Collective Bargaining Update
Welcome Back!
Thanks to all of our members’ courage, commitment and hard work last year, we were able to negotiate a contract that made progress of some our most pressing issues.
Over the next two months, you will be seeing the second Cost of Living Adjustment and the Comparator Increase (for instructional and research faculty only) added to your paycheck.
CORRECTION: Our pay periods run from the first until the end of the month, so you will see the raise on the entirety of your paychecks
Here’s what you can expect:
2.5% COLA:
- Twelve month employees’ 2.5% increase begins on January 1, 2015. Since our pay periods run from the 16th of the previous month to the 15th of the following one, you will see an increase on half of your salary (January 1-15) in your January 31, 2015 paycheck.
- Nine month employees’ 2.5% increase begins on February 1, 2015. Since our pay periods run from the 16th of the previous month to the 15th of the following one, you will see an increase on half of your salary (February 1-15) in your February 28, 2015 paycheck.
1.5% Comparator Increase:
- All instructional and research faculty will receive a 1.5% increase effective January 1, 2015. This increase is designed to bring our salaries closer to our comparators at other institutions. Academic professional received a compression increase based up their years of experience last July, so APs will not receive the comparator increase. Instructional and research faculty’s comparator increase will be added to the January 31, 2015 paycheck.
These salary increases are a direct result of our members’ mobilization. Thanks to all of you who wore a t-shirt or lanyard, hung up a poster, talked to your colleagues about our issues, made phone calls, attended a bargaining session or rally, signed a blue or red card, took the time to participate in our strike vote and/or worked as an organizer or CORE member! Happy 2015!
Leanne Serbulo
VP Collective Bargaining