Your Kadlec WSNA Officers reached out to the CEO to request a meeting to discuss the challenges and hardships we are facing daily. There was no response from the CEO.

Shortly after, rumors began circling that Kadlec had offered an incentive bonus and WSNA was holding it up. Interesting, at that time, we had not received any communication.

Finally, after a period, we were given an offer from Kadlec. We made attempts at a counter proposal because we feel that nurses are worth more and should be treated as such. Retention speaks loudly. However, Kadlec was not willing to negotiate, period.

Therefore, the one and only offer from Kadlec (shown below) has been approved by your officers.

Incentive bonuses will be provided to bargaining unit members on the following basis:

• Nurses employed by the ministry as of August 26, 2021, working a .5 FTE or above will receive a $2,000.00 bonus on the September 17, 2021, paycheck;
• Nurses employed by the ministry as of August 26, 2021, working as per diem or below a .5 FTE will receive a minimum $125.00 to up to $2,000.00 bonus, pro-rated based on productive hours worked, on the September 17, 2021, paycheck;
• Nurses employed by the ministry as of August 26, 2021, who remain employed by Kadlec as of March 31, 2022, working a .5 FTE or above will receive a second $2,000.00 bonus no later than their second paycheck following March 31, 2022;
• Nurses employed by the ministry as of August 26, 2021, who remain employed by Kadlec as of March 31, 2022, working as per diem or below a .5 FTE will receive a minimum $125.00 to up to $2,000.00 bonus, pro-rated based on productive hours worked, no later than their second paycheck following March 31, 2022;
• Nurses must receive the first bonus amount to be eligible to receive the second bonus amount.

Immediate implementation of $240 bonus (12-hour shift), $200 (10-hour shift) or $160 (8-hour shift) for nurses who work an incentive shift during the period covering August 26, 2021 – December 31, 2021.

Criteria: Incentive shifts are determined and identified by management and must be beyond the nurse's scheduled/regularly assigned FTE and the nurse must work all regularly scheduled/assigned shifts in the pay period.

• This pay is in addition to any and all compensation from the CBA and/or FLSA and shall be paid in conjunction with Overtime, Holiday, etc.
• However, Kadlec may, if deemed necessary by nursing leadership, call-off a nurse who has signed up for an incentive shift, due to low census and pursuant to the parties' agreed upon low census process set forth in Article 6.12.
• Incentive shifts shall be awarded equitably to nurses who volunteer for open shifts.
• If a nurse who is working an incentive shift is low censused during their incentive shift, that nurse will receive the extra shift incentive bonus for the full amount of the scheduled incentive shift.
• Per Diem caregivers may also be eligible for the extra shift incentive bonus if they work at least 0.60 FTE during a current pay period. If they work an incentive shift beyond their worked 0.60 FTE (e.g., a per diem RN is assigned and works four 12-hour shifts and picks-up a fifth 12-hour shift, then that nurse would be eligible for the extra shift incentive bonus for fifth shift worked in that pay period).

If you have any questions, please reach out to one of your officers or WSNA Nurse Representative

Laurie Robinson
Nurse Representative
lrobinson@wsna.org