Common use of STATEWIDE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Clause in Contracts

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.

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.