Hi All,
Our Bargaining Committee met twice with Management last week to continue our negotiations. Besides reaching a tentative agreement on sick leave (which will, among other things, expand our ability to use sick leave), our Committee presented our wage proposal.
The three key elements to our wage proposal are:
1) restart the step system that provides annual wage increases to account for our increased experience
2) provide much needed increases to many of those at the lowest end of the University’s pay scale
3) provide protection against the possible massive increase in our health insurance premium that Governor Rauner is trying to push on state employees.
With both sides committed to concluding these negotiations in a reasonable amount of time, the process is already moving faster than in the recent past. Our committee is very hopeful that we will reach agreement before the end date of our current contract (August 27), so we need our members fully engaged and ready to act if called upon. With that in mind, we are in the process of planning a group action to take place around that date. Keep on the lookout for additional details!
As a reminder, it’s critical that we have the full support of our bargaining unit to get a fair contract. If you haven’t yet signed a membership card, please reach out to one of us.
In solidarity,
Nadja Robot, President
Denise Hogan, Vice President
Buffy Vance, Secretary Treasurer
Bryan Kieft, Recording Secretary
Adrienne Harris, Executive Board
Cathy Keltz, Executive Board
Jill Ouellette, Executive Board
Tobi Wilder, Executive Board
D'Anne Winston, Executive Board
Robin Baird
Jerri Lyn Beck
June Clark Eubanks
Sylvia Crowell
Paula Luesse
Brett Peugh
Krystle Simmons
Katrina Smith
Dave Beck, Staff Representative
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