2012 – 13 SKEA Bargaining
Concession Agreement 3 furlough days for Included trigger language Stimulus funds allowed restoration of days Concession Agreement Bargain complete contract Side Concession Agreement 4 furlough days for
Concession Agreement 5 Furlough days for licensed staff laid off Concession Agreement 7 furlough days for Concession Agreement Current contract expires June 30, 2013 Bargain complete contract Side concession agreement likely Start bargaining process this winter
Sharlee Blackwell, Chavez Elementary Jane Killefer, Roberts Middle School Scott May, Crossler Middle School Eric Miller, Vice President, Pringle Elem. Tyler Scialo-Lakeberg, North High School John Scott, Parrish Middle School Kathleen Sundell, President Advisory – Eric Schutz, OEA Consultant
Bargaining 101
Determination of bargaining subjects Made by Oregon Employment Relations Board or Employee Relations Board (ERB) Based on ORS ( Oregon Revised Statues) (7) Definition of employment relations
Mandatory If you make a proposal, other side is required to bargain over it. Permissive You can make a proposal, but the other side can decline to bargain over it.
Make a proposal, other side is required to bargain over it. Make a proposal, other side can decline to bargain over it. Mandatory Subjects Salary, extra duty pay Insurance, money to purchase supplies Length of work day Work week or work year Association leave for local activities Sick Leave banks Permissive Subjects Class size School calendar School curriculum Reasonable dress, grooming Standards and procedures for student discipline Time between student classes
Surveys of general membership Repeated like issues over the life of the contract Grievance topics over life of the contract Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) Past history
What do you want to know?
Do you have to negotiate the whole contract? No, the decision to negotiate any part of the contract is open to the parties involved. What would be the benefit of negotiating new language? Issues and grievances that have come up during the life of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) could be addressed in new/revised language. Can the Association accept a new contract without the membership voting? No, a new contract must be ratified through an all member vote.