Dear Colleagues,
Thursday, March 13, marked the third and final day of bargaining for the week. The parties once again worked mostly independently in their caucus rooms. Both sides came together briefly in the afternoon, with CRONA providing us with responses on two non-economic topics. At this point, besides these two topics and PNDP, all other open topics are included in the comprehensive package proposal our bargaining team provided to CRONA on Tuesday.
We appreciate the CRONA bargaining team flagging the typo that was briefly on our website. We immediately corrected this information and can confirm that the information shared with CRONA at the table and in the email update to nurses following the March 11 session was accurate.
We also provided CRONA with supporting details and information that further validates the following data points previously shared with CRONA:
- Our current LPCH/SHC wage rates are already higher than current Kaiser Permanente wage rates by 1.7% (average of $4.81 more per hour).
- Our current LPCH/SHC wage rates are already higher than current UCSF wage rates by 0.6% (average of $2.54 more per hour).
We look forward to receiving CRONA’s response to our initial economic proposal and continuing discussions on the remaining open topics when the parties return to the table next week on March 18, 19 and 20.
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
