Union Critical Staffing Premiums Moved to Base Wages Effective July 5, 2026

Purpose:

This article provides guidance regarding the removal of Union titles from the All-Hours-Worked Critical Staffing Plan documents effective July 5, 2026.

As part of this change, the applicable Critical Staffing Plan premium values were moved into the base wages of impacted incumbent employees effective July 5, 2026. This approach is specific to the impacted Union titles and reflects decisions made during wage openers with the Union in fall 2025.

Effective Date:

The removal of impacted Union titles from the All-Hours-Worked Critical Staffing Plan documents is effective July 5, 2026.

The increase to impacted employee's base wage is effective July 5, 2026.

The increase letters will be sent to leaders on July 10, 2026.

This applies to:

Impacted Union titles included in the All-Hours-Worked Critical Staffing Plans

Active incumbent employees in impacted Union titles as of July 5, 2026

Scheduled employees and PRN employees who were active in impacted Union titles as of July 5, 2026

What is changing on July 5, 2026?

Effective July 5, 2026, the impacted Union titles were removed from the posted All-Hours-Worked Critical Staffing Plan documents.

For impacted active incumbent employees, the applicable premium value was permanently added to the employee’s base wage in PeopleSoft effective July 5, 2026.

This change only impacted active employees in the affected Union titles as of the July 5, 2026 effective date.

Updated plan documents:

Please refer to the updated plan documents found on the Compensation Home Page for eligibility, plan details, applicable titles, premium amounts, and plan-specific requirements.

The impacted All-Hours-Worked Critical Staffing Plans are located in the dropdown labeled: 12-Week All-Hours Critical Staffing Plans

Impacted Union job codes:

UKG pay codes:

Because the impacted Union titles were removed from the posted All-Hours-Worked Critical Staffing Plan documents effective July 5, 2026, All-Hours-Worked Critical Staffing Plan premium pay codes should no longer be applied to these impacted Union titles for hours worked on or after July 5, 2026.

For questions regarding timekeeping entry or UKG processing, please follow the standard timekeeping support process.

Important:

Always verify that the employee, title, department, and shift meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the applicable plan document before applying a UKG pay code.

For the impacted Union titles listed in this article, the applicable premium value was moved into the base wages of active incumbent employees effective July 5, 2026, and the titles were removed from the posted All-Hours-Worked Critical Staffing Plan documents.

FAQ:

Why were these Union titles removed from the All-Hours-Worked Critical Staffing Plan documents?

• These Union titles were removed from the posted All-Hours-Worked Critical Staffing Plan documents as part of decisions made during wage openers with the Union in fall 2025. The applicable premium value was moved into the base wages of impacted active incumbent employees effective July 5, 2026.

Did this change reduce an employee’s base hourly rate?

• No. This change did not reduce an employee’s base hourly rate. For impacted active incumbent employees, the applicable premium value was added to the employee’s base wage effective July 5, 2026.

Who was impacted by this change?

• This change impacted active incumbent employees in the affected Union titles as of July 5, 2026.

Does this apply to both scheduled employees and PRN employees?

• Yes. This change applies to both scheduled employees and PRN employees who were active in the impacted Union titles as of the July 5, 2026 effective date.

Does this apply to employees hired into these titles after July 5, 2026?

• No. The movement of the premium value into base wages only applied to active incumbent employees in the impacted Union titles as of July 5, 2026.

What happens if an impacted employee’s new base wage is above the maximum of the salary range?

• Some impacted employees may have a base wage that is above the maximum of the salary range after the premium value is moved into base wages. This is an expected result of applying the negotiated change to impacted active incumbent employees. The employee’s base wage was not be reduced as part of this change.

Should the All-Hours-Worked Critical Staffing Plan UKG pay codes continue to be used for these Union titles?

• No. For the impacted Union titles listed in this article, All-Hours-Worked Critical Staffing Plan premium pay codes should no longer be applied for hours worked on or after July 5, 2026.

Questions:

For questions regarding eligibility, plan interpretation, or the appropriate UKG pay code, please submit an AskHR Compensation request HERE.

For questions regarding timekeeping entry or UKG processing, please follow the standard timekeeping support process.