Welcome to RN Staff Council, OPEIU, Local 40's website!  Please feel free to look around and check things out.  We hope you find our website user-friendly and full of information.

If you have any ideas or suggestions for our website, please feel free to use the "Contact Us" link under the main menu.

In order to access our Member Resources, you must first register with us (right collumn, top box).  Once you register and your membership is verified (24-48 hours), you will receive a welcome letter. 

Be sure to check back often for the latest updates!

 *   YOU MUST BE A CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF THE MEDICAL CENTER TO ACCESS THIS SITE   *

If you are a new employee and have already been through orientation but did not receive your Welcome Packet (folder with welcome letters, contract, by-laws, etc.), please contact the following representative(s) below or call the Union Office:

Mt. Clemens Regional Medical Center - 

Kelly - kfrisbee12@gmail.com

       Pat - JVoyager@aol.com     OR     Ann - ffsgirl201@aol.com

Michele - mmeerschaert@opeiulocal40.org     
 

OR   Sandra - ssulflow@opeiulocal40.org

Crittenton Hospital Medical Center - lstempkowski@opeiulocal40.org

This e-mail is a follow up to our recent conversations in which we resolved the parties’ “call in” pay dispute. To confirm, for the term of the current contract, when RNs in on call status are called in to work outside their scheduled shift, they will receive a minimum of 4 hours pay, except as provided in Article 18, Section 8C. Examples of how the Medical Center will handle this both before and after a regular shift follow.

Before Shift

An on call RN called into to work an hour before the start of her scheduled shift will receive 4 hours of pay for having been called in early plus pay for all hours worked on the shift.

After Shift

An on call RN asked to stay over after completion of her shift will be paid for the hours worked on the shift. If she works 45 minutes or less after the shift, she will be paid for the additional time worked. If she works more than 45 minutes after the shift, she will receive at least 4 hours of pay for having been asked to stay over or pay for all additional time worked, whichever is greater.

As we also discussed, retroactive to the effective date of the current contract, the Medical Center will review payroll records to determine if any RNs have been paid less that provided for under our resolution. If so, the Medical Center will make them whole for the wages they would have received under the above examples.

In exchange, the Union has agreed to take all actions necessary to withdraw Grievance 1-53 and Grievance 10-56, and NLRB Case 7-CA-53178, all with prejudice.

Union Plus has an innovative new program of unique benefits for members facing economic hardship.  It's called Union SAFE and it expands the Union Plus safety net for working families and members participating in Union Plus programs. 

It includes:

• Credit counseling services, budgeting advice and no-fee debt management and bankruptcy counseling benefits (1-877-833-1745);

• Save My Home Hotline to help members avoid foreclosure (1-866-490-5361);

• Hospital Care Grants of $1,000 for qualified participants in the Union Plus Credit Card, Mortgage or UnionSecure Insurance programs who have been recently hit with large, unreimbursed hospital expenses;

• College Savings Grants of $500 for qualified participants in the Union Plus Credit Card, Mortgage or UnionSecure Insurance programs who open a new 529 tax-free college savings or pre-paid tuition account between January 1 and June 30, 2009;

• Job Loss Grants of $250 for qualified Union Plus Credit Card holders who have been recently laid off for more than 90 days;

• Disability Grants of $1,000 to $2,000 for qualified Union Plus Credit Card holders who have significant income loss due to a recent long-term illness or disability;

• Mortgage Assistance to help Union Plus Mortgage holders who are laid off, disabled or are on strike make their mortgage payments;

• Insurance Premium Waivers for members with UnionSecure Life Insurance who have been recently laid off for more than 30 days.

To apply, click this link www.UnionPlus.org/UnionSAFE

We are pleased to announce that Aflac has partnered with us to bring you benefit options that are now available to our membership at payroll rates!

Click the link below...

The Hawai'i Nurses' Association Announces Affiliation with OPEIU, AFL-CIO

www.hawaiinurses.org/news-a-publications/hna-news-archive/42-press-release/422-the-hawaii-nurses-association-announces-affiliation-with-the-office-and-professional-employees-international-union-afl-cio.html