-7/11/16

Employees who qualified for the $100 HEP Compliance payment can expect the payment to be included in the August 4th paycheck (retirees in the August 30th check).  Taxes are deducted from the payment.

To qualify for the $100 payment, full compliance for "chronic conditions" had to be achieved between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015.  Chronic conditions under our healthcare plan are:

Members,

Below you can find the text of a resolution passed by the state senate regarding an issue we've been fighting for a long time--health insurance for adjuncts.

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R 287
2016 -- S 3054
Enacted 06/08/2016

S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE COMMISSIONER OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE PROVISION OF HEALTH INSURANCE TO ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBERS

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To do so, you need to know your union number 2007 and your member number.

If you do not know your member number you can request it by contacting Shirliana Glassberg by phone (651-292-4829) or email.

there are lots of school stores and you can stop by and see what we have for sale! be sure to stop by.

Store 1: This is a store .....

Store 2: another

-7/7/2016

A contract extension agreement has been reached between the State and A&R.  An extension agreement is NOT a new contract, it is sort of a “bridge” between the expired contract and the successor agreement.  The extension is effective until a successor agreement is reached through the Collective Bargaining process.  According to the terms of this agreement, most, but not all of the rights in our expired contract will continue to be in effect until a successor agreement is approved.  In essence, the extension agreement carries forward the language portions of the contract but does not appropriate any “new money”.  This means we continue to have bumping rights, we continue to have AWS, sick leave bank, overtime guidelines, winter weather language, grievance procedures, transfer language and all other protections and benefits that the contract affords us.  However, we will not receive any of the “money” items until we have a successor agreement.

 According to CGS 5-278a, which governs lapsed bargaining unit contracts, the following items, and ONLY the following items needed to remain in effect for the State to be operating within the letter of the law:

1. Salaries
2. Differentials
3. Overtime
4. Longevity
5. Allowances for uniforms

Some of the notable items that are not available through the “bridge” contract:

1. No GWI/COLA in July 2016
2. No Step increases/Top Step payment in January 2017
3. No new Tuition Reimbursement funds
4. No new Professional Development funds

Another notable aspect is that during the “bridge” period, Article 13 section 8 will be expired giving the State the ability to contract out; this protection expired at the conclusion of our contract.  We will have it re-established in our next contract.

Separately, after lengthy discussions, OLR has finally agreed to cover 2015/16 tuition reimbursement requests.  This is a substantial and beneficial development as OLR had not released the requested funds for nearly 10 months.  Any pending unpaid requests should be processed/paid in the forthcoming month. 

Another issue of concern relates to Alternative Work Schedules.  There was wide-spread speculation that agencies could deny AWS requests absent our contract.  This concern can now be allayed as AWS will continue through this “bridge” period.  Further, the AWS/Weather Delay MOU will also continue.

Over the past several months we have taken many “pokes” at the Governor’s Office over their approach to contract negotiations.  However, it is becoming clear that the Governor’s Office sees the wisdom of operating in a spirit of cooperation and mutual respect.  We will continue the negotiation process for our new contract and we hope further cooperation from the State is forthcoming.

In solidarity

From a University of Maine System news release July 5: University of Maine System Chancellor James H. Page announced today that Dr. Robert Neely has been appointed the new Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the University of Maine System.

   EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETINGS

10:00 am

·      Tuesday,  March 6, 2018

Tuesday,  April 10,  2018

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

·        Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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GENERAL MEETINS @ 11:30

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Something knocked out the juice at the last Board of Education meeting so we are going back Thursday, June 30, 6:00 PM, 300 Eagle Ave., Perth Amboy to call for a fair contract. Sign the petition and come to the meeting to show your support.