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The Annual Membership Meeting is the venue
for setting the Legislative/Political Action priorities for
the upcoming year and making contract proposals related to
collective bargaining. Matters for discussion and action
are in the form of resolutions. Below is an overview of the
2007 Resolutions that were passed*:
Resolution #1 - 100%
Compensation of Salary Survey
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA seek through
contract negotiation proposals the full funding of the
salary survey; and that the language of the contract
proposals include and identify the process used by the
Department of Personnel to support the survey.
Resolution #2 -
Increase Pay to County/Municipal Levels
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA pursue through
contract negotiations for state workers to come up to pay
standards comparable to other Washington state public
employees.
Resolution #3 -
Classifications
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA seek to negotiate
language in the CBAs that require the employer to reallocate
positions based upon substantive and permanent changes in
job duties and scope of responsibility of the employee, and
to review the position with Human Resources to determine
appropriate reallocation; and that the effective date of the
reallocation will be within six (6) months of the employee
having performed the substantive and permanent changes in
job duties.
Resolution #4 - Bidding
for Positions
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA seek to negotiate a
provision in the 2009-2011 collective bargaining agreements
for a process allowing employees to submit bids to other
positions within their agency/institution in their same job
classification.
Resolution #5 -
Custodial Building Coverage & Square Footage
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA seek provisions in the
contracts to include custodial staffing levels at one FTE
per 15,000 cleanable square feet of building space; and that
if funding is not available to meet the staffing level, WPEA
seek assignment pay of an additional 10% increase to be
added to the custodial employees' salaries.
Resolution #6 -
Emergency Closure Guidelines for Leave
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA seek provisions in the
CBAs for all workers to be paid for the first day of each
closure whether they have made it to work or not; stayed at
home as advised by their website or media. If closure lasts
more than one day then staff will have the choice to make up
the loss of time anytime during the 30 days proceeding the
event.
Resolution #7 -
Equitable On Site Child Care Benefits
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA shall work towards a
fair, equitable and competitive rates policy for members
using onsite childcare to end over charging and time slots
for care that do not meet the scheduled hours most staff
work.
Resolution #8 - Excess
Workload Compensation
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That all contract negotiation
teams propose language that would compensate employees, who
pick up the duties of others, by an additional 10% or the
percentage of the increase in workload, which ever is
greater.
Resolution #9 -
Expanded Health Coverage
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA/UFCW Local 365 support
expansion of public health care programs, including
Medicaid, CHIP (the Children's Health Insurance Program),
and Medicare to cover more of the uninsured; and that WPEA/UFCW
Local 365 will advocate for appropriate universal health
care initiatives in the states; and that WPEA/UFCW Local 365
work to elect candidates who pledge to expand health
insurance coverage and make health insurance more affordable
to all Americans; and that WPEA/UFCW Local 365 engages in
coalition building with all unions, labor organizations,
healthcare providers, religious and community organizations
that are committed to and are pursuing the aim of achieving
a more expansive health care program for all.
Resolution #10 - Family
Medical Leave
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA seek through legislative
means, the expansion of “family member” for purposes of
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Resolution #11 - Head
Start Funding
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA's Legislative
program actively works with stakeholders both at a state
level and a national level to secure Head Start funds and to
make Head Start funding a Legislative priority for WPEA.
Resolution #12 -
Increase Bereavement Leave
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA seek to negotiate an
increase in State classified employee's Bereavement Leave to
5 days per loss and change the language from "family member"
to “relative" to ensure equity to all employees.
Resolution #13 -
Increase Vacation Leave Accrual Rate
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA seek to negotiate an
increase in State Classified employee's vacation leave
accrual rate so that the State Classified employee vacation
leave accrual rate schedule reflects a comparable rate with
State Exempt employees who earn from their first day of
employment.
Resolution #14 - Leave
Without Pay at Yakima Valley CC
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the YVCC Contract Negotiation
team proposes language to allow employees to appeal and or
grieve to the college president denials of leave without
pay.
