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Article 4.
What is Union Access?
First meeting involving an employees direct supervisor when communicating an issue and can't come to a resolution?
What is a Step 1?
The contract guarantees that support-staff covered by the union will not be laid off or outsourced. This protects what overarching union principle?
What is job security for bargaining-unit employees?
Under the new contract, what special holiday benefit was added for support staff?
What is a floating holiday (for cultural or religious holidays)?
Under the 2023 contract, the hospital agreed not to change which type of schedules without union consultation — as alleged in a walkout when that clause was violated?
What are weekend schedules?
Article 18.
The process of postponing an active grievance.
What is abeyance?
If the employer wants to change something significant that isn’t spelled out in the contract (like new scheduling practices or pay structure), what must happen first?
What is bargaining with the union under Maintenance of Standards clause?
the contract ensures no support-staff jobs will be laid off or outsourced — which helps protect benefits such as this (often tied to full-time, union status). What is this benefit stability meant to secure?
What are continued access to wage increases, benefits, scheduling protections, and union representation?
When weekend schedules must be changed, what does the contract say must happen first?
What is solicit volunteers first; if none, choose the least senior bargaining-unit employee based on cost-center seniority.?
Article 21.
Someone from this part of the Hospitals chain of command sits on Step 3 meetings.
What are Labor Relations?
Suppose management unlawfully changes weekend schedules without union consultation and assigns the change to a senior, refusing volunteers. What right does that violate under the contract?
What is the right to scheduling protections under the contract (seniority/volunteer-first scheduling)?
If an issue (not originally covered by the agreement) emerges that affects wages, hours, or working conditions, how long after notice do the parties have to begin bargaining?
What is within 10 business days of notice.?
Changing weekend schedules without following the volunteer or seniority-first rule would likely trigger what under the contract?
What is a contract violation, potentially greiveable/unfair labor practice. (Based on scheduling clause + demonstrated walkout?
Article 25.
What is Wages?
This person can directly influence the outcome of your grievance.
What is Director?
The fact that the contract has defined start/end dates and a separability clause means it is considered what type of agreement?
What is a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with fixed duration and enforceability protections.?
The contract’s “Maintenance of Standards” clause applies to what kind of issues?
What are issues affecting wages, hours, or working conditions not specifically covered in the agreement.?
The 2023 contract covered — among many provisions — “scheduling time off,” “urgent pay,” and what else relevant to shift or extra duties?
What is on call pay / differentials / shift differential pay.?
Article 42.
What is Dicipline and Discharge?
This Step is the fourth and final step in a grievance process.
What is arbitration?
What key benefit — besides wages — did union members highlight when they ratified the contract (often cited as critical for immigrants, BIPOC members, and low-wage workers)?
What is recognition, respect, and security — especially for long-term stability, job protections, and improved working conditions?
If part of the contract becomes legally unenforceable, what clause preserves the rest of the agreement’s validity?
What is the Separability clause.?
True or False: Under the contract, support staff schedules can be changed on a whim, without consulting the union or employees involved.
What is False
Established in 1975 by a Supreme Court Case, this specific right allows a union employee to refuse to be interviewed by management without the presence of a steward if they believe the meeting may lead to disciplinary action?
What are Weingarten Rights?