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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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
Annual Rates
Your union protects your contract

9. 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

10. What do you need to do?

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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