Common use of Bargaining Units Clause in Contracts

Bargaining Units. This provision shall be added to the MOU and be the subject of local implementation discussions between the bargaining unit and the school board. A reconciliation committee will be created with equal representation from the Board and the Bargaining Unit. The committee will meet monthly starting in June 2013to track targeted savings and expenditures. The cost of the ERIP shall be deducted from savings. All relevant information required to monitor and administer the reconciliation shall be fully shared between the parties. In the event that by November 30, 2013, savings are not on target to meet the financial goal equivalent to at least one (1) unpaid day, the ERIP program will be implemented. In the event of a dispute between the Board and Bargaining Unit about the financial necessity for an ERIP, the Board may choose not to offer the ERIP program. However,in the event that the financial savings for the cost recovery for the unpaid day are not subsequently achieved, the permanent teachers shall not be required to take an unpaid day on March 7, 2014. A Shared Savings Initiative (SSI) shall be established in every bargaining unit. The SSI shall operate as follows: Individual member sick leave usage for the 2013-2014 school year shall be as per the definition for sick leave in the 2008-2012 collective agreement and shall be determined as of June 30, 2014. If a permanent regular day school teacher bargaining unit member's usage is below six (6) full days of his/her days' absence then the member shall receive a payment equivalent to his/her daily rate. Annual compensation is not to exceed what would have been paid in the absence of unpaid days. For OECTA members, other than permanent regular day school teachers, the payment shall be equal to a member's regular daily rate of pay and shall be contingent upon the member having taken a VLAP day during the term of this collective agreement. The payment shall be made at the earliest opportunity following June 30, 2014. Sick Leave/Short Term Sick Leave and Disability Plan- Election and Optional Plan The MOU,in respect of Short Term Leave and Disability Plan,is to be changed as follows:

Bargaining Units. This provision shall be added A. The Employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive collective bargaining agent for employees as certified by the Iowa Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) as set forth in Appendix A. The Employer will not, during the life of this Agreement, meet and negotiate with any group of employees or with any other employee organization with respect to the MOU terms and be the subject conditions of local implementation discussions between employment covered by this Agreement. B. Employees excluded from the bargaining unit are all employees of the State of Iowa who are managerial, supervisory or confidential, part-time or temporary employees who are employed for four (4) months or less per fiscal year and who are scheduled for less than an average of fifteen (15) hours per week, and all other employees specifically excluded by the school boardprovisions of Chapter 20 of the Code of Iowa. C. Employees who are scheduled for an average of less than twenty (20) hours per week, but more than fifteen (15) hours per week, will not be entitled to sick leave, holiday, vacation, and insurance benefits. A reconciliation committee will However, where permanent part-time employees are currently receiving prorated benefits, such benefits shall be created continued. In order to comply with equal representation pay equity, all employees at their date of hire shall be paid in accordance with collectively bargained pay schedules. D. The Employer shall notify the Union prior to adding or deleting classes in the classification plans. The Union shall request a meeting within twenty (20) calendar days following receipt of the notice to review the proposed additions and/or deletions. If no meeting is requested, the Employer may proceed to implement the proposals. If the parties meet to review the additions and/or deletions, and if they are unable to reach agreement as to their inclusion or exclusion from the bargaining unit, they shall submit the disputed class additions and/or deletions to PERB for final resolution. (Board of Regents, see Appendix M) On a monthly basis, and at no cost to the Bargaining Unit. The committee will meet monthly starting in June 2013to track targeted savings and expenditures. The cost of the ERIP shall be deducted from savings. All relevant information required to monitor and administer the reconciliation shall be fully shared between the parties. In the event that by November 30, 2013, savings are not on target to meet the financial goal equivalent to at least one (1) unpaid dayUnion, the ERIP program will be implementedEmployer shall provide the Union with information in an electronic format agreeable to both parties, which shows each bargaining unit employee’s name, home address, home number in the public domain, payroll number, work location, work number (if available), pay grade, step, and hourly wage rate, as well as a header tape with insurance information, and any other information mutually agreed to. In Each time the event of a dispute between the Board and Bargaining Unit about the financial necessity for an ERIPten (10) digit payroll header file is changed, but no less than annually, the Board may choose not to offer Employer shall provide the ERIP program. However,in Union with a list showing the event that the financial savings for the cost recovery for the unpaid day are not subsequently achieved, the permanent teachers shall not be required to take an unpaid day on March 7, 2014. A Shared Savings Initiative (SSI) shall be established in every bargaining unit. The SSI shall operate as follows: Individual member sick leave usage for the 2013-2014 school year shall be as per the definition for sick leave in the 2008-2012 collective agreement header codes and shall be determined as of June 30, 2014. If a permanent regular day school teacher bargaining unit member's usage is below six (6) full days of his/her days' absence then the member shall receive a payment equivalent to his/her daily rate. Annual compensation is not to exceed what would have been paid in the absence of unpaid days. For OECTA members, other than permanent regular day school teachers, the payment shall be equal to a member's regular daily rate of pay and shall be contingent upon the member having taken a VLAP day during the term of this collective agreement. The payment shall be made at the earliest opportunity following June 30, 2014. Sick Leave/Short Term Sick Leave and Disability Plan- Election and Optional Plan The MOU,in respect of Short Term Leave and Disability Plan,is to be changed as follows:code key.