Supreme Court Case Janus v. AFSCME What we all need to know

Now we need to save our contract We saved our pensions by voting “NO” to the constitutional convention Now we need to save our contract

Due to the expected decision in Janus v Due to the expected decision in Janus v. AFSCME EVERYONE MUST SIGN UP TO CONTINUE YOUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE (ENTER your local ) Without your membership, your contract will no longer exist Your union protects your contract

Along with everything else in the contract You will lose: Your salary schedule Your workday limits Your health insurance Your benefit fund Along with everything else in the contract

Your union protects your contract Salary Schedule When our contract expires, the maximum salary will be more than $ ( enter your top pay amount) We have guaranteed step and percent increases By the end of our contract, the starting salary will be almost $ ( enter your amount) We earn column movement for earning credits Without the UNION, they can pay us whatever they want. (In 2010, they asked us to take $10,000 pay cuts and pay 35% of our health premiums. The UNION didn’t allow that to happen.) ( this was example from negotiations enter your own) Without the UNION, they won’t have to ask…they will IMPOSE the pay cuts. Your union protects your contract

Secondary Workday Limits (Example) Your union protects your contract Secondary teachers will be able to be forced to teach 6 or 7 classes per day for no extra money. If secondary teachers teach 6 classes per day, we will lose approximately ___ teachers If secondary teachers teach 7 classes per day, we will lose approximately ____ teachers In 2010, the district wanted secondary teachers to teach 6 classes per day for no extra money. The UNION didn’t allow that to happen. Without the UNION, they won’t have to ask Insert your local’s history/contractual benefits won Your union protects your contract

Elementary Workday Limits (Example) Your union protects your contract The day can be extended to 8+ hours If 6th grade teachers have to teach 6 or 7 classes per day, we will lose approximately 5-8 elementary teachers Eliminate all prep time Mandatory extra help, professional development and evening events, including parent conferences for no extra money Your union protects your contract

Health Insurance (Example) Your union protects your contract We pay ____% of the health premiums until 20__ The district will be able to make us pay the full cost of health insurance. Family—$25,481 Individual—$12,089 In 2010, they asked us to pay 35% of the premiums. The UNION didn’t allow that to happen. Without the UNION, they won’t have to ask 2018-2019 Annual Rates Your union protects your contract

STA Benefit Fund (Examples for BFs) Benefits that will be lost: your vision plan your $25,000 life insurance policy your legal plan your non-reimbursed medical plan Currently, your contract provides these benefits at no cost to you Your union protects your contract

What do you need to do?

Your union protects your contract EVERYONE MUST SIGN UP TO CONTINUE YOUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE (ENTER your union) Without your membership, your contract will no longer exist Your union protects your contract

Your union protects your contract In 2012, a similar law was passed in Wisconsin The Kenosha teachers lost their collective bargaining rights and the district eliminated their decades old contract and gave the teachers a new, 1-page “contract” In front of you, you have the table of contents of their old contract and a copy of their new, 1-page “contract” Your union protects your contract

Your union protects your contract In the spring, your team leader will ask you to sign a pledge card. Protect your contract and sign your card. Your union protects your contract