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UC Again Improves Wage Offer to AFSCME for Service Workers - Now Approximately $20.3 million - Plus Experience-based Salary Structure
On Friday, September 12th, UC presented AFSCME with an improved package proposal that would provide a minimum of $20.3 million in wage increases for UC service employees over the next twenty eight months. The offer also includes transition to an experienced-based step salary structure. Included in this offer is a proposal to raise the minimum hourly salary rate for service employees from $10.28 to $13.25 over this time period.
The University's most recent proposal was designed to respond to the Union s demands for experience-based steps, which would provide increases to service employees based on their years of experience at UC. In addition to outlining experience-based step increases, the University's most recent proposal includes the following:
- WAGES:
- Increase minimum rate to $12/hour
- Transition to step salary structure
- Local equity proposals
- Increase minimum rate to $12.73/hour
- Step increase for employees already paid at or above $12.73/hour
- Meet and confer on an across-the-board increase if the Governor's Compact is funded and there are no budget reductions.
- Increase minimum rate to $13.25/hour
- Meet and confer on across-the-board and/or step increases
- HEALTH CARE BENEFITS: The same high quality health benefit plans offered to all other UC employees in which lower paid employees pay lower monthly premiums than other staff. UC s last proposal outlined conditions for possible reopeners on benefits as well;
- RETIREMENT: UC employees have not had to contribute toward the cost of their pension benefits - considered the gold standard by many - for over 18 years due in part to strong investment performance. UC's last proposal outlined conditions for possible reopeners on retirement as well.
Year One: $11.3 million in wage-related increases
Year Two: $6.2 million in wage-related increases
Year Three: $2.8 million in wage-related increases
The University extended this enhanced proposal to its previous offer in an earnest effort to reach agreement for service employees. AFSCME is currently considering the offer, and UC remains hopeful that an agreement can be reached with compromise from both sides.
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