SBAC Update
12:49 PM - March 27, 2013
Local 1000’s bargaining team – more than 200 member-elected
representatives – worked through the weekend to review the
results of bargaining surveys and develop conceptual proposals
that will drive our upcoming contract negotiations with the
state, which are slated to begin April 10.
Protecting retirement security, preserving medical benefits, an
end to furloughs and a wage increase were among the key
priorities expressed by members. Our Bargaining Unit Negotiation
Committee (BUNC) further parsed survey results – including member
comments – to develop proposals specific to each of our nine
bargaining units.
We just completed more than 200 meetings attended by thousands of
members,” said Brenda Modkins, chair of Bargaining Unit 1. “Our
aggressive effort to reach out and listen gives us a clear
understanding of their priorities.”
Representatives from every bargaining unit also came together to
discuss the importance of representing workers in each individual
unit.