Resolution #15 -
Military Service Credit
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA work with the Select
Committee on Pension Policy, the State Legislature, and the
Governor, to allow all members to receive free service
credit for time served in the military prior to public
employment.
Resolution #16 - Oral &
Written Reprimands
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA seek through contract
negotiations, a change to the CBA that if the employer has
not met just cause and the allegations in the written
reprimand do not meet what the employer has alleged, the
written reprimand shall be processed through Step 4 of the
grievance process in the CBAs.
Resolution #18 - Pro
Rating Salary Option for Cyclic Employees
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA bargain for language
which gives classified employees the option to be paid over
a 12-month period for cyclic employment.
Resolution #19 -
Promotion of Constituency Groups in WPEA
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA/UFCW 365 encourage and
support the involvement of our membership in these
constituency groups for the purpose of developing a set of
diversity principles to guide us in becoming a model of full
inclusion in the labor movement.
Resolution #20 -
Promotions & Vacancies
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA negotiate that, where
there is no internal layoff, vacancies will be filled by
internal candidates made up from the statewide layoff,
agency promotional, internal transfers and agency voluntary
demotions. All internal candidates will be certified and
interviewed and ranked. The vacant position shall be
offered to the highest ranked candidate.
Resolution #21 - Reduce
Dental Costs
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA seek improvements in
dental benefits that offer coverage for all dental services;
bring down out of pocket expenses; eliminate the caps for
spending per year; and the lifetime maximum benefits to
ensure services are rendered when needed by state workers
and family members regardless of any other dental coverage
an employee may have.
Resolution #22 - Rule
of 85
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA actively pursue
legislation in the 2008 legislative session to obtain a
“rule of 85” that allows PERS 2 and PERS 3 members to retire
at age 55 without reduced benefits.
Resolution #23 - Salary
Advancement
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA propose for the
2009-2011 Collective Bargaining Agreements, a hiring
proposal that will provide additional compensation to
employees who have or obtain certifications or continued
education relevant to their current position.
Resolution #24 -
Seniority in the Work Area
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA seek through contract
negotiations that all job assignments, shift assignments,
overtime, and leave requests will be offered by seniority as
defined in the CBAs.
Resolution #25 - State
Employee Workplace Dignity Act
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA pursue and work with
other stakeholders within the legislative process to develop
legislation on anti-bulling guidelines within the workplace.
Resolution #26 - Stop
Bullying Behavior in the Workplace
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA will seek to include
Workplace anti-bullying language in the contracts.
Resolution #27 -
Temporary Reassignments
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That all contract negotiation
teams propose language for additional compensation after
three (3) calendar days of performing duties of a higher
classification.
Resolution #28 -
Unforeseen Family Care Leave
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA negotiate and include
the language of WAC 357-31-290 in the next contract so
represented employees have the ability to take Unforeseen
Family Leave due to circumstances beyond their control.
Resolution #29 - Work
Related Injuries & Seniority
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the WPEA will seek to ensure
that the State will make the employee's health care premium
co-pay until the employee returns to work full-time.
Resolution #30 - WPEA
Use of Employers’ Facilities
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA negotiate language that
allows WPEA to use the Employer’s facilities at no charge
for any union related event.
Resolution #31 - Yakima
Valley CC Contract Article 8
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the YVCC contract negotiation
team proposes language to allow grievances on written
reprimands and that the written reprimands must be for just
cause.
Resolution #32 - Yakima
Valley CC Contract Printing
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the YVCC contract negotiation
team proposes language that the contract shall be printed
and distributed as soon as possible before the effective
date.
Resolution #33 - Yakima
Valley CC Employee Rebuttals
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That WPEA seek to improve the
language in Article 19.5 of the Yakima Valley Community
College Collective Bargaining Agreement to be consistent
with other higher education collective bargaining agreements
which allow employees to submit a rebuttal to their
personnel files at any time.
Resolution #34 - Yakima
Valley CC Investigation Procedure
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the YVCC Contract Negotiation
team proposes language that requires all
corrective/disciplinary actions be for just cause.
*Note: Resolution #17 was not passed. |
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