Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Medical Center shall continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under the health insurance benefits program, including the level of premium contributions, for each of the insurance plans referenced in Section 15.1. In the alternative, in the event that the Medical Center does not maintain a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits under any of these insurance plans, as determined by an independent actuary retained by the Medical Center, the Medical Center shall notify the Association of the proposed changes and shall meet with the Association, upon request, to bargain over the proposed changes prior to their implementation. The provisions of Article 19 shall be waived for the duration of such bargaining. In no event shall bargaining unit nurses receive a level of benefits that is less than the level received by a majority of the Medical Center’s non-bargaining unit employees.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. In no event shall bargaining unit 6 nurses receive a level of benefits that is less than the level received by a majority of the 7 Medical Center’s non-bargaining unit employees. The Medical Center shall not modify 8 its programs of health insurance regarding eligibility, payment, or benefits, without 9 providing the Association of the intended modifications at least sixty days in advance of 10 their effective date and shall meet, upon request by the Association, to bargain over the 11 proposed changes prior to their implementation.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Agency shall continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under the FlexAbility program, for each of the following insurance plans: medical, long-term disability, dental, life, vision, and spending account. In the event that the Agency does not maintain a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits under any of these insurance plans, as determined by an independent actuary retained by the Agency, the Agency shall notify the Association of the proposed changes and shall meet with the Association, upon request, to bargain over the proposed changes prior to their implementation. The provisions of Article 19 shall be waived for the duration of such bargaining. For purposes of this paragraph, ―benefits‖ refer to benefits offered under the plan design but excluding rate amount.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The rights and obligations of the parties with respect to benefit maintenance and changes under the health insurance benefit program shall be identical to and concurrent with the corresponding rights and obligations of the Association and Sacred Heart Medical Center pursuant to the terms of their Professional Agreement, including but not limited to the suspension of Article 18. In the event that the language of Section 15.2 of said Professional Agreement materially changes, then the current notification and bargaining provisions of said section shall apply to this article.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Medical Center shall continue 2 its current health insurance benefit program, including the current level of premium 3 contributions, through December 31, 2012. Effective January 1, 2013 the Medical 4 Center will implement a new benefit program in accordance with the plan designs and 5 premium contribution structures agreed to when the parties negotiated the current 6 Agreement. The Medical Center shall thereafter continue the current or a substantially 7 equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under this new program, including the 8 level of premium contributions, for each of the insurance plans referenced in Section
9 15.1. In the alternative, in the event that the Medical Center does not maintain a 10 substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits under any of these insurance plans, 11 as determined by an independent actuary retained by the Medical Center, the Medical 12 Center shall notify the Association of the proposed changes and shall meet with the 13 Association, upon request, to bargain over the proposed changes prior to their 14 implementation. The provisions of Article 19 shall be waived for the duration of such 15 bargaining. In no event shall bargaining unit nurses receive a level of benefits that is 16 less than the level received by a majority of the Medical Center’s non-bargaining unit
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The rights and obligations of the parties 12 with respect to benefit maintenance and changes under the health insurance 13 benefit program shall be identical to and concurrent with the corresponding rights 14 and obligations of the Association and Sacred Heart Medical Center pursuant to 15 the terms of their Professional Agreement, including but not limited to the 16 suspension of Article 18. In the event that the language of Section 15.2 of said 17 Professional Agreement materially changes, then the current notification and 18 bargaining provisions of said section shall apply to this article.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Agency shall continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under the health insurance benefits program, including the level of premium contributions, for each of the insurance plans referenced in Section 15.1. In the alternative, in the event that the Agency does not maintain a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits under any of these insurance plans, as determined by an independent actuary retained by the Agency, the Agency shall notify the Association of the proposed changes and shall meet with the Association, upon request, to bargain over the proposed changes prior to their implementation. The provisions of Article 19 shall be waived for the duration of such bargaining. In no event shall bargaining unit nurses receive a level of benefits that is less than the level received by a majority of the Agency’s non-bargaining unit employees.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. In no event shall bargaining unit 28 nurses receive a level of benefits that is less than the level received by a majority of the Page 68 of 121 Date Accepted / / Accepted by XXX Accepted by Employer 1 Agency’s non-bargaining unit employees. The Agency shall not modify its programs of 3 the Association of the intended modifications at least 60 days in advance of their 4 effective date and will, upon request by the Association, meet with the Association to 5 bargain over the proposed changes prior to their implementation.
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The rights and obligations of the
Benefit Maintenance and Changes. The Medical Center shall continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under the health insurance benefits program, including the level of
15.1. In the alternative, in the event that the Medical Center does not maintain a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits under any of these insurance plans, as determined by an independent actuary retained by the Medical Center, the Medical Center shall notify the Association of the proposed changes and shall meet with the Association, upon request, to bargain over the proposed changes prior to their implementation. The provisions of Article 19 shall be waived for the duration of such bargaining. In no event shall bargaining unit nurses receive a level of benefits that is less than the level received by a majority of the Medical Center’s non-bargaining unit employees.
