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CONTRACT TRAINING
RESEARCH SUPPORT
PROFESSIONALS (RX)
&
TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES (TX)
2008-2013 AGREEMENTS
May, 2010
EFFECTIVE DATE OF
AGREEMENT
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Effective Date of Agreement:
March 25, 2010.
UPTE ratified the agreement on
March 22, 2010.
The contract was fully executed on
March 25, 2010.
May, 2010
SUMMARY OF
RX TX BARGAINING UNITS
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RX - Research Support Professionals
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4,584 FTE
Annual payroll: $208,268,526
State funded: 9.9%
TX - Technical Employees
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3,182 FTE
Annual payroll: $131,592,340
State funded: 23.2%
July 2009 data
May, 2010
BARGAINING RESULTS
ARTICLES MODIFIED
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Article 1 Access
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Article 2 Agreement
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Article 4 University Benefits*
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Article 6 Compensation*
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Article 7 Corrective Action/Discipline
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Article 8 Development & Training (RX)
May, 2010
BARGAINING RESULTS
ARTICLES MODIFIED
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Article 9 Duration of Agreement
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Article 11 Health & Safety*
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Article 17 Leaves for Union Business
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Article 18 Leaves of Absence*
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Article 25 Nondiscrimination in
Employment
May, 2010
BARGAINING RESULTS
ARTICLES MODIFIED
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Article 27 Parking*
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Article 28 Payroll Deduction
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Article 33 Reasonable Accommodation*
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Article 45 Work Incurred Injury/Illness
May, 2010
BARGAINING RESULTS
APPENDIXES MODIFIED/ADDED
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Appendix A: 2010 salary table
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Appendix B: LBL salary table
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Appendix C: Grievance Form
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Appendix D: Enumeration of Benefits*
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Appendix E: Parking Rates (new)
May, 2010
BARGAINING RESULTS
SIDE LETTERS DELETED
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Labor/Management Meeting
Hazardous Work and Shift Differential
Labor Management Compensation
Evaluation Committee
May, 2010
BARGAINING RESULTS
SIDE LETTER MODIFIED
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Seagoing Employees at UCSD
May, 2010
BARGAINING RESULTS
NEW SIDE LETTERS
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Local Equity
Side Letter of Understanding: Article 4
University Benefits
Bargaining Related Requests For
Information
May, 2010
BARGAINING RESULTS
NEW SIDE LETTERS
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Settlement Agreement – Unfair Labor
Practice Charges
Layoff and Reemployment Labor
Management Committee
May, 2010
ARTICLE 1
ACCESS
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New to §C.2.b. the allowance for
employee representatives to use the
current contract language of 10
hours for:
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“health and safety activities”, and for
“review and discussion with employees
and management regarding health and
safety activities.”
May, 2010
ARTICLE 2
AGREEMENT
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Updated effective date of
agreement: March 25, 2010.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 4
UNIVERSITY BENEFITS
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Medical benefits
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§A.4. employees will contribute to 2010
monthly premiums on the same basis as
other employees.
§A.1. reopener for any monthly
premium cost increases over 18% for
three consecutive years for Payband 1,
and
See side letter of understanding, any
major structural changes in UC’s medical
benefits must be negotiated.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 4
UNIVERSITY BENEFITS
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Retirement Benefits
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§§A.1.-3. General Conditions, resumption of
contributions to pension plan April 2010,
beginning with 2% redirection of employee
contribution.
§§B.1.-3. General Conditions, an additional 1%
employee contribution in 2011 and 2012, as
required of other staff employees and if UC
contributes at least as much.
See side letter of understanding, any major
structural changes in pension benefits must be
negotiated.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 6 COMPENSATION
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For 2008-09 and 2009-10 fiscal
years: no wage increases.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 6 COMPENSATION
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§B. 2010-11:
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2.5% across-the-board wage increases in
October 2010, and
One step increase (RX) and one-half step
(TX) in January 2011, and
There will be 0.5% ( $1.7m systemwide)
available for equity increases. Any unspent
funds will be rolled into subsequent
systemwide across-the-board increases.
