1 of 13

2 of 13

Agenda

Welcome
Meeting Logistics
Wages overview
It Takes Power to win!
Q&A

3 of 13

Meeting Logistics

If you are not a dues paying member, we want you to join PSU so that you can participate in this process.

The link to join is being pasted in the chat!

This meeting is for PSU Members Only

If you are not a bargaining unit member we ask that you leave.

4 of 13

Meeting Logistics

The purpose of this meeting is to provide further information about our draft bargaining proposals and answer questions.

These proposals were developed based on membership feedback and through the hard work of the bargaining team that you elected.

Please find the raise hand feature at the bottom of your zoom screen. We will use these during the Q&A

5 of 13

Wages

6 of 13

Wages Proposals– Overview

Problems Identified	Solutions in Proposals
Wage stagnation High turnover Sub-living wage Significant inequities�Overburdened PSSAP Scales are broken	Updates to Article 31 Salaries; Article 27 Salary Administration/Classification Program; and Appendix B PSSAP Manual New Wage Scale!!!
On-call stipend hasn’t been increased	Updates to Article 18.3 On Call/Call Back Increase each level by $200

7 of 13

Wages Proposal Deeper Dive

Solutions in Proposals
No PSU member earns less than a living wage Work units are able to hire and retain staff A single salary scale for both campuses Governor-proof salary schedule–not dependent on parameters Step increases are in addition to parameters/COLA Less burden on PSSAP Eliminating bias and favoritism from our salary system

8 of 13

PSU Salary Schedule Proposal

UMA/UMB

Job Grades

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

9 of 13

Our goal is to get every PSU member onto the scale. Members would be placed on the first step that is higher than their current salary within their job grade (or associated job grade).

Step increases would happen annually on the anniversary of your hire

No member will see a salary reduction due to salary scale implementation

The top salary grades for both campuses are largely unused. PSU did an analysis of

Once a member hits the top step, they still get parameters and longevity

Implementation Notes

10 of 13

How do we win it?

11 of 13

How We Win

Demonstrate to UMass that we NEED and support these proposals.
An escalating campaign involving majorities of our members
Next steps: building our phone tree.

Sign up to contribute to the campaign!

12 of 13

Q&A

Please raise your digital hand to ask your question!

We will call on hands in the order they appear