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Article Eleven — Education Programs
11.1 Staff Development Policy. Subject to budgetary restraints, and recognizing the necessity for flexibility and adaptation to changed circumstances, purposes and philosophies, the Employer shall continue its policy regarding the following: 11.1.1...
Article Twelve — Professional Concerns
12.1 Job Descriptions. Specific job descriptions for all Licensed Practical Nurse job classifications shall be maintained and shall be made conveniently available to all Licensed Practical Nurses in each Region/Program office in which Employees are...
Article Thirteen — Vacancies
13.1 Posting. When a job vacancy in the bargaining unit exists, VNSNY Home Care shall post a notice of such opening in each Region/Program office for at least five (5) workdays and an Employee who desires to bid on the position shall do so in writing...
Article Fourteen — On-Call Groups
14.1 Posting. A posting shall be made for voluntary application for the Adult Care On-Call Group by Regular and Per Diem Adult Care LPNs only and for the Hospice On-Call Group by Regular and Per Diem Hospice, Adult Care and Long Term Care LPNs only...
Article Fifteen — Layoff and Recall
15.1 Layoff. 15.1.1 Within a Region/Program Before any layoff within a Region/Program of any Regular Full-Time or Regular Part-Time Employees, Per Diem Employees in the Region/Program shall be released first, provided the remaining Employees have the...
Article Sixteen — Discharge And Discipline
Employees shall be given a copy of all written disciplinary warning notices issued to them. 16.2 Union Representation at Disciplinary Interviews. The Employer recognizes the reasonably exercised right of an Employee, upon request, to have a local...
Article Eighteen — Non-Discrimination
The Employer and the Union will comply with applicable local, state and federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, political belief...
Article Nineteen — Business or Employment Interruption
During the term of this Agreement, neither the Union nor the Employees covered by this Agreement will, directly or indirectly, cause, sanction or engage or participate in any strike, walkout, picketing, work stoppage, work interruption, work...
Article Twenty — Management Rights
The Employer has both the legal responsibility and the sole right to manage VNSNY Home Care and, except as specifically limited in this Agreement to: (a) hire, assign, transfer, promote, demote, schedule, lay off, recall, discipline, discharge its...
Article Twenty-One — Agreement and Amendment
21.1 Definitions As used in this Agreement and except as otherwise clearly required by its context: 21.1.1 Agreement. “Agreement” means this Agreement and each appendix, schedule, amendment or supplement thereto; 21.1.2 Employee. . “Employee” or “LPN...