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Peter Chester, Chief Negotiator
Office of Senior Vice President Business and Finance
Office of the President
300 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612
April 14, 2008
Dear Peter:
I am enclosing initial proposals for the negotiations of a successor contract for the CX bargaining unit.
These proposals reflect the commitment of CUE and UC to engage in Interest Based Bargaining in
that they are a listing of articles of the contract and broad statements and or questions that reflect
the interests that motivate our opening with these articles.
It is our hope that with the help of facilitator Valerie Harrigan we can conduct all of the negotiations
using the IBB model and arrive at a sustainable agreement that meets the mutual needs of both
parties.
Sincerely,
Amatullah Alaji-Sabrie
Cc: Successor Bargaining Team
CUE state wide executive board
Attorney Bonsall
Attorney Rabinowitz
Associate Vice President Boyette
Executive Director-Labor Relations Howard Pripas
CUE Proposals
Article 1: Access
- Bargaining parties should collaborate in good faith to ensure that new
University employees are aware of all of their rights, benefits and
obligations
- To protect and defend the legitimate jurisdictional claims of the bargaining
unit.
Article 2: Agreement
- Protect and defend the legitimate jurisdictional claims of the bargaining unit.
Article 3: Arbitration
- Improve the arbitration provision to enhance the prompt and fair
disposition of grievances arising under the contract.
Article 5: Corrective Action/Discipline and Dismissal
- Improve Corrective Action/Discipline and Dismissal procedures to ensure
CX unit employees are not subject to unfair arbitration or capricious
corrective action/discipline and dismissal
- Enhance the prompt and fair disposition of the investigatory leave process
- Provide for improved communications with CUE of the University's actions
in response to Skelly hearings.
Article 7: Grievance Procedure
- Simplify the grievance process and create a more uniform dispute
resolution procedure
- Improve the grievance procedure to enhance prompt and fair disposition of
disputes arising under the contract (MOU-Memorandum of Understanding).
- Create clear and easily understood time limits for filing and processing the
grievances under the contract.
Article 8: Health and Safety
- It is in the mutual interests of CUE and the University for Health and Safety
policies to address the total wellness of CX unit employees.
Article 9: Holidays
- How do we guarantee that all CX unit employees receive fair and adequate
compensation and staffing assignments for holidays?
Article 10: Hours of Work
- Develop already defined work hours to meet the operational needs of the
University that can be agreed upon by both parties.
Article 13: Layoff and Reduction in Time
- How can we protect and defend CX unit positions in periods of
restructuring, transitions and layoffs during the length of this contract?
Article 14: Leaves of Absence
- Notify CX unit employees of all applicable Federal and State laws and post
such notices as required by law
- Provide equitable paid release time for all CX unit employees in attendance
at administrative or legal proceedings
- Provide adequate bereavement leave for CX unit employees without
requiring utilization of other accrued paid leave; and assure CX unit
employees have adequate notice (knowledge) of this benefit.
Article 16: Medical Separation
- How can we develop a high quality program that protects the rights and
benefits of medically separated CX unit employees?
Article 20: No Strikes
- Recognition and protection of the constitutional rights of workers is a
fundamental principle upheld in the academic community.
Article 22: Out of Class Assignments
- Fair and equitable compensation for all CX unit employees doing out of
classification work meets the mutual needs of both parties during the
course of this agreement.
Article 26: Performance Evaluation
- The Performance Evaluation will be an objective and fair method of
evaluating CX unit members work performance
- Well-trained, informed, fair and objective supervisors contribute to the
mutual needs and interests of both parties during the life of this contract.
Article 27: Personnel Files
- Stale employment records should not be held against any CX unit employee
after a reasonable period of time.
Article 28: Positions-Appointments
- How do we assure fair and equitable treatment of CX unit employees in all
University positions and appointments?
Article 33: Respectful/Fair Treatment
- Well-trained, informed, fair and objective supervisors contribute to the
mutual needs and interests of both parties during the life of this contract.
Article 35: Shift Differential
- Equitable shift differential compensation for CX unit employees comparable
to the shift differential of other represented and non-represented University
employees serves the mutual interests of both parties during the length of
this agreement.
Article 36: Sick Leave
- Provide fair and reasonable opportunities for all CX unit employees to
utilize, at the employees' discretion, accrued sick leave, while fulfilling the
legitimate operational goals and needs of the University.
Article 39: Transfers, Reclass and Promotions
- To protect and defend the legitimate jurisdictional claims of the bargaining
unit.
Article 42: University Benefits
- MEDICAL: Provide for high quality medical benefits for all CX unit
employees and future retirees at the least cost to the employees for the life
of the contract.
- DENTAL: Provide for high quality dental benefits for all CX unit employees
and future retirees at the least cost to the employees for the life of the
contract.
- VISION: Provide for high quality vision benefits for all CX unit employees
and future retirees at the least cost to the employees for the life of the
contract.
- DISABILITY: Provide for high quality disability benefits for all CX unit
employees and future retirees at the least cost to the employees for the life
of the contract.
- WORKERS COMP: Provide for high quality workers compensation benefits
for all CX unit employees and future retirees at the least cost to the
employees for the life of the contract.
- RETIREMENT: CX unit employees continue to participate in UCRP relative to
terms and conditions;
- Maintain retirement plan for CX employees fully funded by employer
contributions
- Provide for high quality retirement benefits for all CX unit employees
and future retirees at the least cost to the employees for the life of
the contract.
Article 44: Vacation
- Provide fair and reasonable opportunities for all CX unit employees to
utilize, at the employees' discretion, accrued vacation while fulfilling the
legitimate operational goals and needs of the University.
Article 45: Wages
- Equitable compensation for CX unit employees throughout the UC system
at market rate and/or a living wage, whichever is higher, is essential for
the retention of CX unit employees
- It is in the mutual interest of both parties for CX unit employees to advance
through the steps of their job classification to keep pace with increasing
costs.
New Article*: Workload
- Adequate staffing is required to meet the work load and operational needs
of the University and is in the mutual interests of both parties during the
length of this agreement.