2025-2028 3-Year Tentative Agreement with Kaleida Health

July 8, 2025

On July 8th, our joint 1199SEIU and CWA member led bargaining committee reached a 3-Year Tentative Agreement with Kaleida Health.  Below you will find a full list of all Tentative Agreements to review. For more details on signed Tentative Agreements, please click here for the full bargaining report, including detailed information specific to 1199SEIU members.  

To read the full 82 page bargaining report, please click here. To view proposed wage scales, click here.

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  Kaleida Health Bargaining 2025-2028  
     
Article Table of Contents  
     
1 Agreement and Application No Change
2 Responsible Relationship No Change
3 Recognition Change
4 Non-Discrimination No Change
5 Access to Premises for Union Representatives No Change
6 Union Representation No Change
7 Grievance Procedure Change
8 Probationary Period No Change
9 Categories of Employees Change
10 Dual Status Employee No Change
11 Flex Employees No Change
12 Per Diem Employees Change
13 Temporary Employees No Change
14 Weekend Employees Change
15 Hours of Work and Work Schedules Change
16 Weekend Work Change
17 Shift Rotation No Change
18 Temporary Downsizing Change
19 Floating Change
20 Shift Differential No Change
21 On Call Pay Change
22 Call in Pay No Change
23 Salaries No Change
24 Recruitment, Incentive or Premium Pay Programs No Change
25 Overtime Change
26 Paid Time Off Change
27 Paid Time Off Scheduling Change
28 Flexible Benefits Plan No Change
29 Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits Change
30 Dental Benefits Change
31 Hospital Discounts Change
32 Life Insurance No Change
33 Retirement Plan Change
34 Transitional Return to Work Program No Change
35 Leave of Absence  Change
36 Military Leave No Change
37 Jury Duty No Change
38 Bereavement Leave No Change
39 Disability Change
40 Workers’ Compensation Change
41 Employee Assistance Program Change
42 Tuition Assistance Change
43 1199/SEIU League Training and Upgrading Fund No Change
44 Continuing Education Program No Change
45 Agency/Travel Personnel Current Contract
46 Nursing Preceptor Program Change
47 Training Program Change
48 Travel No Change
49 Domestic Partner No Change
50 Seniority No Change
51 Layoff and Recall No Change
52 Multi-Site Float Pool Change
53 Job Bidding and Transfers Change
54 Temporary Transfers Between Kaleida Health Sites No Change
55 Merger, Consolidation, Transfer or Establishment of Work within Kaleida No Change
56 Selling and Closure of Business No Change
57 Personnel Files No Change
58 Job Descriptions No Change
59 Scrub Apparel No Change
60 Uniforms Change
61 Lounge and Lockers Facilities No Change
62 Progressive Discipline and Remediation No Change
63 Time and Attendance Change
64 Perfect Attendance No Change
65 Resignations/Terminations No Change
66 Bargaining Unit Work No Change
67 Contracting Out Work No Change
68 Management Rights No Change
69 Employer Policies No Change
70 No Strike – No Lockout No Change
71 Successorship No Change
72 Committees Change
73 Health and Safety Committee No Change
74 Job Security/Committee No Change
75 Parking Committee No Change
76 Staffing and Productivity Committee Change
77 Workforce Training and Retraining/Committee No Change
78 Access to Technology No Change
79 Savings Clause No Change
80 School Health Services Employees Change
81 Multi-Site On – Call Procedure  No Change
82 Holidays Change
83 Union Membership  No Change
84 Pharmacy Shift Rotation at the Buffalo General Hospital  No Change
85 Payroll Deduction of Union Dues  No Change
86 Political Action Committee Deductions  No Change
87 Labor Management Committee  No Change
88 Temporary Closure of Units/Departments  No Change
89 Security Technology  Change
90 Health Information Technology, AI and Automation Change
91 Float Pool Employees Change
92 Charge Nurse Change
93 Hours of Work – Clerical Employees  Change
94 Extended Shifts    (New Form) No Change
95 Bulletin Boards  No Change
96 Nursing Clinical Progression Change
97 OCH Non-Nursing Functions  No Change
98 OCH Non-Professional Functions No Change
99 OCH Non-Technical Functions No Change
100 Temporary Positions No Change
101 Purchase of Business by Kaleida Health No Change
102 Parking No Change
103 Drug Enforcement Administration No Change
104 Salaried Empolyees No Change
105 Duration Change
106 Administration of the ADA Change
107 Patient Staffing Plan Change
108 Workplace Violence  Change
109 Staffing Incentive Program Change
     
  APPENDICES  
A Appendix A Clerical Employees Change
B Appendix B Maintenance Employees Change
C Appendix C Professional Employees Change
D Appendix D Registered Employees Change
E Appendix E Service Employees Change
F Appendix F Technical Employees Change
G Appendix G Skilled Nursing Employees No Change
H Appendix H Kaleida Health Bargaining Units  Change
I Appendix I Grievance Form No Change
     
