STATEWIDE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The Employer and the Association shall each appoint three (3) members to the statewide Labor/Management Committee. This committee will meet at least biannually and discuss statewide issues which do not relate to any single employing agency.
STATEWIDE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The Parties will establish a Statewide Labor Management Committee (“SLMC”) within sixty (60) days of this Agreement’s effective date. • The Employer, its employees, and the Union understand and agree that each aspires to provide high-quality healthcare. The Employer and employees must be committed to serving the facility’s residents by delivering the highest quality of care possible. The Parties agree and understand that high-quality resident care can be achieved if they discuss and address patient care, safety, and workplace issues together. • The purpose of the SLMC is to evaluate the quality of services provided to residents, the quality of the working environment to retain staff by reducing turnover, staffing, and workload issues, and make recommendations for such topics. • The Parties will primarily task the SLMC with the following: Scheduling quarterly statewide meetings to improve communication; Monitoring the proper application of facility policies, facility procedures; and this Agreement; Problem-solving strategies to improve resident care; and Addressing public policy concerns that affect nursing home operations. • The Employer or the Union may schedule the SLMC. The Employer will pay the employees for participating in the meeting, but no more than two (2) hours quarterly. • The SLMC will have an equal number of supervisors and employees who are bargaining-unit members. • SLMC meeting discussion topics will include but are not limited to the following criteria and ideas identified by union members as critical to addressing the facility’s performance regarding staffing, turnover, retention, and resident care: o Turnover. o Attendance.
STATEWIDE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. (2011) There shall be a Statewide Labor Management Committee, which shall meet regularly, comprised of two (2) members of each of the participating bargaining units selected by MSEA, with an equal number of management members appointed by the State Court Administrator, or designee. Each party shall appoint a co-chairperson from among its respective committee membership who shall, together, determine agendas, set the frequency and location of meetings in accordance with a mutually agreeable schedule and preside at all such meetings. Either party shall be able to invite guests who have expertise on a particular agenda item. The committee members shall receive leave for such purpose without loss of pay or benefits including necessary and reasonable travel time during normal working hours on the day of the meeting. If travel distances involve one hundred (100) miles or more, necessary and reasonable travel time outside of meeting days shall be provided. Subject areas remanded to the Committee for oversight include: Catastrophic Illness see Appendix A Education and Training Video Display Equipment Employee Safety Appeals to this committee must be made within 15 business days of a decision and must be communicated in writing to the Director of Human Resources.
STATEWIDE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. (2021) There shall be a Statewide Labor Management Committee, which shall meet regularly, comprised of two (2) members of each of the participating bargaining units selected by MSEA, with an equal number of management members appointed by the State Court Administrator, or designee. Each party shall appoint a co-chairperson from among its respective committee membership who shall, together, determine agendas, set the frequency and location of meetings in accordance with a mutually agreeable schedule and preside at all such meetings. Either party shall be able to invite guests who have expertise on a particular agenda item. The committee members shall receive leave for such purpose without loss of pay or benefits including necessary and reasonable travel time during normal working hours on the day of the meeting, and shall record such leave as MSEA Organizational Leave. Members shall be allowed to attend remotely. Oversight by the Statewide Labor Management Committee is limited to language outlined in the following articles: Catastrophic Illness Leave Donation Program (Appendix A) Education, Training and Career Mobility Video Display Equipment Health & Safety Appeals to this committee must be made within fifteen (15) business days of a decision and must be communicated in writing to the Director of Human Resources.
