I NT RODUCT I ON T he impa c t o f the Gre a t Re c e ssio n - - PDF document

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NEW YO RK ST AT E SC HO O L BO ARDS ASSO C IAT IO N

C O L L EC T IVE BARG AINING – WHAT ’S HAPPENING O UT T HERE?

Pre se nte d b y: Julie M. Sha w, E sq . & Je ffre y D. Ho ne ywe ll, E sq . Mo de ra te d b y: Ja y Wo ro na L a tha m, Ne w Yo rk July 18, 2017

I NT RODUCT I ON

• T

he impa c t o f the Gre a t Re c e ssio n

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iving unde r the Pro pe rty T a x L e vy L imit L a w: (1.26% “T a x Ca p”)

• De c line in a tte mpte d Ove rride Vo te s
• Unc e rta inty o f Sta te Aid g o ing fo rwa rd
• Re c e nt T

re nds in Se ttle me nts

• Wha t to Avo id in Ne g o tia tio ns
• Critic a l Are a s fo r Ne g o tia tio ns

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NE GOT I AT I ONS ST RAT E GI E S

• F
• rma l ve rsus I

nfo rma l Ne g o tia tio ns

• Ne g o tia tio ns T

e a m Co mpo sitio n

• L
• c a lizing Ne g o tia tio ns

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NE GOT I AT I ONS T RE NDS: COST CONT AI NME NT ME ASURE S

• Re duc ing the Co st o f Ste p I

nc re me nt:

Ste p fre e ze s Adding “ha lf ste ps” b e twe e n pre e xisting ste ps E limina ting the Sa la ry Sc he dule (if yo u c a n) Off-sc he dule re c urring o r no n-re c urring sa la ry pa yme nts L imiting la ne mo ve me nt/ g ra duate c re dit c o mpe nsa tio n Re duc tio n in la ne s fo r ne w hire s (e .g . De le ting MA +15 a nd MA +45)

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NE GOT I AT I ONS T RE NDS: COST CONT AI NME NT ME ASURE S (Co nt’ d)

• Othe r Re c e nt T

re nds:

F la t do lla r a pplic a tio ns to the sa la ry sc he dule (whe n putting mo ne y o n the sc he dule ) Use o f e q uity a djustme nts fo r Administra to rs I nc re a sing lo ng e vitie s with no mina l o r no inc re a se s to the sa la ry sc he dule T

• ma ke inc re a se s e ffe c tive upo n ra tific a tio n (no t

re tro a c tive to da te o f e xpira tio n o f prio r a g re e me nt)

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NE GOT I AT I ONS T RE NDS: COST CONT AI NME NT ME ASURE S (Co nt’ d)

• He a lth I

nsura nc e T re nds:

Hig he r ra te s o f he a lth insura nc e pre mium c o ntrib utio ns fo r ne w hire s tha n fo r c urre nt unit me mb e rs. Co nve rting fla t do lla r he a lth insura nc e pre mium c o ntrib utio ns to pe rc e ntag e s. Re tire e he a lth insura nc e :

• Gra dua te d c o ntrib utio n re q uire me nts b a se d upo n ye a rs o f

se rvic e .

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nc re a se minimum ve sting pe rio d fo r re tire e he a lth insura nc e e lig ibility.

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ST RAT E GI C USE OF SUNSE T CL AUSE S

• Whe n ma king c o nc e ssio ns in ne g o tia tio ns, use

sunse t c la use s whe re po ssib le :

Sho rte r wo rk ye a r F e we r me e ting s a fte r the wo rkda y L imita tio n o n dura tio n o f e a rne d in-se rvic e c re dits (e .g . 5 ye a r she lf-life fo r ne wly e a rne d in-se rvic e c o urse c re dits)

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NE GOT I AT I NG ARBI T RAT I ON I N L I E U OF ST AT UT ORY DI SCI PL I NARY PROCE E DI NGS

• Sho uld Sc ho o l Distric ts c o nside r c o ntra c tua l

a lte rna tive s to Sta tuto ry Disc iplina ry Pro c e e ding s?

• Wha t a re the po te ntia l c o sts/ b e ne fits?

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AVOI DI NG T HE NON-MANDAT ORY

• Whe n mo ne ta ry re so urc e s a re limite d, unio ns ma y

a tte mpt to g a in c o ntra c tua l rig hts in a re a s tha t a re ma na g e me nt rig hts (unle ss a lre a dy ne g o tia te d a wa y):

Cla ss size Jo b se c urity (“no -la yo ff c la use s”) L imiting the numb e r o f a ssig na b le c la sse s L imiting the numb e r o f pre pa ra tio ns L imiting stude nt supe rviso ry dutie s

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OT HE R PROPOSAL S T O AVOI D

• Sha ring b re a ka g e
• Ne g o tia ting a wa y the te mpo ra ry sa ving s fro m the

re c e nt T RS/ E RS ra te de c re a se s

T he quid pr

• quo, if any, sho uld b e no n-re c urring sala ry

pa yme nts whe n no n-re c urring re ve nue s a re the funding so urc e .

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CRI T I CAL ARE A F OR NE GOT I AT I ONS: RE T I RE E HE AL T H PRE MI UM SHARE

• Applic a b le to pro spe c tive re tire e s o nly.
• Build L
• ng e vitie s to e ntic e a ll a c tive e mplo ye e s to b e future

c o ntrib uto rs to re tire e He a lth I nsura nc e Pre mium Co sts.

• Co nside r minimum ve sting pe rio d o f 15 o r 20 ye a rs.
• Co nside r T

ie rs b a se d upo n ye a rs o f se rvic e .

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HE AL T H CARE NE GOT I AT I ONS I SSUE S

• Wha t a re we se e ing a t the b a rg a ining ta b le ?

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T HE E ND

Que stio ns?

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