Common use of RECOGNITION AND MEMBERSHIP Clause in Contracts

RECOGNITION AND MEMBERSHIP. ‌ 6 2.1 The Hospital recognizes the Association as the collective bargaining representative 7 with respect to rates of pay, hours of pay, hours of work and other conditions of 8 employment for a bargaining unit composed of all registered professional nurses 9 employed by the Hospital, excluding Executive Senior Director Patient Care 10 Services/CNO, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer Director of Clinical Nursing, House 11 Supervisors, Nurse Director/Managers, Administrative Assistant, Clinical Instructor Nurse 12 Educator, Employee Health/Infection Control, Information Systems Clinical Analyst, 13 Discharge Planner, Director of Education, Community Case Manager, Inpatient Case 14 Manager, Wound and Ostomy Care Supervisor, RNFA, or any other nurse who is a 16 Hospital from providing direct patient care. 18 The Hospital agrees not to raise or challenge the non-supervisory status of 20 during the course of their employment. The Hospital also agrees not to assign 21 supervisory duties to bargaining unit nurses on an ongoing basis. Such duties 22 would include, but are not limited to, the ability to hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, 23 recall, promote, discharge, reward or discipline, adjust employment grievances, 24 independently evaluate other employees or otherwise responsibly direct other 25 employees with respect to their employment with the Hospital. The parties do not 26 consider routine monitoring, clinical guidance, providing written and/or oral input for 27 evaluation of other employees’ performance, peer evaluation, and professional 28 direction of employees to whom bargaining unit nurses delegate nursing tasks, 29 assigning professional responsibilities, preparing unit draft schedules, or performing

RECOGNITION AND MEMBERSHIP. ‌ 6 2.1 The Hospital recognizes the Association as the collective bargaining representative 7 with respect to rates of pay, hours of pay, hours of work and other conditions of 8 employment for a bargaining unit composed of all registered professional nurses 9 employed by the Hospital, excluding Executive Senior Director Patient Care 10 Services/CNO, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer Director of 10 Clinical Nursing, House 11 Supervisors, Nurse Director/Managers, Administrative Assistant, Clinical Instructor Nurse 12 Educator11 Instructor, Employee Health/Infection Control, Information Systems Clinical Analyst, 13 12 Discharge Planner, Director of Education, Community Case Manager, Inpatient Case 14 13 Manager, Wound and Ostomy Care Supervisor, RNFA, or any other nurse who is a 16 15 Hospital from providing direct patient care. 18 17 The Hospital agrees not to raise or challenge the non-supervisory status of 20 18 bargaining unit nurses even though they may at times perform supervisory duties 19 during the course of their employment. The Hospital also agrees not to assign 21 20 supervisory duties to bargaining unit nurses on an ongoing basis. Such duties 22 21 would include, but are not limited to, the ability to hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, 23 22 recall, promote, discharge, reward or discipline, adjust employment grievances, 24 23 independently evaluate other employees or otherwise responsibly direct other 25 24 employees with respect to their employment with the Hospital. The parties do not 26 25 consider routine monitoring, clinical guidance, providing written and/or oral input for 27 26 evaluation of other employees’ performance, peer evaluation, and professional 28 direction of 27 employees to whom bargaining unit nurses delegate nursing tasks, 29 assigning 28 professional responsibilities, preparing unit draft schedules, or performingperforming a unit’s 29 time and attendance functions to be supervisory duties. 31 2.2 During new hire orientation, a representative of the Association will be provided up 32 to one-half (1/2) hour to advise new hires on the existence of a collective bargaining

