Dear Colleagues,
On Tuesday, February 18, we kicked off the first of this week’s three bargaining sessions with heavy hearts in remembrance of Marion Mullin, CRONA’s founder and first president. Highlights from the day’s session include:
- The parties reached conceptual tentative agreements (TAs) on the five topics our team passed at the last session: Staffing, Education Reimbursement, Investigations and Written Warnings, Grievance and Arbitration and Workplace Violence Prevention.
- We are especially pleased to have come to an agreement on Workplace Violence Prevention, a top priority for both the union and the hospitals.
- The Grievance and Arbitration TA includes each party advancing the names of four new potential arbitrators.
- Our team passed its initial response on the Professional Nurse Development Program (PNDP). Our response included testimonials from three nurse managers (who are all former CRONA-represented nurses). They shared how the PNDP contributed to their career development as bedside caregivers and reinforced the importance of a rigorous PNDP in further driving nursing excellence.
- Negotiations will continue today, February 19, and tomorrow, February 20.
- For the latest information please visit our website.
Thank you for your dedication and please stay tuned!
Dale Beatty, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nurse Executive & Senior Vice President; Patient Care Services
Watson Caritas Coach®
Stanford Health Care
Jesus Cepero, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services
Stanford Children’s Health | Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