  LETTERS  
Letter 1  Administration of New Long Term Care Needs List Change
Letter 2 Healthcare Related Joint Ventures  Change
Letter 3 SEIU 1199 Upstate Regional Labor Management Project Fund Change
Letter 4 9/24/2013 Rotating Wheel No Change
Letter 5 2/20/2014 CWA Rotating Wheel #2 No Change
Letter 6 Healthy Work Environment Change
Letter 7 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) No Change
Letter 8 Side Letter Between Kaleida Health, CWA 1168 and 1199SEIU Concerncing Use of ESB for injury or illness sustained during paid Union time No Change
Letter 9 Serivce Employee Annual Retention Payments Change
Letter 10 Workplace Security  
Letter 11 Implementation of Infor Change
Letter 12 Just Culture Change
Letter 13 Overlapping Shifts Change
     
  MEMORANDUMS  
MOU1 DMH/TCCS Life Insurance Change
MOU2 RNFA's Millard Fillmore Change
MOU3 Health Insurance Grandfathering No Change
MOU4 Operating Rm Ser Line Coord. BGM, DMH, and MFS No Change
MOU5 Hoildays in the Operation Rm ar WCHOB -RN / Tech Change
MOU6 Red Circled Employees No Change
MOU7 Maintenance Employees Allowances (SEIU 1199) Change
MOU8 Seasonal Employees  Change
MOU9 Special Projects - 1199 SEIU/IUOE Local 17 Current Contract
MOU10 Rotating Positions Change
MOU11 Drop and Add Relative to FTE No Change
MOU12 Flexible Employees Delete
MOU13 Bulletin Boards  Change
MOU14 Contract Printing  No Change
MOU15 MFS/RN Self Staffed/Closed Units Change
MOU16 Operating Room and Multi-Specialty Ser Line Change
MOU17 WCHOB Per Diem Employees Holiday Commitment Change
MOU18 WCHOB RN Mandatory Overtime No Change
MOU19 WCHOB RN STAT Team Change
MOU20 WCHOB RN Neonatal Transport Nurse No Change
MOU21 WCHOB RN & Technical - ECMO Specialists  No Change
MOU22 PTO Grandfathering Change
MOU23 WCHOB RN/LPN - Floating Grid Change
MOU24 Hospital Certification/Designation  Change
MOU25 Uniform Colors-LTC and Hospital Setting Nursing Units Change
MOU26 Adult Site RN & Surgical Tech Floating Grid  Change
MOU27 WCHOB Flexible Employees No Change
MOU28 BGMC  RN Self Staffed Closed Units No Change
MOU29 Vacant Position Tracking Change
MOU30 DeGraff Social Workers No Change
MOU31 Clinical Pharmacy Coor. Qualications  Change
MOU32 Flint Road: Endo-Diabetes Titles Change
MOU33 DeGraff/Millard Clinical Nurse Educators Change
MOU34 Change Name From WCHOB to OCH Change
MOU34 Multi-site Float  Change
MOU35 Surgical Techologist Assignment No Change
MOU36 CWA On-Call Courier Assignment-Flint Road No Change
MOU37 Adding BGMC MICU NP/PA Position "10 Hour Shift" No Change
MOU38 MFSH Critical Care RNs in MFSH Nursing Float Change
MOU39 NFTA Public Transit Discount Change
MOU40 Variable Start Time Process For 1199/SEIU Member No Change
MOU41 Fillmore Suburban Procedure for Temporary Closure of units No Change
MOU42 1199 SEIU Labor Management Initiative No Change
MOU43 Contracting Out Work/Bargaining Unit Work Change
MOU44 Quarterly Job Review Committee  (current language) No Change
MOU45 Business Office Clerical Overtime at Larkin  Change
MOU46 Definition of "Closed Unit" Change
MOU47 APP Security Change
MOU48 CWA/MFS Cost Center 13317; MFS Maternity Floats Current Contract
MOU49 MFSH RN Weekend Commitment (was 1199 SEIU Regional Pension Contribution) No Change
MOU50 Flint Road PSC and Phlebotomy Services Cost Center 20751 No Change
MOU51 APP On Call  No Change
MOU 52 Lead Aprons and Associated Protective Equipment No Change
MOU 53 Short Shift Positions for Staffing Support Trial Program No Change
MOU 54 Flint Road Courier Service/ Cost Center 20749 No Change
MOU 55 Enhanced Staffing Plan Positions Change
MOU 56 BGMC Procedure Labs - Cross Training Plan Change
MOU 57 Memorandum of Understanding and Settlement Agreement (was OCH Weekend Scheduling) Change
MOU 58 Nurse Assistant Training Program, Nurse Aide Trainee Change
MOU 59 DMP TCCS - Hours of Work Weekend Committment Change
MOU 60 Remote Work Change
MOU 63 Critical Care Workgroup - High Risk Maternity Patients Change
MOU 66 RN Multi Site Float Pools Change
MOU 67 MultiSite Electro Neuro Diagnostic Technologist Change
MOU 68 CVRT & Special Procedures Nurse in the MFSH EP Lab Change
     
  SIDE LETTERS  
1 Kaleida Health System On Call Analysis & Utilization Change
2 Employees Working 16 Hours in a 24 Hour Period Change
3 Conversion of Certain OCH Medical Assistant Positions Change
4 Multi-Site Float Pool - Infusion Center Change
5 Advamced Practice Providers MFS ICU Change
6 Advanced Practice Providers BGMC Neuro ICU Change
7 Durable Medical Equipment Change