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ARTICLE

NUMBER

Bill of Rights 

 

1.         Recognition   

2.         Statement of Policy and Purpose  

3.         Unchallenged Representation        

4.         Employee Organization Rights   

4.1       Exclusive Negotiations with PEF      

4.2       Payroll Deductions    

4.3       Bulletin Boards          

4.4       Meeting Space           

4.5       Access to Employees 

4.6       Lists of Employees    

4.7       Employee Organization Leave           

4.8       Union Leave

4.9       Leave of Absence Information          

5.         Management Rights 

6.         No Strikes     

7.         Compensation           

7.1       2007-2008 Salary Increase     

7.2       2007-2008 Salary Schedule  

7.3       2008-2009 Salary Increase     

7.4       2008-2009 Salary Schedule   

7.5       2009-2010 Salary Increase     

7.6       2009-2010 Salary Schedule   

7.7       2010-2011 Salary Increase     

7.8       2010-2011 Salary Schedule   

7.9       Promotions     

7.10     Applicability to Hourly, Part-Time and Per Diem Employees           

7.11     Performance Advances          

7.12     Performance Awards 

7.13     Recall and Inconvenience Pay and Locational Compensation          

7.14     Holiday Pay   

7.15     Lag Payroll     

7.16     Overtime Compensation        

7.17     Hazardous Duty Pay  

8          Travel

8.1       Per Diem Meal and Lodging Expenses         

8.2       Mileage Allowance    

8.3       Triborough Bridge Tolls         

8.4       Extended Travel        

8.5       Relocation Expenses  

8.6       Use of Personal Vehicles       

9.         Health Insurance     

10.       Employee Assistance Program/Work-Life Services          

11.       Accidental Death Benefit     

12.       Attendance and Leave         

12.1          Holiday Observance    

12.2          Determination of Holiday Shifts         

12.3          Holiday Accrual           

12.4          Vacation Credit Accumulation

12.5          Additional Vacation Credit     

12.6          Vacation Scheduling    

12.7          Vacation Use   

12.8          Sick Leave Accumulation        

12.9          Use of Sick Leave        

12.10      Personal Leave Accumulation 

12.11       Use of Personal Leave 

12.12      Accounting of Time Accruals  

12.13      Absence-Extraordinary Circumstances

12.14      Tardiness for Members of Volunteer Fire Departments, Volunteer Ambulance Services and Enrolled Civil Defense and Civil Air Patrol Volunteers

