Bill of Rights

1 Recognition

2 Statement of Policy and Purpose

3 Unchallenged Representation

4 Employee Organizational 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 1999-00 Lump Sum Payment

7.2 1999-00 Salary Increase

7.3 1999-00 Salary Schedule

7.4 2000-01 Salary Increase

7.5 2000-01 Salary Schedule

7.6 2001-02 Salary Increase

7.7 2001-02 Salary Increase

7.8 2002-03 Salary Increase

7.9 2002-03 Salary Schedule

7.10 Promotions

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

7.12 Performance Advances

7.13 Performance Awards

7.14 Recall and Inconvenience Pay and Locational Compensation

7.15 Holiday Pay

7.16 Lag Payroll

7.17 Overtime Compensation

7.18 Hazardous Duty

8 Travel and Relocation Expenses

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

9 Health Insurance

10 Employee Assistance Program

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

13 Workers’ Compensation Benefit

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 Employment Continuity

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 Settlement

33.7 Definitions

33.8 Timeliness

33.9 Time Limits

33.10 Changes in Shift, etc

34 Grievance and Arbitration Procedure

34.1 Definitions of a Grievance

34.2 Requirements for Filing Contract Grievances

34.3 Representation

34.4 Grievance Steps

34.5 Procedures Applicable to Grievances Steps

35 Resignation

36 No Discrimination

37 Indemnification

38 Overtime Meal Allowances

39 Clinical Privileging and Credentialling

40 Credit Union Space

41 Payroll

41.1 Computation on 10-day Basis

41.2 Deliver and Dating of Checks

41.3 Deductions for Employee Credit Unions

41.4 Salary and Deduction Information

42 Child Care

43 Printing of Agreement

44 Joint Committee on 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

Appendix III Memoranda and Sideletters

EOL-Grievance Representatives

EOL-Joint Committees

Performance Evaluation and Advances

Performance Awards - Temporary Drop Below

Job Rate

Dual Health Enrollment

Verification of Doctor’s Statement

Standby On-Call Rosters

Counseling

Probationary Termination

Negotiating Unit Designation

Political Contribution Deduction Checkoff

American Express Card Program

Meal Allowances for Non-Overnight Travel

Job Evaluation System

Vacancy Posting

Performance Evaluation

Tuition Benefit

Centralized Travel

7 Day Vacation

Parking/LOBA Procedure

State Fire Instructors

RPCI Clinical Practice Plan

Domestic Partners

Appendix IV VRWS Guidelines

Appendix V Grievance Triage Procedure Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Appendix VI Redeployment

Redeployment Process and Procedures

Education Stipend

Severance Option

Grievability and Dispute Resolution

Severance Agreement

Notice of Contracting Out

Hiring Freeze Exemption

Preferential Employment