Settlement Payment of $1,000 – side letter
May, 2010
ARTICLE 6 COMPENSATION
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§§C.- D. 2011-12 and 2012-13:
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3% across-the-board wage increases in
October, and
One step increase (RX) and one-half
step (TX) each year in January.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 7
CORRECTIVE ACTION/DISCIPLINE
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§§C.2.-3. “UPTE” added to the
written notification of the beginning
and ending of an investigation.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 8
DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
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New §B.4. allows RX employees to use
Development leave hours for the time
taking the AALAS certification exam.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 9
DURATION OF AGREEMENT
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DURATION: 3/25/10 – 6/30/13
§B. describes the conditions for
reopeners on University Benefits.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 11
HEALTH & SAFETY
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This article has extensive changes
and should be read carefully. To
summarize:
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§A.1. the University committed to
providing employees a safe work
environment.
§A.3. employees shall not be
retaliated against for identifying
and/or expressing concern about safety
issues.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 11
HEALTH & SAFETY
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§A.4. acknowledgement of employee
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§B.1. employees shall receive health
role in a successful safety program, and
obligates employees to comply with
location policies and procedures and
Article 11.
and safety education and/or training
related to their job functions.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 11
HEALTH & SAFETY
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§B.2. requires employees receive health
and safety education and/or training prior
to working with animals with contagious
diseases and/or hazardous materials or in a
hazardous environment.
§C.1. requires locations to maintain MSDS
in paper format if employees do not have
ready access to a computer.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 11
HEALTH & SAFETY
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§C.3. – In compliance with state and federal
law, the University shall provide access to data
regarding toxic chemicals, seismic safety and
asbestos reports. The contract requires
locations to provide “existing” data within “15
calendar days of request.”
§C.5. pursuant to state and federal law,
requires locations to provide to union, upon
written request, health and safety
information subject to public disclosure,
within the time frame specified by law.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 17 LEAVES FOR
UNION BUSINESS
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§A.3. requires locations to charge UPTE for
“actual” compensation and benefit costs.
§§ A.4.-6. limits leave to one (1) nonprobationary career employee
representative per department per
campus/medical center/laboratory.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 18 LEAVES OF
ABSENCE
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This article has extensive changes and
should be read carefully. To
summarize:
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§A.3. includes Military Caregiving Leave,
Qualifying Exigency Leave and Military
Spouse/Domestic Partner Leave in leave
without pay benefit.
§A.4. Requests for Leaves
excludes Military Caregiving Leave,
Qualifying Exigency Leave and Military
Spouse/Domestic Partner Leave from
requiring advance written notice.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 18 LEAVES OF
ABSENCE
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§B.1.g.3. Health Care Provider now
includes physician assistant.
§B.3.b. requires the University
respond to an employee’s request
for Family Medical Leave within 5
days.
§B.6.b. allows an employee the
option to use vacation during
pregnancy disability leave.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 18 LEAVES OF
ABSENCE
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§B.7.b. changes reduced schedule and
intermittent leave calculations pursuant to Family
Medical leave to be for the “applicable year.”
§B.8.a. employees required to give 30 days or
less notice for Parental Leave.
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Foreseeable (30 days)
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Unforeseeable (as soon as practicable)
§B.8.b. The University shall grant a parent’s leave
request (parental leave) of less than 2 weeks
during any 2 occasions during the calendar year.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 18 LEAVES OF
ABSENCE
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New §E. Military Caregiver Leave.
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Provides an additional type of Family
Medical Care and Leave for an eligible
employee to care for a family member
who is a covered service member
undergoing medical treatment,
recuperation or therapy for a serious
illness or injury.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 18 LEAVES OF
ABSENCE
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New §E. Military Spouse/Domestic
Partner Leave
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Provides protected leave for an
employee whose family member is on a
qualified leave period from a military
conflict.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 18 LEAVES OF
ABSENCE
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New §F. Qualifying Exigency Leave.
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Provides protected Family Medical Leave
for an employee to attend to any
qualifying exigency while a family
member is on active duty status, or
notified of impending call or order to
active military of the Armed forces.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 25
NONDISCRIMINATION
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§A.1. adds genetic information to
protected classes.
(race, color, religion, marital status,
national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, physical or
mental disability, medical condition
(cancer-related or genetic character),
genetic information (including family
history)
May, 2010
ARTICLE 27 PARKING
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§§ C.1.-3. adds parking rates and
maximum annual adjustments to the
agreement.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 28 PAYROLL
DEDUCTION
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§E. adds the Elizabeth Glaser AIDS
Foundation as a voluntary employee
deduction.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 33 REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATION
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This article has extensive changes and
should be read carefully. To
summarize:
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§A.1. introduces the interactive
process.
