collective bargaining in an economic downturn. negotiating successor collective bargaining...
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Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers show major work numbers show major work stoppages stoppages dropped 95 dropped 95 percentpercent this year compared this year compared with last year and are at their with last year and are at their lowest level since the lowest level since the government began keeping a government began keeping a tally in the 1940s.tally in the 1940s.
Labor peace has broken out Labor peace has broken out across the country, and all it across the country, and all it took was the nastiest took was the nastiest recession since the end of recession since the end of World War II to spawn it. World War II to spawn it. The Washington TimesThe Washington Times, , November 3, 2009.November 3, 2009.
AgendaAgenda
Current TrendsCurrent Trends Strategic ConsiderationsStrategic Considerations SalarySalary InsuranceInsurance LanguageLanguage
Current TrendsCurrent Trends
Delayed bargaining due to Delayed bargaining due to uncertain fundinguncertain funding
Initial board proposals calling for Initial board proposals calling for a pay freezea pay freeze
One year contractsOne year contracts Historically lower salary increasesHistorically lower salary increases Language instead of moneyLanguage instead of money
Strategic ConsiderationsStrategic Considerations
Do not approve administrator Do not approve administrator and non-union salary increases and non-union salary increases prior to completing prior to completing negotiationsnegotiations
Share financial information and Share financial information and projections, early and oftenprojections, early and often
Strategic ConsiderationsStrategic Considerations
Cost the union’s financial Cost the union’s financial proposal on your ownproposal on your own
Use “Package Proposals” to Use “Package Proposals” to negotiate all economic issuesnegotiate all economic issues
Before you start – know Before you start – know where you want to endwhere you want to end
Negotiating Salary - Negotiating Salary - StrategiesStrategies
Provide financial information Provide financial information – early and often– early and often
Complete negotiations, then Complete negotiations, then address administrator and address administrator and non-union salarynon-union salary
Projections and model Projections and model buildingbuilding
Negotiating Salary - Negotiating Salary - StrategiesStrategies
Scattergram IssuesScattergram IssuesNegotiating Salary v. Negotiating Salary v. Payroll BudgetPayroll Budget
Union targets savings Union targets savings from retired teachersfrom retired teachers
What can you afford – know What can you afford – know the end pointthe end point
Negotiating Salary - Negotiating Salary - StrategiesStrategies
““Diminished Expectations” Diminished Expectations” Step calculationsStep calculations Distribution issuesDistribution issues
Percentage vs. straight-dollar Percentage vs. straight-dollar increasesincreases
Senior teacher concernsSenior teacher concerns
Negotiating Salary - Negotiating Salary - StrategiesStrategies
Percentage of what (base, Percentage of what (base, cell, total payroll)cell, total payroll)
Referendums and contingent Referendums and contingent fundingfunding
Salary Re-OpenerSalary Re-Opener
Health Insurance Health Insurance Benefits – Benefits – Trends and Trends and
RecommendationsRecommendations Cost sharing formulasCost sharing formulasBoard/Employee share increases Board/Employee share increases 50/5050/50
Board pays maximum 5% Board pays maximum 5% increase in the premium per yearincrease in the premium per year
Maximum dollar limitation on Maximum dollar limitation on Board contributionBoard contribution
Health Insurance Health Insurance Benefits – Benefits – Trends and Trends and
RecommendationsRecommendations Promise levels of Promise levels of premiumspremiums, as , as opposed to levels of opposed to levels of benefitsbenefits
Consider offering lower tiered Consider offering lower tiered plans, plans, i.ei.e. Platinum, Gold, Silver . Platinum, Gold, Silver Bronze.Bronze.
Health Savings Accounts for high Health Savings Accounts for high deductable plansdeductable plans
Cash option in lieu of insurance – Cash option in lieu of insurance – include cost of TRS!include cost of TRS!
Employee Health Insurance Employee Health Insurance
(Bad Language)(Bad Language)The Board agrees to continue to pay the full The Board agrees to continue to pay the full employee medical and hospitalization insurance employee medical and hospitalization insurance for full time employees. The Board agrees to pay for full time employees. The Board agrees to pay medical and hospitalization insurance for part medical and hospitalization insurance for part time employees prorated based upon the time employees prorated based upon the percentage of full time employment based upon percentage of full time employment based upon the employee’s classification. the employee’s classification. Changes in the carrier, single and family rate, Changes in the carrier, single and family rate, coverage, co-pays and deductibles shall require a coverage, co-pays and deductibles shall require a joint decision between the Association and Board. joint decision between the Association and Board. A joint Board and Association committee shall be A joint Board and Association committee shall be utilized to research and make recommendations to utilized to research and make recommendations to the respective partiesthe respective parties..
Employee Health Employee Health Insurance (Good Insurance (Good
Language)Language)For each full-time employee who desires to For each full-time employee who desires to participate, the Board shall contribute a maximum participate, the Board shall contribute a maximum amount of $368.00 per month for single coverage amount of $368.00 per month for single coverage for the duration of this Agreement. for the duration of this Agreement. Participating employees will pay any premiums in Participating employees will pay any premiums in excess of the Board’s maximum monthly excess of the Board’s maximum monthly contribution. All employees are subject to contribution. All employees are subject to eligibility requirements. The Board shall have the eligibility requirements. The Board shall have the right to make unilateral changes to the medical and right to make unilateral changes to the medical and hospitalization insurance carrier, plan, coverage, hospitalization insurance carrier, plan, coverage, co-pays, deductibles, single and family premiums co-pays, deductibles, single and family premiums and any other aspect of the health insurance and any other aspect of the health insurance program during the duration of this Agreement.program during the duration of this Agreement.
Language IssuesLanguage Issues
Review contract and identify Review contract and identify language that is costlylanguage that is costly
Union – give us language if Union – give us language if no moneyno money
Language IssuesLanguage Issues
Avoid the following:Avoid the following: Maintenance of Benefits ClauseMaintenance of Benefits Clause
Subcontracting limitationsSubcontracting limitations
Class size limitsClass size limits
Language IssuesLanguage IssuesAvoid the following:Avoid the following:Guaranteed work days/hoursGuaranteed work days/hours
Limits on Reductions-in-ForceLimits on Reductions-in-Force
Class schedules (4 Block, 7 Class schedules (4 Block, 7 Period, 8 Block)Period, 8 Block)
Barney R. Mundorf310 Regency Centre
Collinsville, IL 62234618.301.4060
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