WSNA at UWMC Montlake UKG and ATR Update

Since the mid-February transition to Actual Time Reporting and from Kronos to UKG, WSNA has been inundated with inquiries about how it has affected the paychecks of RNs working at UWMC Montlake.

We have instructed everyone to reach out to Director of Payroll Stephanie Howe at howes4@uw.edu in order to have them look into and explain your individual concerns.

They have also agreed to send out a FAQ and Training Aid to help RNs be able to decipher their paychecks and explain variances in pay in the twice monthly paychecks.  This has not happened yet, but WSNA will continue to remind them of the importance of this information.

OT Payment Grievance has been filed

It recently came to the attention of WSNA that the employer is failing to recognize our contract language for Daily Overtime.  They are insisting to pay only straight time in instances where RNs clock in a few minutes early or clock out a few minutes late.  Per our contract bargaining, as well as during our ATR MOU discussions, WSNA has no reason to believe these few minutes on either side of a scheduled shift should be anything less than Overtime...even if just a few minutes.

The daily overtime provision on our contract states:

7.3.3 40 Hours Within 7 Days

Nurses who work the full-time work week of forty (40) hours within seven (7) consecutive days shall be paid time and one-half (1½X) in excess of the nurse’s standard shift in one (1) day (shift must be a minimum of eight (8) hours) and in excess of forty (40) hours in seven (7) consecutive days.

We believe this language is clear on its face.

If you have experienced an underpayment related to the employer categorizing incremental daily overtime as straight time, please notify WSNA Nurse Representative Ed Zercher at ezercher@wsna.org.

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Questions? Contact WSNA Nurse Representative Ed Zercher at ezercher@wsna.org.