SKEA Interim Bargaining

April 20, 2011

Purpose• The Team continues to hear the

membership’s concerns and wants to provide as much information as possible.

• Gaining knowledge of where we are and where we have come from is empowering. (Uncertainty Sucks)

• When we began discussions with the District, both parties agreed to keep offers confidential, as had been past practice.

Working Premises

• Desire to give membership as much notice as possible to potential reductions while representing membership’s interests as communicated in the survey.

• The District has control of the Programs that are offered and their level of funding.

• Bargaining team has pushed on the above premise as hard as we can.

• We are not opening the contract. Only Article VII, insurance, has a re-opener.

Working Premises

• April 26: Superintendent will recommend a Budget to the Community Budget Committee.

• It is anticipated that the recommended Budget will include more programs that will be effected.

• Regardless of concessions, there will be a minimum of 250 Licensed Positions cut.

• Any financial concessions made by SKEA will reduce the number of additional positions cut above 250.

Survey Results• The SKEA Bargaining Team has the

serious duty to fairly represent all members.

• The Survey Results are driving SKEA’s proposals to the District and SKEA’s reactions to District proposals.

• We were going to release the survey results prior to a vote on an MOU, but because of where the process has led the team and knowledge is empowering, we feel it is time to inform you of the results.

How long have you been employed as a permanent, non temporary Salem Keizer licensed educator? (Since your most recent date of hire)

Response Percent

Response Count

3.3% 5619.1% 32327.8% 47123.5% 39915.8% 26711.1% 188

169513

21 + years

4-7 years

skipped question

Answer Options

13-20 years

1-3 years

answered question

8-12 years

I am currently in a temporary contract

Response Percent

Response Count

4.9% 794.2% 684.5% 736.7% 1084.7% 775.2% 846.9% 1125.1% 823.6% 595.6% 914.1% 675.2% 853.6% 583.0% 484.1% 664.6% 7524.6% 399

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What step of the salary schedule are you currently on?

12

4

17

9

1

14

6

10

2

15

7

skipped question

11

3

16

8

Answer Options

13

5

answered question

Response Percent

Response Count

46.8% 79324.9% 42225.0% 4244.5% 761.1% 19

169414skipped question

What level do you serve?

more than one level

elementary

answered question

high

Answer Options

other

middle

Response Percent

Response Count

92.0% 15438.0% 135

167830skipped question

Are you employed full time or part time with the school district?

Answer Options

full timepart time

answered question

Response PercentResponse Count

39.2% 66260.8% 1028

169018skipped question

Are you the sole income earner in your household?

Answer Options

yesno

answered question

Answer Options

Response Percent

Response Count

9.1% 15443.6% 738

No 47.3% 8011693

15

Not counting wages from the Salem-Keizer School District, has the income necessary for maintaining your household dropped in the last 12 months?

skipped question

YesN/A

answered question

Without bargaining with the Association, the District has the right to implement a

reduction in force (process of letting least senior educators go) that moves

more senior educators into positions that are held by people with less experience.

Are you aware that this management right ends up increasing class sizes?

Response Percent

Response Count

93.3% 15636.7% 113

167632skipped question

Answer Options

yesno

answered question

Without bargaining with the Association, the District has the right

to reduce the number and types of programs offered. Are you aware that this management right would cause

employees to be let go?

Response Percent

Response Count

96.2% 16313.8% 64

169513skipped question

Answer Options

yesno

answered question

This current school year the budget shortfall was $27 million. The

projected budget shortfall is up to $55 million for the 2011-12 school year. Which of the three options

below would be your preferred method of closing this shortfall? Response

PercentResponse Count

36.1% 608

13.6% 229

50.3% 847

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Rely on a combination of a reduction in force and/or program changes and a reduction in contract salary and benefit levels.

Answer Options

skipped question

Rely solely on a reduction in contract salary and benefit levels.

answered question

Maintain current contract salary and benefit levels. (No concessions.)

Response Percent

Response Count

20.3% 34328.1% 47612.5% 21224.0% 40715.8% 268

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How willing are you to give up some of your compensation to preserve licensed positions?

4

1 not willing at all

answered question

3 doesn't matter either way

Answer Options

5 absolutely willing

2

Response Percent

Response Count

91.6% 15448.4% 142

168622skipped question

If the District decides to reduce/change programs that could ultimately result in RIFs, do you believe the Association should work together with the district to determine which programs are affected?

