Apparently a rumor is spreading that the Hospitals will be locking out nurses even if they don’t vote to strike.

This is completely false.

The Hospitals have no plans to lock out our nurses.

We are bargaining in good faith with CRONA to reach a fair and mutually agreeable contract that includes a new advancement program and we hope that this can be accomplished without a strike or threat of a strike. However, it must be understood that it is critical to both of our Hospitals that we move forward with a new advancement program and we take this very seriously. Read more here.
 
Updated: Thursday, March 4, 2010

On Tuesday, February 23, the Hospitals began the session in the morning by presenting our initial economic proposal in response to CRONA’s initial economic proposal presented in the February 17th session. CRONA’s initial proposal was based on the premise that the parties would not bargain the establishment of the Professional Nurse Development Program (PNDP). Our economic proposal includes a modified version of our original PNDP proposal with the details of the proposed transition period, adjustments to job titles for Staff Nurses and the BSN requirement for Clinical Nurse III and IV status, and our initial proposal for wage increases for all nursing classifications.

Updated: Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Since February 4, 2010, when the Hospitals proposed the new Professional Nurse Development Program (PNDP) to our nurses’ union, CRONA, there has been a considerable amount of discussion regarding our decision to bargain the establishment of a PNDP. We’d like to take this opportunity to explain more clearly the bargaining process and how we feel we can use this process to create a more meaningful program to GROW our nursing practice and culture. Read more here.

PNDP Proposal

Proposed SHC/LPCH Model (based on the modified BJC Model)

Updated: Friday, February 19, 2010

Earlier this month, SHC/LPCH presented to CRONA our proposal for a Professional Nurse Development Program. We believe this program will provide a better framework for nursing excellence at our hospitals and create a structure for our nurses to be rewarded based on their advanced professional nursing practice, while building their professional skills at their own pace. In an effort to provide more clarity around this proposed change in our nursing culture, we are providing answers to some of the key questions that are likely to arise. Read more here.
 
Updated: Friday, February 12, 2010

The hospitals recently entered into formal negotiations with our nurses' union, CRONA. As a part of our ongoing commitment to enhance patient care and recognize the contributions bedside nurses make to achieving better patient outcomes and enhancing the overall patient experience, the hospitals recently presented a proposal for the creation of a Professional Nurse Development Program (PNDP). Read more here.
 
Updated: Monday, February 8, 2010

Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (SHC/LPCH) have formally announced our bargaining team in preparation for negotiations with our nurses union, CRONA, which will commence today — Monday, January 25. The SHC/LPCH bargaining team is comprised of members from our Patient Care Management, Human Resources, and Finance teams. Read more here.

Updated: Monday, January 25, 2010

SHC/LPCH's new contract with SEIU-UHW provides a 2% across the board increase each year, not 4% as reported in a recent article by Health Leaders Media. The two-year contract with SEIU-UHW was ratified in a vote on August 27, 2009.

Highlights of the new contract include:

• 2% across the board wage increases each year.
• An additional 2% annual step increase for those eligible.

The SEIU-UHW membership, which represents 1,450 out of 9,172 employees at the hospitals in jobs such as housekeeping, food service, nursing assistants, and technicians.

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics have reached a new contract agreement with employees represented by the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) union. Read more below.

Read the press release here.

Read an article from the San Francisco Business Times here.

Updated: Friday, August 28, 2009

The Hospitals are pleased to announce that we have reached what we think is a fair tentative agreement with UHW-SEIU. We have been told the union is recommending that employees accept the agreement. This tentative agreement does not become final until the represented employees vote to ratify it tomorrow, Thursday, August 27th. The union will be providing the details to the employees in the bargaining unit at the ratification vote tomorrow. We encourage represented employees to attend these meetings.

Updated: Wednesday, August 26, 2009

For the last year, the Hospitals and the union United Healthcare Workers West (UHW) have been bargaining a new contract for the 1,450 employees who elected to be represented by UHW in September 2008. Throughout these sessions, we have had a productive dialogue regarding non-economic and economic concerns. The foundation for our non-economic discussion was the previous contract we had with SEIU 715. To read more about the Hospitals’ non-economic and economic proposals to UHW, click here.

Updated: Friday, August 21, 2009