STATEWIDE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The Parties will establish a Statewide Labor Management Committee (“SLMC”) within sixty (60) days of this Agreement’s effective date. The Employer, its employees, and the Union understand and agree that each aspires to provide high-quality healthcare while fostering employee health and safety. The Employer and employees must be committed to serving the facility’s residents by delivering the highest quality of care possible. The Parties agree and understand that high-quality resident care can be achieved if they discuss and address patient care, safety, and workplace issues. The purpose of the SLMC is to evaluate the quality of services provided to residents, the health and safety of employees, the working environment to retain staff by reducing turnover, staffing, and workload issues, and make recommendations for such topics. The Parties will primarily task the SLMC with the following: Scheduling quarterly statewide meetings to improve communication; Monitoring the proper application of facility policies, facility procedures; and this Agreement; Problem-solving strategies to improve resident care and employee health and safety; and addressing public policy concerns that affect nursing home operations. The Employer or the Union may schedule the SLMC. The Employer will pay the employees for participating in the meeting, but no more than two (2) hours quarterly. The SLMC will have an equal number of supervisors and bargaining-unit employees. SLMC meeting discussion topics will include but are not limited to the following criteria and ideas identified by union members as critical to addressing the facility’s performance regarding employee health and safety, staffing, turnover, retention, and resident care: • Turnover • Attendance • Scheduling • Staffing ratios for CNAs, housekeeping, CMAs, and other represented positions • Acuity-based staffing • Process improvement and technology • Policies and procedures affecting the job duties performed by this Agreement’s job classifications. • Opportunity for the Parties to cooperate to improve the Company’s CMS “5 Star” Quality Rating • Opportunity for the Parties to cooperate to improve the Company’s ability to be the provider of choice in each community • Opportunities for employees to promote high-quality customer service while working for the Company The SLMC shall not engage in negotiations, nor shall the SLMC consider matters properly the subject of a grievance. The merits of individual disciplines will not be dis...
STATEWIDE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. There shall be a Statewide Labor Management Committee comprised of six (6) members selected by MSEA (two (2) from each of the three (3) bargaining units), and six (6) management members appointed by the State Court Administrator. Each party shall appoint a co-chairperson from among its respective committee membership who shall, together, determine agendas, set the frequency and location of meetings in accordance with a mutually agreeable schedule and preside at all such meetings. Either party shall be able to invite guests who have expertise on a particular agenda item. The committee members shall receive leave for such purpose without loss of pay or benefits including necessary and reasonable travel time during normal working hours on the day of the meeting. If travel distances involve one hundred (100) miles or more, necessary and reasonable travel time outside of meeting days shall be provided. Subject areas remanded to the Committee for oversight include: Catastrophic Illness see Appendix A Education and Training see Article 19 Security see Article 53 Video Display Equipment see Article 64
STATEWIDE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The parties shall establish a Statewide Labor-Management Committee (SLMC), which shall be a standing committee for the duration of this Agreement. The SLMC shall meet at least every other month at a mutually agreed upon time and place and committee members will utilize the union time code for attendance. The Union and the State designee shall each appoint one co-chairperson and one Member from each Employer at which the Union represents Employees unless mutually agreed to the contrary. The SLMC shall be free to address, without restriction, any topic of mutual interest or concern that affects working conditions of Employees. It is understood and agreed that while the parties shall not be restricted in the topics to be addressed other than set forth above, neither the discussions, nor the outcome thereof shall be considered or treated as constituting a binding agreement between the parties unless reduced to writing, specifically identified in the body thereof as constituting such an agreement and signed and dated by the authorized representatives of the parties respectively. The co-chairs will develop the agenda and scheduling by mutual agreement.
STATEWIDE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The Statewide Labor/Management Committee, described elsewhere in this Agreement, is composed of two (2) members from each bargaining unit selected by the MSEA and six (6) members selected by the State Court Administrator. With specific regard to this Article, the Committee's function shall be twofold:
STATEWIDE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The Parties will establish a Statewide Labor Management Committee (“SLMC”) within ninety (90) days of this Agreement’s effective date. The SLMC will be primarily tasked with the following: • Scheduling quarterly statewide meetings with nursing xxxx xxxxx. The goal of the meetings is to improve communication; fair application of policies, procedures, and contract language; problem-solve how to improve resident care; and, address related industry issues. • The SLMC will be scheduled by Avamere and will be on paid time. • The SLMC will have an equal number of management and bargaining-unit members. • SLMC meeting topics will include, but are not limited to, those identified during 2021 bargaining, that are critical to address staffing, turnover, retention, and resident care: o Turnover o Attendance o Scheduling. o Staffing ratios for CNAs, housekeeping, CMAs and other represented positions. o Acuity based staffing. o Process improvement and technology. o policies and procedures that impact the job duties performed by bargaining-unit employees. o Issues related to the long-term care industry that can be addressed at the Washington State Legislature and/or federal level.
STATEWIDE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. 1. The State and the Union will maintain a Statewide Labor-Management Committee. The parties agree to continue existing Agency-wide Labor Management Committees within the Department of Correction, Department of Revenue, Family and Social Services Administration, the Division of Family and Children Services, the Division of Mental Health, and the Division of Aging and Rehabilitation Services, the Department of Health, and the Department of Workforce Development.