12.15      Leave for Professional Meetings         

12.16      Leave for Professional Examinations  

12.17      Maintenance of Time Records 

12.18      Leave for Bereavement or Family Illness        

12.19      Part Time, Per Diem and Hourly Employees   

12.20      Sick Leave at Half Pay

12.21      Maternity and Child Rearing Leave    

12.22      Voluntary Reduction in Work Schedule Program       

12.23      Leave Donation/Exchange Program    

12.24      Telecommuting Program        

13.       Workers’ Compensation Benefits   

14.       Professional Development and Quality of Working Life Coordinating Committee      

15.       Professional Development Committee        

16.       Staffing         

16.1     Eligible Lists  

16.2     Alternate Examination Dates 

16.3     Leave-Probationary Employees         

17.       Out-of-Title Work    

18.       Health and Safety     

19.       Parking         

20.       Review of Personal History Folder 

21.       Deleted by Agreement           

22.       Protection of Employees      

23.       Layoffs in Non-Competitive Class  

24.       Labor/Management Committee Process    

25.       Seniority        

26.       Institution Teachers 

26.1     School Calendars       

26.2     Payroll

26.3     Special Holidays        

26.4     Leave 

27.       Reimbursement for Property Damage       

28.       Distribution of Directives, Bulletins, or Instructions         

29.       Emergency First Aid

30.       Verification of Doctor’s Statement 

31.       Standby On-Call Rosters     

32.       Workweek and Workday    

33.       Discipline       

33.1     Applicability  

33.2     Purpose          

33.3     Employee Rights        

33.4     Suspension or Temporary Reassignment Before Notice of Discipline          

33.5     Disciplinary Procedure           

33.6     Settlements    

33.7     Definition       

33.8     Timeliness      

33.9     Time Limits    

33.10   Changes in Shift, etc. 

34.       Grievance and Arbitration Procedure       

34.1     Definition of Grievance         

34.2     Requirements for Filing Contract Grievances           

34.3     Representation           

34.4     Grievance Steps         

34.5     Procedures Applicable to Grievance Steps    

35.       Resignation   

36.       No Discrimination    

37.       Indemnification        

38.       Overtime Meal Allowances  

39.       Clinical Privileging and Credentialing       

40.       Credit Union Space  

41.       Payroll           

41.1     Computation on 10-day Basis           

41.2     Delivery and Dating of Checks         

41.3     Deductions for Employee Credit Unions      

41.4     Salary and Deduction Information    

42.       Family Benefits Program/Work-Life Services      

43.       Printing of Agreement         

44.       Joint Committee on Nursing and Institutional Issues       

45.       Benefits Guaranteed

46.       Conclusion of Collective Negotiations        

47.       Severability   

48.       Approval of the Legislature

49.       Duration of Agreement       

 

Appendix I – Salary Schedules       

 

Appendix II – Side Agreements      

 

Seasonal Employees   

Payroll Data   

Housing and Meal Charges    

Parking Fees   

 

Appendix III – Memoranda and Sideletters          

 

Performance Awards – October Payment Date                                            

Over 40 Comp Time Pilot      

Salary Computation for Movement from Non-Statutory Positions               

Mandatory Overtime Reduction Program Pilot                                             

Travel in proximity of Official Station or Home                                           

Empire Plan Prescription Drug Formulary                                                     

Empire Plan Specialty Pharmacy Program                                                     

Dental and Vision Study       

Occupational Lenses              

Leave for Professional Meetings, Non-Day Shift Employees                       

Review of Supervisors’ Rights to Verify Employee Attendance                  

Committee Funding After Expiration of Agreement                                    

Professional Development and Quality of Work Life Committee Positions 

Labor/Management Training Program                                                           

Professional Development Committee, Opportunities for Nurses                 

Workforce and Organizational Development Unit (WODU)                       

OFPC Uniform Allowance    

Firearms Training and Safety Incentive Pilot                                                

Annual Leave Restoration Pilot                                                                     

Use of technology for Step 1 and/or Step 2 Contract Grievance Meetings  

Overtime Meal Allowances on Pass Days                                                     

EOL – Grievance Representatives                                                                 

EOL – Joint Committees       

Performance Evaluation and Advances                                                         

Merit Advance Criteria          

Performance Awards-Temporary Drop Below Job Rate                               

Dual Health Enrollment         

Verification of Doctor’s Statement                                                               

Standby On-Call Rosters       

Counseling, “Hartnett Memo”                                                                       

Probationary Termination      

Negotiating Unit Designation

Payroll Deduction of PEF/COPE Contributions                                           

State Travel Card Program    

Meal Allowances for Non-Overnight Travel in NYS                                    

Job Evaluation System           

Vacancy Posting                    

Performance Evaluation         

Tuition Death Benefit            

Centralized Travel                  

7 Day Vacations                    

Parking/LOBA Procedure     

State Fire Instructors             

Domestic Partners                  

Leave Donation/Exchange Program                                                              

Continuation of Performance Awards                                                           

Electronic Communication    

Pre-Tax Transportation Program                                                                    

Disabled Lives Reserve         

Empire Plan Benefits Management Program                                                 

Vision Care Plan Value-Added Services                                                       

Telecommuting Agreement    

Extraordinary Circumstances 

Electronic Recognition Systems  

Productivity Enhancement Program                                                              

Teachers’ Productivity Enhancement Program                                              

Grievance Process                  

Institution Teachers Sick Leave                                                                     

Leave Adjustment Program   

Family Benefits Funding       

Joint EAP/FBP Advisory Board                                                                   

Triage and Expedited Arbitration Procedure                                                

Long-Term Seasonal Employees                                                                    

Special Assignment to Duty (SAD) Pay Pilot Program                                

SAD Labor/Management Committee                                                            

Employee Benefit Fund Study                                                                      

 

Appendix IV – VRWS Guidelines  

 

Appendix V – Roswell Park Cancer Institute    

 

Appendix VI – Redeployment Process and Procedures   

 

Redeployment Process and Procedures         

Education Stipend     

Severance Option       

Grievability and Dispute Resolution 

Severance Agreement

Notice of Contracting Out     

Hiring Freeze Exemption       

Preferential Employment