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2014 Draft Budget

Survey

To All CSUEU-Represented Employees:

Our 2013/14 bargaining survey is still live and ready for your participation, if you haven't already completed it.

What do you want to see in the next contract? Your answers are vital for your bargaining team as we prepare for the expiration of our current contract on June 30, 2014. We have heard you: the most important things to a majority of you are finding a way to get you raises and protecting our benefits. But, our contract covers so much more. Management often asks the bargaining team to substantiate our assertions about members' needs. This collected data will give us that information to present at the bargaining table during the next round of negotiations.

Please don't complete this survey during work hours, but it's fine to fill it out at work before or after your shift, at lunch or during a break. This survey should take you approximately 10 minutes to complete. If you are not sure about your answer to any particular question, you usually can use an "I don't know" option.

Your responses are important to us. Thank you for assisting with this project and for making your voice heard.

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1387706/CSUEU-2013-Membership-Survey

Your responses are important to us, says VP for Representation Alisandra Brewer. Thank you for assisting with this project and for making your voice heard.

Comments please email to VP for Representation Alisandra Brewer

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In-Range Progression (IRP)

• IRP workshop powerpoint
• Suggestion for the IRP Cover Memo
• Action Verbs to use in describing your skills
• List of verbs describing tasks
• IRP request form

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2014 Draft Budget

CSUEU Salary Reopener FAQ

On September 12, 2013, the CSUEU bargaining team announced that it had reached a salary reopener agreement with the CSU. Read the announcement. This FAQ provides further details. (Q) What is at the heart of the agreement?

CSU has agreed to implement a 1.34 percent general salary increase for the members of CSUEU Bargaining Units 2, 5, 7, and 9, with a minimum raise of $40 per month. This minimum will benefit the nearly one-third of CSUEU-represented employees who are in the lowest-paid classifications.

(Q) How does that $40 minimum get implemented exactly?

Anyone making less than the full-time equivalent of about $2,950 per month will see their raise increased to $40 per month. This will be pro-rated for less-than-full-time employees; for instance, if you work 20 hours per week, your raise will be half of the minimum, or $20 per month.

(Q) What was the rationale for including this $40 minimum?

An across-the-board percentage increase would have provided an insultingly low dollar amount for those who make the least among all CSU employees. We negotiated an additional arrangement to help them. This does not in any way affect the 1.34 percent raise for anyone else.

(Q) Is there an expiration date on this raise, or is it permanent?

This is a permanent addition to your salary.

(Q) Am I eligible if I started working for CSU after July 1, 2013?

While the raise is for employees in active status (or on leave) as of July 1, 2013, some new hires may see increases, too, as the pay range for all classifications are being raised 1.34 percent. So, if you were recently hired at the bottom of the pay range, your pay will increase, also.

(Q) Does the raise apply to part-timers, temporary workers, and other non-FTE employees?

Yes. Any CSUEU-represented employees in units 2, 5, 7, and 9 (hired before July 1, 2013) will receive the increase to their base pay. Employees who have part-time appointments will receive a pro-rata share of the increase. All per diem employees will see the 1.34 percent applied to their base pay.

(Q) Is this raise retroactive to July 1, 2013?

Yes, the raises will be retroactive to July 1, 2013. The State Controller's Office (SCO) will begin processing raises soon. You will get a separate lump-sum check for the retroactive pay amount.

(Q) When is a reasonable time to expect that retroactive payment - perhaps early January?

This depends on the SCO. The Office of the Chancellor has agreed expedite its part to try to make the December 1 date that is mentioned in the agreement. However, the SCO has indicated that it may not be able to complete its part until a little later. This may delay checks until January or possibly as far out as February.

(Q) Are there other aspects of the agreement?

A change in current language was made specifying that any denial of an in-range progression (IRP) request must now include a written reason. This discussion sets the stage for future negotiations about fair compensation.

(Q) Why has the CSU made these funds available now?

Of the $125.1 million CSU budget augmentation made possible by the passage of Prop 30 last November, CSU Chancellor White earlier this year set aside $38 million for compensation.

(Q) What does the term "reopener" mean exactly?

"Reopener" bargaining refers to the fact that the agreement between CSUEU and CSU contains a clause allowing either party to reopen the contract to negotiate changes to salaries or benefits. In response to the creation of the $38 million pool, CSUEU earlier this summer requested to reopen the contract on salaries.

(Q) Where can I read the entire agreement?

It's posted at: http://www.csueu.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=gZmu_RjcwFQ%3d&tabid=53

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2013 Chapter 312 Budget; Bargaining 101; Red Cross Disaster Supplies Calendar