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ONA / PMMC Officers Chairperson:
Renee Swenson (PICC)
Vice Co-Chair:
Stephanie Wolgast (Surgery)
Rick Mailand (Surgery)
Secretary:
Jasmine Barnhart (ICU)
Treasurer:
Dan Richmond (Float Pool)
Members at Large:
Josh Murray (ICU)
Connie Bologna (ED)
Membership Chair:
Vicki Knudsen (2 East)
Stewards:
Cathy Giebel (ICU)
Rose Adams (3 West)
Casey Julian (ED)
Jennifer Miller (ED)
Karen Dwyer (ICU)
Rick Mailand (Surgery)
Stephanie Wolgast (Surgery)
Tamara Strazdas (ICU)
Vicki Knudsen (2 East)
Dan Richmond (Float Pool)
Providence Medford Medical Center (PMMC)
Newsletter - Bargaining Update Oregon Nurses Association
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED
Oregon Nurses Association
18765 SW Boones Ferry Road Suite
200 Tualatin OR 97062
1-800-634-3552 within Oregon
www.OregonRN.org
ONA Labor Relations
Representative Susan Bruce, RN
Cell: 541-261-8359
Tentative Agreement:
What changed?
Article 2 decreased the probationary
period for nurses from 6 months to 3
months and we have more detailed
preceptor language.
Article 4 Missed meal and break
information will be provided and used
in creating appropriate staffing plans.
Nurses will be offered a 10 hour rest
period if they work beyond 12 hours in
a shift.
Article 5 Nurses will have input into
schedules at unit level. Per Diem
nurses will be offered shifts after full
and part time nurses. Float guidelines
are consistent and clear. Nurses will be
oriented before being floated to another
unit.
Article 6 Clarification that Staffing
Request and Documentation Forms
(SRDF) are to be shared with the
Hospital Staffing Committee.
Article 7 Reduces probationary period
from 6 months to 3 months.
W e reached a tentative agreement on the whole contract on
May 18, 2019. Thank you to all of you for standing with us
and picketing with us. We believe it made a difference. Here are the
changes/highlights. We are recommending a “YES” vote to ratify
the contract. Voting will take place on Saturday, May 26 in the Main
Lobby Conference Room 0730-0900, 1100-1400, and 1630 -2030.
Results will be shared at approximately 2100.
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Tentative Agreement Reached continued from page 1
Article 9 Maintained education funds for 2018 $30K
and increase in 2019 to $35K if all funds are used in
2018.
Article 10 Job posting available online and updated
weekly. Eliminate references to seasonal nurses.
Improved access to seniority lists.
Article 12 Identified process for tracking MDO hours.
Improved language that allows for drive time while on
standby (for non-procedural areas).
Article 13 Increased hours required to advance on
step scale from 650 to 832.
Article 14 Increases to the following
differentials:
Certification $2.00; Evening $2.15;
Charge $3.00; Relief Charge $3.00;
Preceptor $1.60; Standby in
procedural areas $5.00; Extra Shift
Incentive Premium (ESIP) will now be
offered for shifts up to 14 days in
advance rather than just 72 hours.
Article 15 Insurance plans as currently in effect for
majority of non-represented employees.
Article 17 PTO requests request time frame
increased from 6 months to 12 months. Probationary
employees allowed to use accrued PTO in the first 3
months for low census.
Article 20 New hire orientation ONA presentation
time changed to later in the afternoon of New
Employee Orientation dates.
Article 26 Contract will expire March 31, 2020.
Appendix A Wage Scale: variable wage increases of 3 percent to 6.5 percent upon ratification. 2 percent increase effective full pay-period including 12/31/18 for all steps; 1 percent increase effective full pay-period including July 1, 2019 for all Steps.
