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Summary of 2006 Reopener Agreements

A. Wages

1. Registered Nurses

Year 1 – Fiscal Year 2006-2007, Effective June 25, 2006
1) Across the Board increase – 6.5 percent
2) Anniversary Step Increase – 1.5% for most (equivalent bonus if at top of grid)

Year 2 – Fiscal Year 2007-2008, Effective June 24, 2007
1) Across the Board increase – 4 percent
2) Anniversary step increase – 1.5% for most (equivalent bonus if at top of grid)

Seniority Bonus continues through all years.

2. Occupational Therapists

Year 1 – Fiscal Year 2006-2007, Effective June 25, 2006
1) Across the Board increase – 4 percent
2) Anniversary step increase – 1.3% for most (equivalent bonus if at top of grid)

Year 2 – Fiscal Year 2007-2008, Effective June 24, 2007
1) Across the Board increase – 3 percent
2) Anniversary step increase – 1.3% for most (equivalent bonus if at top of grid)

Seniority Bonus continues through all years.

3. Physical Therapists

Year 1 – Fiscal Year 2006-2007, Effective June 25, 2006
1) Across the Board increase – 4 percent
2) Anniversary step increase – 1.3% for most (equivalent bonus if at top of grid)

Year 2 – Fiscal Year 2007-2008, Effective June 24, 2007
1) Across the Board increase – 3 percent
2) Anniversary step increase – 1.3% for most (equivalent bonus if at top of grid)

Seniority Bonus continues through all years.

4. Per Diem Nurse Clinicians

Per Diem Option III: Year 1 – 17% increase on all rates
Year 2 – 4% increase on all rates

All other Per Diem Options: Year 1 – 6.5% increase on all rates
Year 2 – 4% increase on all rates

5. Per Diem Occupational Therapists

Year 1 – Weekday – 4% increase
     Option 1 Weekend – 8% increase
     Option 2 Weekend – 8% increase
     Option 3 Weekend – 13% increase

Year 2 – 3% increase on all rates

6. Per Diem Physical Therapists

Year 1 – Weekday – 4% increase
    Option 1 Weekend – 6% increase
    Option 2 Weekend – 6% increase
    Option 3 Weekend – 12% increase

Year 2 – 3% increase on all rates

7. Therapists, Senior Therapists, Dieticians

Year 1 Fiscal Year 2006-2007, Effective June 25, 2006
1) Across the Board increase - 4 percent increase
2) Anniversary Step increase – 1.5% increase

Year 2 Fiscal Year 2007-2008, Effective June 24, 2007
1) Across the Board increase – 3% increase
2) Anniversary Step increase – 1.5% increase

B. Differentials - Bonuses

Holdover Bonus for Outpatient Staff – increase from $10.00 to $15.00 for the first hour worked past end of scheduled shift (effective immediately)

Float Pool Differential – increase from $1.50 to $2.25 per hour (effective immediately)

Core Float Differential – increase from $.75 to $1.00 per hour (effective immediately)

Standby Pay – increase from $2.75 per hour to $3.00 per hour (effective immediately)

Permanent Off-Shift Differential – paid on all vacation time and comp time (effective June 24, 2007)

Evening and Night Differential (for rotators) – 50% of differential paid on all vacation time and comp time (effective June 24, 2007)

Charge Pay for Outpatient areas – Agreement to meet with union representatives and staff at each major outpatient location (Hospital, East Clinic, West Clinic and University Station) to discuss whether charge pay should be paid and in what circumstances

24/7 Differential – Agreement to provide clear criteria for paying the differential and to evaluate all areas that take call but don’t receive the differential.

Weekender Add-On – increase from $9.00 to $10.00 (effective immediately)

Preceptor Bonus – Effective June 24, 2007

Bonus for each employee precepted including Nurse Residents, ADN New to Practice nurses, newly hired experienced nurses, and transfers from units that are not considered “similar” as defined by the contract.
$500 bonus for each employee precepted in a critical care area or Emergency Department (6 months)
$350 bonus for each employee precepted in a general care area, surgical services or Wisconsin Dialysis Inc. (4 months)
$150 bonus for each employee precepted in a clinic or Home Health (2 months or less)

C. Nurse Residents and ADN New to Practice Nurses

Wages – Become Nurse Clinicians for the purposes of wage placement. Effective immediately, they hire in at the start rate on the grid and receive all differentials and bonuses.

Benefits – Treated the same as all other new hires. Begin accruing pension credit immediately. Must wait 6 months for health and other insurance coverage. Management agrees to help with finding gap coverage.

Shift Rotation – Limited to two shifts and receive off-shift premium if work a third shift. Management may change the shift rotation one time during training period.

Job Posting – As part of closely monitored agreement to sunset in 2 years, Nurse Residents and New to Practice nurses may be slotted into a position after they have failed to post into a contractually posted position two times. Staff already on unit retain first dibs on any open position on the unit.

D. Professional Advancement and Recognition system for OTs and PTs

Modified recommendation from PAR subcommittee of the Therapy Executive Council as follows:

Ladder Placement – Beginning July 1, 2007, all current Objective staff will place on the Clinician level. All current Senior staff will have the choice to either place on the Advanced level or on the Clinician level with no wage reduction.

Supervisor Endorsement – The supervisor must endorse an application for clinical advancement. Employees who disagree with a supervisor who does not endorse may grieve.

Review Board Selection – The Review Board will be selected by a selection committee drawn from the TEC and selected jointly by the union and management.

Changes to System – The Review Board is authorized to change the system with TEC approval and notification to the union and management. The union retains the right to bargain over all bargainable issues.

Technical Expert – The Review Board will consider applicant input in selecting any technical expert used by the interview committee.

All Revisions will be incorporated into the final TEC PAR subcommittee’s recommendations.

E. Weekender Program

Employees in the OR and PACU who receive the Weekend Add-On shall have the right to schedule vacation on three weekends per year.