Sam management denied our grievance. WSNA maintains that when a nurse offers to pick-up a weekend shift to fill voids in the posted schedule, you are not waiving your CWW Premium. WSNA maintains that nurses who work on a scheduled weekend off shall receive CWW Premium. WSNA is advancing the grievance to the next level, Step 3.
If you are able to join the Virtual Step 3 Meeting, please let us know so we can provide you with the Teams link. Help us stand behind your contract language. Date: Tuesday June 25 Time: 10:30. Contact Nurse Rep Janet Stewart, Jstewart@wsna.org.
Workplace Violence Committee
Nurses are needed to serve on the Hospital Workplace Violence Committee, which meets quarterly. The committee needs to hear from frontline nurses about the issues you are facing on your units. Next meeting is July 10th at 2 pm. If interested, please let WSNA Nurse Rep know – Janet Stewart, Jstewart@wsna.org.
14.3.1 Workplace Violence Prevention. The Employer is committed to providing a safe and secure workplace for nurses. The Employer will not tolerate workplace violence. Signage will be posted in each unit of the Hospital stating this policy. Nurses may request security in units or rooms of patients any time they believe there is a safety risk. The Employer will engage in appropriate workplace violence prevention planning through its existing Safety Committee or whatever additional committee(s) it deems appropriate. Nurses may volunteer to serve on the Employer’s Safety Committee(s). Attendance at any such committee meetings will be on a paid time basis at the nurse’s regular rate of pay. Upon receiving thirty (30) days’ notification of a Nurses’ need to attend committee meetings under this Article, the Nurse’s manager shall arrange coverage for Nurse’s shift. Nurses shall not be retaliated against for reporting incidences of workplace violence.
Representational Rights
State the following before the start of any meeting that could lead to discipline:
“If this discussion could in any way lead to my discipline or termination, I request a Union Representative to be present. Unless I have this representation, I respectfully choose not to participate in this discussion.”
Then, notify one of your WSNA officers or Nurse Representative immediately.
Questions/Comments, contact:
Your Good Samaritan Officers,
Ilia Mondoy, Raeli Korzeniecki, Mindy Thornton, Aaron Bradley, Anne Landen, Atalia Lapkin
WSNA Organizer Grace LaMonte GLamonte@wsna.org; WSNA Nurse Rep Janet Stewart Jstewart@wsna.org