Answer Options

yesno

answered question

If the Association chooses to make concessions in compensation for a specific

length of time, which part of your compensation package are you willing to

reduce? Please rank each item below, from most willing to least willing. Checking #1

means it is the one that you are most willing to reduce. Checking #5 means it is the one

you are least willing to reduce. 1st rank

2nd rank3rd rank

4th rank

5th rank

Response Count

470 476 323 183 225 1663761 377 311 126 125 1684280 331 436 252 388 1673109 186 241 481 669 167279 153 249 499 700 1675

17044skipped question

6% employer paid PERS pick-up

COLA

answered question

Step increase

Answer Options

Employer contribution to insurance

Contract days

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COLA Contract days Step increase 6% employer paid PERS

pick-up

Employer contribution to

insurance

2011 SKEA Winter Bargaining Survey

1st rank (most willing to reduce)

2nd rank

3rd rank

4th rank

5th rank (least willing to reduce)

Response Percent

Response Count

14.2% 24119.5% 3310.8% 1365.5% 1110

169513skipped question

I am already planning on retiring this year.

Answer Options

answered question

No

If some kind of one time additional Early Retirement Incentive was offered, would you consider retiring this year? (See Article IV, Section H, page 11 in the contract regarding the current Early Retirement Incentive.)

Not applicable to me

Yes

Response Percent

Response Count

22.2% 37421.0% 35421.9% 36915.1% 2559.5% 1605.2% 882.4% 400.8% 140.7% 121.2% 20

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If the Association decides to make concessions in compensation, this means a reduction to your net pay. How much are you willing to sacrifice each month?

$101-150

$351-400

$0

$201-250

answered question greater than $400

$51-100

$301-350

Answer Options

$151-200

$1-50

$251-300

1st choice

2nd choice

3rd choice

4th choice

5th choice

Response Count

498 138 180 266 597 1679807 510 204 120 37 1678208 664 526 196 74 1668128 209 509 594 221 1661165 132 185 399 780 1661

169513skipped question

If the Association decides to cut days, please rank the type of days that you would prefer to cut.

Other Non-student contact days

Student contact days

answered question

Other In-service days

Answer Options

Paid holidays

State-wide In-service day

0200400600800

10001200140016001800

Student contact days

State-wide In-service day

Other In-service days

Other Non-student contact

days

Paid holidays

2011 SKEA Winter Bargaining Survey

1st choice

2nd choice

3rd choice

4th choice

5th choice

Response Percent

Response Count

28.7% 48916.1% 27530.9% 52713.1% 22411.1% 189

17044skipped question

How concerned are you about public opinion of educators if SKEA decides not to agree to making concession to address the District's budget crisis.

4

1 not concerned at all

answered question

3 somewhat concerned

Answer Options

5 extremely concerned

2

Response Percent

Response Count

5.2% 88

7.5% 127

23.3% 396

25.8% 438

38.9% 660

169612skipped question

To what degree do you believe there is a statewide education funding problem?

4

1 there is plenty of money; it just needs to be better spent

answered question

3 in between

Answer Options

5 funding is woefully inadequate and unstable

2

Response Percent

Response Count

4.8% 82

9.9% 168

46.4% 789

21.5% 365

18.1% 307

16999skipped question

To what degree do you believe there is a district wide funding problem?

4

1 there is plenty of money; it just needs to be better spent

answered question

3 the problem is a combination of circumstances

Answer Options

5 funding is woefully inadequate and unstable

2

Where this led the Team…

• We believe that these are not normal circumstances: this is not normal bargaining and now is not a normal financial time in this Country.

• The Team met numerous times waiting for conversations to begin with the District.

• Several offers exchanged back and forth.

First SKEA Offer

* .5% COLA* job sharing* additional ERI incentives* Insurance contribution increase + an

insurance pool* reduction of 6 days*RIF recall at 39 months

First District Offer

• interested in 1 cut day and across the board unknown percentage cut.

Second SKEA Offer

* .75% COLA* Job sharing* No ERI incentive except to increase ERI July 1, 2011 – June

30, 2013 to age 66. * No insurance contribution increase + an insurance pool* Reduction of 5 days* RIF recall at 27 months

Second District Offer

* 4.56% salary table decrease* keep 1% COLA, step, longevity* reduce 1 day* No insurance contribution increase + both employees on

a plan benefit (part of Insurance Pool idea)* No additional ERI* No job sharing* No work load reduction

Next Meeting…

• SKEA Team came in prepared to brain storm with the District work load reductions to try to make a case for members. SKEA Team was the only contributing group that came up with reduction possibilities.

Third (Current) SKEA Offer

* Cut the COLA by delaying it until late June, 2012.

* Reduced the insurance pool* Cut the additional ERI incentive * Reduce 5 days* Tried to reduce our work load some

Here and Now• Presenting this information to fill you in

as much as possible.

• The Current Offer is being considered by the District and we anticipate their response on 4/27 (our next Bargaining Meeting).

• Opportunity to ask clarifying questions.