§§ B.1-2. describes the interactive
process
§C. describes required medical
documentation.
May, 2010
ARTICLE 45
WORK INCURRED INJURY/ILLNESS
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§E.1 …Total extended sick leave
payments shall not exceed 26 weeks
for any one injury or illness or 100%
of original pay plus shift differential.
May, 2010
APPENDIXES
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Appendix A: 2010 salary table
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Appendix B: LBL salary table
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To be updated
To be updated
Appendix C: Grievance Form
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Inserted, awaiting formatting
May, 2010
APPENDIXES
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Appendix D: Enumeration of Benefits*
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Updated to reflect changes in available
benefits
Appendix E: Parking Rates (new)
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Provides a chart of rates and maximum
annual increases by campus
May, 2010
SIDE LETTER MODIFIED
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Seagoing Employees at UCSD
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Replaces meet and confer with meet
and discuss.
May, 2010
NEW SIDE LETTER – LOCAL
EQUITY
Funds allocated to 2010-2011 equity
adjustments will be at least $1.7 million
systemwide for the RX and the TX units combined
(approximately 0.5%, or one-half-percent of the
08-09 payroll for these units).
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No location shall be required to spend over
0.75% (three-quarters of one percent) of that
location’s combined RX and TX payroll on equity
increases.
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May, 2010
NEW SIDE LETTER – LOCAL
EQUITY
Systemwide negotiations regarding Local Equity
Wage Adjustments for:
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Computer Resource Specialist I (UCSD)
Computer Resource Specialist II – (UCSD)
Remote Location Allowance for Seagoing Employees
(UCSD)
By mutual agreement additional titles may be
added to the above list.
May, 2010
NEW SIDE LETTER OF
UNDERSTANDING – ARTICLE 4
BENEFITS
KEY POINT
For the duration of this agreement, if
the University proposes major
structural changes to the Health and
Welfare program, retiree health
insurance, or the University of
California Retirement Plan, the
University would be obligated to
notify UPTE and UPTE may demand to
bargain or may accept the changes as
proposed.
May, 2010
NEW SIDE LETTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT – ULP’S
KEY POINT: START
TX and RX employees who would have
been subject to the systemwide
furlough/salary reduction plan and who
have not yet been temporarily laid off in
relation to this program in order to
effectuate the State Budget shortfall for FY
09-10, will:
May, 2010
NEW SIDE LETTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT – ULP’S
KEY POINT: START
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Have the opportunity to enroll in the START Plan
at their location to effectuate the savings required
by the system-wide furlough/salary reduction
plan.
This understanding does not cover temporary
layoffs of RX and TX unit employees for
reasons other than the temporary budget
shortfall.
May, 2010
NEW SIDE LETTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT – ULP’S
KEY POINT: START
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Employees who opt to do this will begin such START
reduction on the pay period following the date of
ratification through 12/31/10.
As an example, if an employee would have received a
4% reduction in pay and 11 days of furlough then the
employee would need to effectuate the annual
equivalent of the 4% reduction in pay through the
START program. ($40k, 4% equal to $1600 annual
savings so this would need to be spread out among
the months remaining from date of ratification to
12/31/10.)
May, 2010
NEW SIDE LETTER LAYOFF & REEMPLOYMENT LMC
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The University and UPTE agree to establish a
system-wide labor management
committee within 60 days of ratification of
the agreement.
The Committee shall jointly identify best
practices in employment opportunities, job
search and development resources available
throughout the UC system.
May, 2010
NEW SIDE LETTER LAYOFF & REEMPLOYMENT LMC
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The Committee shall make recommendations
to enhance job placement and career services,
access to available UC jobs and UC job
training, where feasible, for laid off UC
employees.
Two bargaining unit representatives will be on
paid release time to attend Committee meetings.
The parties will share this information through
UC and UPTE channels.
May, 2010
THANK YOU, AND
IN CONCLUSION
For questions and comments, please contact
LABOR RELATIONS
Belinda Hein
858 534-2953
Terri Valladolid 858 534-7831
Lori Trofemuk 858 534-0296
Kerry Donnell
858 534-2813
May, 2010