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CWA 1133 Communications Vital Signs

November 2025 Vital Signs

Reminders/Updates:

  • Please make sure you check your PTO, ESL and SLP in workforce management!!
  • Electronic copies of the contract will be available after all the articles have been proofed.
  • When the contracts are available, please read them to see the changes!
  • Know your correct step and grade.
  • If you work over a 13-hour shift, a second lunch will be deducted. For example, if you work from 7am10pm, you have to write in the exception log that you did not take a second lunch with management's/supervision’s knowledge.
  • Please fill out a MIDAS report if you get stuck by a clean or dirty needle. MIDAS reports have to be filled out for needle sticks.
  • Remember, SLP is a calendar year January-December.
  • Upon ratification, some ratios have changed. CSC will be rounding.
  • In regards to staffing forms, please make sure you click your correct site, either BMH or KMH. Please tell the CSC Directors any issues in real time when there are severe staffing issues so that it can be addressed immediately, because issues are being overlooked and not rectified within the appropriate time.
    • Mercy- Shelby Marmor and Jennifer Williams.
    • Kenmore- Dennis Protas.
  • MERCY ONLY: You cannot use your 24-hour PTO from November 15 - January 2nd.
  • If you have any questions about the union contract, please call the union hall.
  • Want to be involved? Please contact Rebecca Aldrow at the union hall 716-828-1133.

Highlights from Contract:

  • Attendance Policy: Call offs went from 5 to 4 before a verbal counseling is initiated. Tardy’s went from 12 to 9 before a verbal counseling is initiated. Starting January 1 , your most recent attendance occurrences, 1 call in and up to 3 tardies fall off.  
  • Staffing incentives went up to $21 for RNs, $16 for Techs and $11 for Service and Clerical. The assigned call above your normal call obligation, you will be eligible for the staffing incentive for on call hours.

PTO Buyback:

  • Full-time and part-time employees are eligible to participate in the PTO buyback program up to a maximum of seventy-five (75.0) hours as follows:
    • a. Eligible employees may elect to participate in December of each year by filling out an irrevocable PTO buyback election form. The form must be submitted by the employee to [email protected] or the HR department no later than December 15th.
    • b. Employees’ PTO payout will be made by the end of November of the following year.
    • c. Employees shall only be able to receive a cash payout on PTO accrued in that calendar year and as long as the employee has the accrued time in their bank at the time of payout.

DBL/Workers Compensation:

Please reference the DBL and Workers Compensation Article. 

Mercy: Elizabeth Krombel 716-828-3367 

Kenmore: Rosanne Manfredo 716-447-6689

3rd Quarter Retirees!:

  • Laurie Brady, MHB EKG- 7/27/25 

  • Alayne Danzer, MHB RN- 7/7/25 

  • Ann Marie Desiderio, MHB Unit Clerk- 6/28/25 

  • Donna Flowers, MHB EVS- 6/27/25 

  • Catherine Garry, MHB RN- 7/13/25

  • Karen Hochmuth, MHB RN- 6/28/25 

  • Michelle Jarosz, MHB RN- 8/2/25 

  • Barbara Kanaley, KMH RN- 6/20/25 

  • Norman Kopczynski, MHB EVS- 7/2/25 

  • Desiree Korbs, MHB RN- 7/4/25 

  • Ann Moran, MHB RN- 7/3/25

  •  Maureen Mycek, KMH RN- 8/1/25 

  • Carol Ruhland, KMH RN- 8/2/25 

  • Karen Warner, MHB RN- 8/3/25

This update was brought to you by the Communications Committee:

Rebecca Aldrow, Jamie Banks, Kerri Diebold-Phillips, Kimberly Hayward, Brian Magner, Kevonna Neely, Larry Potts, Sharon Scime, Bonnie Shantz and Jennifer Williams.