2012 Additions Summary

WAGES (Article 10 and Appendices A & B)

· Step progression continues in both years of the contract

· 1.5% increase in hourly rate of pay on July 1, 2012

· 1.5% increase in hourly rate of pay on July 1, 2013

· Red circled employees (8 Field Service Support Techs or Service Desk Support Techs) will receive a lump sum payment equal to 1.5% of the annual pay on July 1, 2013

INSURANCE (Article 14)

· Effective January 1, 2013 the District monthly contribution to health insurance will increase to $612.50 for those enrolled in single coverage and $1,200.00 for those enrolled in family coverage (an increase of $12.50 and $25.00 per month respectively)

· Effective January 1, 2014 the District monthly contribution to health insurance will increase to $637.50 for those enrolled in single coverage and $1,250.00 for those enrolled in family coverage (an increase of $25.00 and $50.00 per month respectively)

SEVERANCE (Article 13)

· Increase the daily rate used to calculate severance pay

· Increase the maximum payout amount from $18,000 to $20,000

DURATION (Article 27)

· Two year contract from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014

LANGUAGE

· Add language recognizing a joint commitment to a hospitable work environment to the Preamble

· Add language about advance notice of intent to contract out or merge, transfer or reorganize departments if it results in a reduction in staff (Article 3)

· Add language that if additional hours become available they are offered within title in a building and then to others in the title with seniority as a tiebreaker if more than one is qualified before hiring a temporary employee (Article 5)

· Clarify Union Official leave with and without pay (Article 9)

· Clarify layoff and bumping language and move Letter of Understanding re: Bumping language into the contract language (Article 15)

· Clarify role of stewards and union officials in the grievance procedure and investigation (Article 16)

· Limit temporary employees to 1,040 hours unless hired to fill a vacant position while it is being filled or to fill a position where the employee is on leave without pay; extensions only with agreement by the District and Union (Article 20)

· Add language about employees bumped to a job with less hours or work weeks being about to be recalled to positions with more work hours or work weeks and language about transfers within job title (Article 22)

· Rewrite Memorandum of Agreement re: Improvement Plan Process

· Combine Memorandum of Agreement re: Labor Management Task Force and Labor Management Committee into a single new Memorandum

· Clean up language related to vacation severance, the 20 year step that was added in the last contract and other language and dates as needed