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

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 • L 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 2 1

NE GOT I AT I ONS ST RAT E GI E S • F o 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 o c a lizing Ne g o tia tio ns 3 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) 4 2

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 o 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) 5 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 .  I nc re a se minimum ve sting pe rio d fo r re tire e he a lth insura nc e e lig ibility. 6 3

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) 7 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? 8 4

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 9 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 o 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 . 10 5

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 o 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 . 11 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 ? 12 6

T HE E ND Que stio ns? 13 7