RECOGNITION AND MEMBERSHIP. ‌ 6 11 2.1 The Hospital recognizes the Association as the collective bargaining 12 representative 7 with respect to rates of pay, hours of pay, hours of work and other 13 conditions of 8 employment for a bargaining unit composed of all registered professional 14 nurses 9 employed by the Hospital, excluding Executive Senior Director Patient Care 10 Services/CNO, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer 15 Director of Clinical Nursing, House 11 Supervisors, Nurse Director/Managers, Administrative 16 Assistant, Clinical Instructor Nurse 12 EducatorInstructor, Employee Health/Infection Control, Information Systems 17 Clinical Analyst, 13 Discharge Planner, Director of Education, Community Case Manager, 18 Inpatient Case 14 Manager, Wound and Ostomy Care Supervisor, RNFA, or any other nurse 19 who is a 16 supervisor under the Act. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a nurse 20 employed by the Hospital from providing direct patient care. 18 22 The Hospital agrees not to raise or challenge the non-supervisory status of 20 24 during the course of their employment. The Hospital also agrees not to assign 21 25 supervisory duties to bargaining unit nurses on an ongoing basis. Such duties 22 26 would include, but are not limited to, the ability to hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, 23 27 recall, promote, discharge, reward or discipline, adjust employment grievances, 24 28 independently evaluate other employees or otherwise responsibly direct other 25 29 employees with respect to their employment with the Hospital. The parties do not 26 30 consider routine monitoring, clinical guidance, providing written and/or oral input for 27 31 evaluation of other employees’ performance, peer evaluation, and professional 28 direction of 32 employees to whom bargaining unit nurses delegate nursing tasks, 29 assigning 33 professional responsibilities, preparing unit draft schedules, or performingperforming a unit’s 34 time and attendance functions to be supervisory duties. 1 2.2 During new hire orientation, a representative of the Association will be 2 provided up to one-half hour to advise new hires on the existence of a collective 3 bargaining agreement. The Hospital shall not be obligated to remunerate the 4 representative for any time spent in orientation. 6 2.3 The Hospital will deduct Association membership dues, or fair share from 7 the salary of each nurse who voluntarily agrees to such deductions and who submits an 8 appropriately written authorization form to the Hospital setting forth standard amounts and 9 times of deduction. Deductions shall be made monthly and remitted to the Association 10 together with the names of those authorized deductions. The amount of dues to be 11 deducted shall be certified to the Hospital by the Association. 14 2.4.1 All registered nurses eligible for the bargaining unit shall, as a 15 condition of employment, within 31 days of employment or effective date of this 16 Agreement, whichever is later, become members of the Association or pay through 17 payroll deduction an amount certified by the Association per month as their "Fair 18 Share" of the cost of contract negotiations and Administration. 20 2.4.2 In order to safeguard the rights of nonassociation of nurses based 21 on bona fide religious tenants or teachings of a church or religious body of which a 22 nurse is a member, that nurse may exercise a choice of joining the Association or 23 paying an amount of money equivalent to regular Association dues to a 24 nonreligious charity mutually agreed upon by the nurse and the Association. 26 2.4.3 Within 30 days after the execution date of this Agreement, and 27 monthly thereafter, the Hospital shall provide the Association with a master list of 28 all employed nurses who are subject to the provisions of this Agreement, giving the 29 names, addresses, classification, date of birth, RN license numbers, and dates of

RECOGNITION AND MEMBERSHIP. ‌ 6 2.1 The Hospital recognizes the Association as the collective bargaining representative 7 with respect to rates of pay, hours of pay, hours of work and other conditions of 8 employment for a bargaining unit composed of all registered professional nurses 9 employed by the Hospital, excluding Executive Senior Director Patient Care 10 Services/CNO, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer Director of 10 Clinical Nursing, House 11 Supervisors, Nurse Director/Managers, Administrative Assistant, Clinical Instructor Nurse 12 Educator11 Instructor, Employee Health/Infection Control, Information Systems Clinical Analyst, 13 12 Discharge Planner, Director of Education, Community Case Manager, Inpatient Case 14 13 Manager, Wound and Ostomy Care Supervisor, RNFA, or any other nurse who is a 16 15 Hospital from providing direct patient care. 18 17 The Hospital agrees not to raise or challenge the non-supervisory status of 20 18 bargaining unit nurses even though they may at times perform supervisory duties 19 during the course of their employment. The Hospital also agrees not to assign 21 20 supervisory duties to bargaining unit nurses on an ongoing basis. Such duties 22 21 would include, but are not limited to, the ability to hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, 23 22 recall, promote, discharge, reward or discipline, adjust employment grievances, 24 23 independently evaluate other employees or otherwise responsibly direct other 25 24 employees with respect to their employment with the Hospital. The parties do not 26 25 consider routine monitoring, clinical guidance, providing written and/or oral input for 27 26 evaluation of other employees’ performance, peer evaluation, and professional 28 direction of 27 employees to whom bargaining unit nurses delegate nursing tasks, 29 assigning 28 professional responsibilities, preparing unit draft schedules, or performingperforming a unit’s 29 time and attendance functions to be supervisory duties. 31 2.2 During new hire orientation, a representative of the Association will be provided up 32 to one-half (1/2) hour to advise new hires on the existence of a collective bargaining