HR Update; February 29, 2008
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- Union Rejects UC’s Offer for Wage Increases for Patient Care Employees in Exchange for Contract Extension
- UC Retirement Readiness Education Programs
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Union Rejects UC’s Offer for Wage Increases for Patient Care Employees in Exchange for Contract Extension
University of California officials announced today (Feb. 27) that the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees rejected a UC proposal that would have provided approximately $16 million to UC patient care employees in annualized wages and related costs and would have raised the average system-wide pay rate for these employees to $20.75 an hour.
To date, AFSCME has rejected numerous UC contract extension proposals for patient care technical and service employees amounting to more than $18 million in annualized wages and related costs.
The university’s proposal was intended as a short-term solution to provide well-deserved wage increases to patient care technical employees while allowing the parties to continue to work toward their shared goal of a new contract. The proposal, which would have extended the contract through Sept. 30, 2008, left health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and current parking rates untouched, while offering the following wage increases:
- Range adjustments: Increases to the minimum and maximum range for selected job titles.
- Individual increases: Increases of 3.5 percent to 15 percent within range for all individual job titles.
- Additional individual equity increases: Increases to individual salaries to address equity issues.
- Shift differential pay: Location-specific increases to hourly rates for evening and night shifts.
- Signing bonus: $500 for patient care technical employees with appointments of 50 percent or greater; $250 for those with appointments less than 50 percent.
At a mediation session on Tuesday (Feb. 26), the third-party mediator indicated that he would certify the negotiations to fact-finding today. At the close of mediation, UC presented the union with its proposal for a contract extension.
In the fact-finding process, UC and AFSCME will present their respective positions on the unresolved issues to a three-member fact-finding panel. The panel will then issue recommendations for resolving the differences between the parties. At the conclusion of fact-finding, if UC and AFSCME cannot reach agreement using the fact-finder’s recommendations, the recommendations become available to the public.
For more news and information about the University of California: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu
To view online: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/17386
UC Retirement Readiness Education Programs
Are you ready for retirement? Are your ducks all in a row? Start to plan now-it’s never too early.
Please pass this on to your colleagues, circulate invitations, post the actual schedules, or otherwise re-broadcast these weekly reminders about our valuable (FREE) education programs for faculty and staff. Bring your lunch; your questions; your spouse/partner. . .
- UC Retirement Plan (UCRP)-UC’s Defined Benefit Plan
- “The Features of UCRP”
- March 12, Laurel Heights, LHts - 376, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Refer to these schedules for details and future workshops
- The Future of UCRP
- UC Retirement Savings Plans-the 403(b), 457(b) and DC Plans
- “Enrolling in Your UC Savings Program”
- March 6, Laurel Heights, LHts - 376, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- March 11, Parnassus, N - 217, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- March 12, Mission Center, MCB - 126, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
- March 13, SFGH, Carr Auditorium, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- “Achieving a Sound Retirement”
- March 6, Laurel Heights, LHts - 376, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- March 11, Parnassus, N - 217, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- March 12, Mission Center, MCB - 126, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
- March 13, SFGH, Carr Auditorium, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- “Understand the How-to’s of FITSCo’s NetBenefits Website”
- March 11, Parnassus, N - 217, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
- March 12, Mission Center, MCB - 126, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- March 13, SFGH, Carr Auditorium, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Refer to these schedules for details and future workshops
- Schedule one of these meetings for your department
- Focus on Your Future!
Usually there can be at least one (or more) workshop(s) per week scheduled at various UCSF locations around town. For more details and listings for upcoming scheduled presentations, please refer to our Workshops and Presentations Schedules menus found at our local UCSF HR/Benefits website.
Pssst! Finance Day is coming April 23, 2008-Mark your calendars.
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