Contract
Step
Current
Step
Effective
May 28, 2018
Effective
Dec. 23, 2018
Effective
June 23, 2019
Start 1 $35.30 $36.01 $36.37
After 1 2 $36.71 $37.44 $37.82
After 2 3 $38.18 $38.94 $39.33
After 3 4 $39.71 $40.50 $40.91
After 4 5 $41.30 $42.13 $42.55
After 5 6 $42.95 $43.81 $44.25
After 7 8 $44.67 $45.56 $46.02
After 8 9 $46.17 $47.09 $47.56
After 10 11 $46.56 $47.49 $47.97
After 12 13 $47.43 $48.38 $48.86
After 15 16 $48.96 $49.94 $50.44
After 17 18 $49.69 $50.68 $51.19
After 20 21 $50.66 $51.67 $52.19
After 22 23 $52.66 $53.71 $54.25
After 25 26 $54.38 $55.47 $56.02
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O ur team still believes those are important issues, and need improvement. We also know that making those
changes will take longer – over several contract cycles, and more concerted actions. The hospital arguments
against changing the PTO rates was “if they make improvements for the nurses they would have to make
improvements for everyone.” Our response: “Okay! We don’t believe that just because we live in a different area of
the state that we should have a lesser benefit than our colleagues to the north in the Portland Metro Area.”
Providence equivalent wages: The argument is always that cost of living in Southern Oregon is lower than cost of
living in the Portland Metro Area. We will need to continue to identify the reality of that argument and prepare for long-
term actions if the bargaining unit identifies that type of change as a substantial priority for the next and future rounds
of negotiations.
BSN differential: We are concerned that when the Providence System mandates that nurses have a BSN and in the
same moment states that such advanced education is undeserving of any additional compensation that our ability to
attract and keep those nurses will be severely jeopardized. The hospital has indicated they do not see that as a
concern and believe that BSN is simply part of your professional responsibility. There are also other ways this issue
can be addressed in the future if the bargaining unit identifies this as a major priority.
What Happened to Increased PTO, Providence Equivalent Wages, BSN Differential?
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What Happened to the Retro Payment?
Officer and Staffing Committee elections for the
2018-2019 contract cycle will be held in August.
Steward training, unit rep trainings and other
educational opportunities will be offered in the
upcoming months. We encourage your
attendance and participation. The union is you
and together WE ARE ONA!
N egotiations require give and take. Our team
made decisions based on the best possible
outcomes. We could have held out for retro payment of
the difference between the agreed upon increases and
the date the contract expired, however doing so also
would have delayed any sort of increase going into effect.
We were able to secure better language and bigger
increases to differentials and the wage scale after the
informational picket. We could have held out longer but
that would have required more aggressive actions up to
and including a strike. We learned through this
negotiation process that such actions may well be
necessary in the future if our intent is to gain significant
changes in PTO, Regional wages and real ability to alter
the health plan. It was the opinion of the team that the
tentative agreement is the best we would be able to get
without a strike. We took into consideration that the
majority of you are the only or primary financial support
for your families and that a strike that was not planned for
would be difficult financially for most and emotionally for
nearly all.
While the contract is fully supported for a yes vote by the
entire negotiation team, we also must ensure the activism
and engagement of the bargaining unit continues and
increases to make additional gains in the future. Your
willingness to engage in actions is critical to achieving the
improvements you identify as a priority. The contract (if
approved) will expire on March 31, 2020, which means
we will formally begin preparing for the next negotiations
in approximately 14 months. During that time, we
encourage all bargaining unit members to join us for
bargaining unit meetings and get involved in the ONA
leadership and negotiation processes.
ONA is now accepting applications for members interested in
participating in the second annual Nurse Leadership Institute (NLI).
The NLI is designed to create a cohesive and dynamic community
of peers that is organized to affect change and respond to
challenges in politics, practice, and labor.
An intensive, unique program, built on an evidence-based
leadership model, the NLI will help you develop and strengthen
vital skills needed to advance the nursing profession.
Be Part of the ONA Nurse Leadership Institute
Applications are due by Aug. 3, so visit the ONA website for more information and to start your application today!
www.OregonRN.org/NLI