Assistive Personnel. (a) When the Employer determines that a new classification for assistive personnel will be introduced in the workplace, the Employer will discuss the roles and responsibilities of the new classification(s) with the Union representatives of the BUGLM Committee prior to implementation, and before any Nurse is advised.
Assistive Personnel. The Hospital shall staff with two (2) Care Partner/Unit Secretaries to float among Hospital departments to meet patient care needs from 1 p.m. to 5 a.m. every day. It is the Hospital’s intent that these positions will be in addition to department staffing. The provisions of this paragraph shall be in effect for the duration of this agreement only and shall be reassessed during contract negotiations for a successor agreement. The staffing commitments made by the Hospital above shall be subject to any collective bargaining agreements or obligations that the Hospital may have with any labor organization representing such staff.
