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JANUARY 2006
WPEA Fights "Perma-Temps"
in Colleges
WPEA/UFCW 365 is working with the Center
for a Changing Workforce to investigate the misuse of
temporary employees in the community colleges we
represent.
We have seen an increase in the number of
temporary employees in our colleges since the
implementation of the Master Bargaining Agreement.
This is a clear violation of state law in which it is an
Unfair Labor Practice for a public employer to
misclassify any employee to avoid providing or
continuing to provide employment-based benefits, such as
any benefits to which employees are entitled under state
law, employer policies, or collective bargaining
agreements applicable to the employee’s correct
classification.
Misclassify and misclassification means
to incorrectly classify or label a long-term public
employee as "temporary," "leased," "contract," "seasonal,"
"intermittent," or "part-time," or to use a
similar label that does not objectively describe the
employee’s actual work circumstances.
WPEA/UFCW 365 will use the collected
information to determine if the colleges are in
violation of this law and may bring a civil action in a
court of competent jurisdiction against the college
and/or colleges we believe are skimming classified
employee work away.
We hope to have the investigation and
report completed by spring 2006.
Check back for updates
on this issue.
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