After the Holidays it will be time to get back to work as bargaining for our wages and benefits will resume in 2017. In 2015 we bargained a four year contract that holds many of our Contact Articles in place until bargaining begins for the 2019 Contract. For instance this time around we will not be negotiating our boot allowance or conditions of the work capacity test. What was negotiated was a 2017 Contract re-opener on wages, benefits and one non economic issue. Timeline to have all this completed is June 30th.
More (optimistically) in wages, more in benefits or what balance between the two is what your Bargaining Team will need to know. Watch for a bargaining survey or if you want to get more involved come to the Bargaining Conference on January 28th at Clackamas Community College (link below). This is the start of negotiations at the bargaining table, actions for a fair settlement and your ultimate decision and vote on the agreement.
http://www.seiu503.org/2016/12/a-better-oregon-bargaining-in-action-conference/
Other dates: Forestry Local Statewide meeting in Eugene on February 4th.
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