Comparable Wage Study. In the appropriate years of this contract, noted in the Article 23 Adoption, Renewal and Term of Agreement, the District and the Union shall complete a comparable wage study. Comparison Districts: Northshore, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx (except Transportation/Mechanics), Mukilteo, Lake Xxxxxxx, Arlington, Snohomish, and Mount Xxxxxx. Additional details related to how the study will be completed shall be discussed and determined through the labor management process prior to the first such study.
Comparable Wage Study. In the appropriate years of this contract, noted in the Article 25 Term, the District and the SEIU shall complete a comparable wage study. The study shall include comparisons of wages from a range of longevity steps including but not limited too; probationary wages, year 2, year 6, year 11, year 16, year 21 and top longevity steps. Additional details related to how the study will be completed shall be discussed and determined through the labor management process prior to the first such study. In the spring of the contract year in which a comparable study is to be done, the wages of each comparison district will be averaged and then compared to South Whidbey SD wages. Comparison Districts: Comparable districts comprising both demographically similar and geographically proximate school districts will be determined mutually by both the District and the Union prior to the study being completed.
