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WHAT CAN WE NEGOTIATE FOR IN
A UNION CONTRACT?
Under Federal Law, the National Labor Relations Act, Section 8(d), the 3 mandatory subjects of bargaining are:
- Wages
- Hours
- Other terms and conditions of work
The specifics of these 3 subjects are outlined below:
WAGES
- Wages
- Incentive pay or bonus
- Overtime & shift premiums
- Premium pay for worked Sundays & holidays
- Merit pay raises
- Cost of living adjustments
- Longevity pay or premiums
- Holidays – not worked
- Vacations
- Sick time
- Pay for training
- Bereavement pay
- Call-in or callback pay
- Severence pay
- Holiday bonuses or “gifts”
- Pension plan
- Profit-sharing plans
- Insurance plans
- Specialty & more
HOURS
- Hours of work
- Work schedules
- Rest periods – “breaks”
- Lunch periods
- Restructuring – impact on the hour of distribution = the process and tool
- System for granting time offvacation, education, etc.
OTHER
- Rules of conduct
- Grievance & arbitration procedure
- Workload
- Promotions, transfers, layoffs, recalls, etc.
- Discharge & discipline
- Health & safety rules
- Probationary & trial periods
- Testing of employees
- Job-related clothing & equipment
- Job duties
- Job postings
- Job qualifications & certification requirements
- Workplace facilities & conveniences
- Work assignments
- Hospital committee involvement
WE DECIDE WHAT IS BEST FOR US IN EACH OF THE AREAS
ABOVE AND THAT IS WHAT WE NEGOTIATE FOR.
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