CSEA COMP & CLASS NEGOTIATIONS

CSEA Proposal

CSEA Proposal is implement the Jacobsen Betts Study in its entirety including the new six step salary schedule.

  • You would move onto the negotiated salary schedule to the salary amount closest to your current step without going down.
  • An employee moving up three or more salary grades will move to the closest salary step without going down and one additional step.
  • No employee will move farther on the new salary schedule than step 5.
  • No employee moves to step 6 until the District receives a cumulative 4% cola.
  • Employees retain their longevity.
  • Employees retain their seniority.
  • Created a Classification and Reclassification Committee.
  • Grandfather employees with current agreements with the district.
  • The Salary Schedule to be implemented July, 2012.
  • Total Cost of Implementation without the Step 6 - $489,485.00.

District Proposal

  • Implement the Study job descriptions but use the current five step salary Schedule Plus 1%.
  • The increase is equal to a on every dollarof the current salary schedule
  • You would move onto the current salary schedule to the salary amount closest to your current step/range without going down.
  • An employee moving up three or more salary grades will move to the closets salary step without going down and one additional step.
  • Employees retain their longevity.
  • Employees maintain their seniority.
  • Create a Classification and Reclassification committee.
  • Revise some Job descriptions.
  • Total Cost of Implementation $419,415.00.

What both sides agree on-

  • Some revised job descriptions
  • Classification & Reclassification Committee
  • Seniority
  • Longevity

What we disagree on –

  • What salary schedule to use – Jacobsen Betts vs. Current Salary Schedule
  • Five step vs. Six step salary range
  • Numbers of employees based on the district proposal:
  • Staying at the same grade or plus 1 grade – 141
  • Moving up 2 grades or more – 101
  • Y rated – 33
  • Based on the CSEA proposal:
  • Staying at the same grade or plus 1 grade – 176
  • Moving up 2 grades or more – 90
  • Y rated – 9
  • Grandfathering employees with current agreements with the district

Next Step –

The Impasse process would be for both parties to participate in mediation. The mediator’sjob is to get both parties to come to an agreement. If this is not possible, then we go to a Fact Finding process.

A Fact Finder would hold a hearing where both parties would present arguments for their proposals. The Fact Finder would tender a decision that would not be binding.

Impasse vs. Accepting Offer – Do you want us to keep fighting or do you want us to tentatively agree to the offer and take a ratification vote? We need a decision from the membership.

5/8/2012