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We are pleased to announce that our nursing home bargaining committee at SIR Management signed a tentative agreement modeled and built off of our historic Association Master Contract victory!

This new contract will be the largest two year increase in the rate of pay for SIR workers. This is HOW we are raising standards and wages across the entire nursing industry!

When we FIGHT we WIN!

Some highlights of our two year historic victory include:

• Establish a $15 minimum floor for all nursing home workers.
• Equal pay for equal work for paygrade 2 workers outside of Chicago.
• Increase the scale by $2 including a $2 increase for workers off the scale.
• Hazard pay for ALL workers in nursing homes not just for those dealing with direct resident care of COVID-19 residents.
• Expanded sick pay for COVID-19 related issues
• Proper PPE for all workers.

“Our nursing home workers across the state continue to do an exceptional job to show the industry that we will fight back and not tolerate being disrespected, paid low-wages, and treated like our lives are expendable. This historic agreement is yet another victory in our movement to show our work matters!”—FRANCINE RICO, CNA, Vice-Chair Nursing Homes Division, HCII

Contact your steward, bargaining committee, or Member Resource Center at 866) 933-7348.

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Summary of Tentative Agreement Between SEIU HCIIMK And SIR/Generations

Your Union Negotiating Committee recommends this tentative agreement for a new contract for your approval. We recommend that you vote YES to approve our new 2-year contract. We believe that this contract represents meaningful progress toward achieving our goals bargaining and special provisions that we needed for the COVID-19 pandemic.

The contract is a 2-year agreement that goes into effect on June 1, 2020 and expires on May 31, 2022. Here is a summary of the agreement we reached:

Priorities: We had six important priorities for our contract:

• Establish a $15 minimum floor for all nursing home workers.
• Equal pay for equal work for paygrade 2 workers outside of Chicago.
• Increase the scale by $2 including a $2 increase for workers off the scale.
• Hazard pay for ALL workers in nursing homes not just for those dealing with direct resident care of COVID-19 residents.
• Expanded sick pay for COVID-19 related issues.
• Proper PPE for all workers.

General Contract Improvements

Sick Pay: Sick pay is now payable from the 1st day of illness. You can also use sick time to care for sick family members not just yourself. New hires can now accrue time off from the 1st day of work.

Bereavement Pay: Elimination of the need to attend the funeral to receive bereavement pay. Grandchild is now on the list for the bereavement benefit.

Training Fund: The establishment of a new training fund for nursing home workers to receive career advancement opportunities, prepare members for the changing needs of long- term care and to bring new workers into the nursing home.

Special Provisions for the Emergency Pandemic Period

Additional Paid Sick Leave: 5 additional fully paid sick days for COVID-19 related testing, illness or quarantine

Hazard Pay for all Workers: $2/hour minimum additional on top of new base rates for all hours worked for all workers for 45 days. $2/hour minimum additional on top of new base rates for all hours worked for all workers in homes with COVID 19 cases for an additional 45 days.

PPE: Protections: No employee will be required to work without adequate PPE as provided by CDC, IDPH and local health departments regulations, guidelines, and recommendations.

Year 1

Wages

Note: Workers 0 to 5 years: pay grade 1 plus $2, Paygrade 2 in Chicago plus $1.90, Paygrade 2 outside Chicago plus $2.40

Chicago: Effective June 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021

Pay Grade	New Hire	1 year	2 year	3 years	4 years	5    years    or more
1	$15.50	$15.70	$15.90	$16.10	$16.30	$16.50
2	$15.00	$15.20	$15.40	$15.60	$15.80	$16.00

Outside Chicago: Effective June 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021

Pay Grade	New Hire	1 year	2 year	3 years	4 years	5    years   or more
1	$15.50	$15.70	$15.90	$16.10	$16.30	$16.50
2	$14.50	$14.70	$14.90	$15.10	$15.30	$15.50

Note:

For all workers over 5 years seniority and above current scale, $2 increase effective May 1,2020

For all workers less than 5 years seniority who are over the current scale will be placed on the new scale and receive an increase of at least 50 cents effective May 1, 2020

Year 2

Note: Workers 0 to 5 years: pay grade 1 plus additional 50 cents; Paygrade 2 in Chicago plus 50 cents, Paygrade 2 outside Chicago plus $1

Statewide: Effective June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022:

Pay Grade	New Hire	1 year	2 year	3 years	4 years	5 years
1	$16.00	$16.20	$16.40	$16.60	$16.80	$17.00
2	$15.50	$15.70	$15.90	$16.10	$16.30	$16.50

Job Titles Pay Grade 1 Activity Aide w/ CNA Certificate Certified Nurse’s Assistant Mental Health Aide Resident Assistant/Attendant with CNA Certificate   Ward Clerk Personal Care Assistant Resident Assistant/Attendant Lead CNA/Team Leader/Preceptor* Psychosocial Aide with CNA Certificate   Medical Records Clerk   Rehab Aide (Occupational Rehab Aide, Physical Rehab Aide, Rehab Tech)*   Respiratory Aide Social Services* Lead Housekeeper Maintenance Cook

Job Titles Pay Grade 2   Bed Maker   Dietary Aide (Nutrition Aide, Dining Room Aide, Dishwasher, Kitchen Aide)   Hostess Environmental Service Worker Housekeeping employees Laundry employees Patient escort Receptionist Resident Security Watchman Smoking Monitor Activity Aide Psychosocial Aide Floor Tech