UNA Provincial Negotiations Update #1

PLEASE SHARE WITH UNA MEMBERS

February 7, 2024

• Exchanged ingoing proposals with Employers (AHS, Covenant, Lamont and Bethany Camrose) February 6, 2024. 

• The Employer proposal package was non-monetary only however they indicated they will table monetary proposals next week.

Employers indicated their priorities are:

• Stabilization of Employer workplaces
  
  • enabling the expedient recruitment of net new Employees
  • ensuring there is the ability to recruit skilled and experienced RNs/RPNs to areas where there are gaps
  • examining and addressing voluntary internal movement of current Employees
• Increasing the proportion of Full Time and higher FTE employment.
• Options for vacation planning that encourage Regular Employees to maintain their employment status
• Employer concerns related to relief Shifts.  This includes:
  • challenges in covering short notice changes in staffing;
  • the need for improved reliability amongst Employees who have accepted shifts; and
  • payment for additional shifts worked by Part Time Employees on unscheduled days.
• An alternate classification appeals process that ensures such issues are resolved expediently
• Options for streamlining or automating various payroll processes

• UNA and Employer ingoing documents are available in UNA Negs 2024 Forum or at www.una.ca.