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Critical Thinking RNs Will Compare Relationship to Management Believe in partnership with patients and our community, NOT Kaiser management. Part of Labor-Management Partnership. UNAC cannot criticize Kaiser, must market Kaiser as pro- vider of choice to all in exchange for "job security." Hospitals 21 hospitals 13 hospitals Total Number of RNs 19,000 RNs and NPs 10,000 RNs and NPs Staff Nurses Salary Range (days) $59.79–$85.93/hr. $39.64-66.95/hr. SN II – 11 Yr. Experience $72.45 $58.54 Per Diem Differential 25% of base pay 20% of base pay Partnership Tax No partnership tax. 9¢/hour for all regular hours worked; 13¢/hour for overtime of 1.5 pay; and 18¢/hour for OT hours that pay double. Staffing Language Contract mandates staffing by GRASP system; Joint GRASP committee to set up system, resolve disputes. If all else fails, staffing disputes go to neutral arbitrator. Decided by management. UNAC cannot arbitrate disputes between RNs and management. Shift Differential (PM) 11% of Step 1; currently $6.57 $2.33/hr. Shift Differential (Nights) 17.5% of Step 1; currently $10.46 $3.26/hr. Charge Pay (Lead) 5% of base pay Not shown in contract. Management Rights No provision for management rights. Management reserves all rights not explicitly addressed in contract. Standby Pay 50% of regular pay / 75% on holiday $10/hr. Quality Liaisons Provision for 36 Quality Liaison RNs selected by CNA, paid by Kaiser to coordinate concerns around quality; RN role as patient advocates guaranteed. As part of Labor Management Partnership UNAC agrees not to criticize Kaiser's quality of care. Holidays 10 paid holidays per year; holiday pay counts toward overtime. 6 paid holidays per year; holiday pay does not count toward overtime. Professional Performance Committee (PPC) Independent union RN paid advocacy committee; up to 8 members each; up to 11 hours pay per month per RN. NONE Patient Advocacy Agreement to promote optimal patient outcomes. NONE Model of Care In order to promote optimal patient outcomes, patients are assigned only to RNs. RNs may assign patient care tasks to LVNs within LVN scope of practice. NONE RNs at Kaiser represented RNs at Kaiser represented by CNA/NNU by UNAC/AFSCME RN Contracts at California Kaiser Permanente Hospitals