Today, the State handed our bargaining team a resounding “we don’t care about state workers” as they rejected our proposed pay raise, diminished our health care stipend, and said ‘no’ to a Juneteenth holiday.
“The State is not moving on our key economic priority,” said Irene Green, Vice President for Bargaining. “Our bargaining team is committed to not back down and to keep pressing the State for a contract that Respects Us, Protects Us, and Pays Us.”
Bargaining will continue daily. Here are the details from the master table today:
Salary increase: The State rejected our 26%, 3-year proposal. Their offer remains 6% over 3 years.
Health care stipend: The $260 benefit ends on June 30, due to a sunset clause. Our proposal for $320/month was rejected. The State proposed a 3-tiered monthly stipend ($35, $70, $140) based upon the employee’s health care plan choice.
Juneteenth holiday: The State flatly rejected the addition of June 19 as a paid holiday.
We reached tentative agreements with the State on 11 contract sections today, all rollover language that preserves previously won contract rights.
- 19.3 – Rest Periods (Excludes Units 14, 15, 17 and 21)
- 8.5 – Adoption Leave
- 8.7 – Unpaid Leave of Absence
- 8.9 – Catastrophic Leave – Natural Disaster
- 8.13 – Court Appearance and/or Subpoenas (Excludes Unit 17)
- 8.14 – Jury Duty
- 11.7 – Merit Salary Adjustments (MSA)
- 15.3 – Hardship Transfer
- 19.5 – Set Up/Shut Down Time
- 19.10 – Work in Multiple Time Zones
- 21.3 – Class A and Class B Commercial Driver’s License (Excludes Units 17 and 21)
You can read the details of these and all current contract articles at contract.seiu1000.org
If the State won’t move at the table … then let’s move them! Stand Up with State Workers in a Silent Protest at the State Capitol on Thursday, June 29, 10:00 a.m., by joining a silent protest march. You can sign up here to make our demands visible.
Our bargaining efforts are happening daily. When we have news at the table, you’ll read it here first. To read about what happened in all our bargaining sessions to date, please visit the Contract Action Center page at www.seiu1000.org