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Article 2 —Registered Nurse Classifications

Full-Time Registered Nurses are defined as those who are regularly scheduled to work thirty-five (35) hours per week. Regular Part-Time Registered Nurses are defined as those who are regularly scheduled to work fewer than thirty-five (35) hours per...

Article 3 — Non-Discrimination

Neither the Employer nor the Union shall discriminate against any Registered Nurse, with respect to any term or condition of employment, on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, religion, disability, marital...

Article 4 — Union Membership

It shall be a condition of continued employment that Registered Nurses who are members of the Union in good standing as of the date of execution of this Agreement shall remain members in good standing (as hereafter defined) and those who are not such...

Article 5 — Dues Check-Off

A Registered Nurse who wishes to have her/his dues deducted from her/his pay and remitted to the Union by the Employer may execute a written authorization in the form annexed hereto as “ Appendix A .” Upon receipt of such signed authorization from a...

Article 6 — Probationary Period

For the first six (6) months of employment, all new Full-Time Registered Nurses shall be deemed employed for a trial period as probationary Registered Nurses. Time not worked due to illness, injury, leave of absence, pre-planned vacation or temporary...

Article 7 — Hours of Work

The regular work week for all Full-Time Registered Nurses shall be thirty-five (35) hours. The regular work day for all Full-Time Registered Nurses shall be seven (7) hours, excluding a one (1) hour unpaid meal period. Registered Nurses shall be...

Article 8 — Salaries and Other Compensation

Annual Base Compensation Rates Minimum Annual Base Compensation Rates for Full-Time Registered Nurses hired on or after December 13, 2012: Experience* Effective 1/1/2016 Less than 1 year $79,279 1 year but less than 2 years $81,339 2 or more years...

Article 9 — Health and Retirement Benefits

Health Benefits Effective February 1, 2013, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, the Registered Nurses covered by this Agreement, as provided herein, are participants in and covered by the Health Care Chapter United Federation of Teachers...

Article 10 — Overtime

A Registered Nurse who works in excess of thirty-five (35) hours but not more than forty (40) hours in the work week shall have the option of being paid for those additional hours at the Registered Nurse’s regular hourly rate, or receiving an...

Article 11 — Personal Days, Floating Days, Holidays and Sick Days

Personal Days: Registered Nurses shall be entitled to three (3) personal days annually which can be used in emergency situations or may be scheduled in advance. Floating Days: Registered Nurses shall be entitled to three (3) floating days annually...