Office Worker Office Worker Classification StudyClassification Study

October 6, 2010October 6, 2010

BackgroundBackground

Beginning in 2006 SEIU began Office Beginning in 2006 SEIU began Office Workers Campaign to win selective Workers Campaign to win selective salary increases for Office Workersalary increases for Office Worker

2007 – 2009 contract DAS agreed to 2007 – 2009 contract DAS agreed to provide us with notice of when they provide us with notice of when they would do a class studywould do a class study

2009-2011 contract won agreement 2009-2011 contract won agreement that study would be complete for that study would be complete for ’11-’13 bargaining’11-’13 bargaining

Selective vs. Selective vs. ReclassificationReclassification

Selective Salary Selective Salary IncreaseIncrease

Bargaining proposal Bargaining proposal to move an entire to move an entire classification to a classification to a higher salary rangehigher salary range

Based on market, Based on market, retention & retention & recruitment & powerrecruitment & power

ReclassificationReclassification Based on assigned Based on assigned

dutiesduties Process outlined in Process outlined in

Article 81 of our Article 81 of our contractcontract

Moving to a more Moving to a more appropriate, appropriate, existing job existing job classificationclassification

Who’s included?Who’s included?

Student Office WorkerStudent Office Worker Office Assistant 1-2Office Assistant 1-2 Office Specialist 1-2Office Specialist 1-2 Administrative Specialist 1-2Administrative Specialist 1-2 Legal SecretaryLegal Secretary Executive Support Specialist 1-2Executive Support Specialist 1-2 Public Service Representative 1-4Public Service Representative 1-4 Data Entry OperatorData Entry Operator Word Processing Technician 1-3Word Processing Technician 1-3 Office CoordinatorOffice Coordinator Executive AssistantExecutive Assistant Data Entry Control Tech Data Entry Control Tech

Classification StudyClassification Study

DAS reviews job classifications to DAS reviews job classifications to determine whether current determine whether current classification system needs to be classification system needs to be updated and or revised.updated and or revised.

Based on their review they may Based on their review they may delete, add or revise classificationsdelete, add or revise classifications

SEIU Role in Classification SEIU Role in Classification StudiesStudies

1.1. Review & CommentReview & Comment October & November 2010October & November 2010

2.2. Negotiation of Salary Negotiation of Salary RangesRanges

During contract negotiations February During contract negotiations February through June/July 2011through June/July 2011

3. Allocations Appeals3. Allocations Appeals Allocations may begin after contract Allocations may begin after contract

ratificationratification

Review and CommentReview and Comment

Broad opportunity for member Broad opportunity for member reviewreview– Regional Meetings & Rural webinar with Regional Meetings & Rural webinar with

questionnairequestionnaire– 503 website posting with questionnaire503 website posting with questionnaire

Workgroups to compile and finalize Workgroups to compile and finalize comments with SEIU Researcherscomments with SEIU Researchers– Smaller workgroups of members in Smaller workgroups of members in

affected classifications will work with affected classifications will work with researchers to finalize our commentsresearchers to finalize our comments

Negotiation of Salary Negotiation of Salary RangesRanges This will be part of economic This will be part of economic

bargaining at our Central bargaining at our Central Bargaining TableBargaining Table

Members will have the opportunity Members will have the opportunity to participate in all the bargaining to participate in all the bargaining sessionsession

Organizing actions in the field to Organizing actions in the field to support our positions at the tablesupport our positions at the table

Allocation AppealsAllocation Appeals

Workshops for members & Workshops for members & stewards who wish to appealstewards who wish to appeal

FAQs on websiteFAQs on website MRC Staff briefing so they MRC Staff briefing so they

are prepared to assist are prepared to assist stewards and membersstewards and members