Tentative Agreement

A tentative agreement has been reached with Hennepin County for our 2008-2009 Agreement.

The negotiating committee strongly recommends the membership accepting this when the ballots come out. Here's the highlights:

-Shift differential to increase $.05 in 2008 & 2009.
-Weekend differential to increase $.05 in 2008 & 2009.
-FTO pay to increase from $1.00/hour to $2.00/hour.
-Vacations: You will be able to cash out up to 40 hours of vacation a year.
-Sick Leave: Add to definition of immediate family the following language, "a person residing in the employees immediate household."

SALARY RATES:

Detention Tech: 2.25% steps in range, 3.4% at max rate in 2008 & 2009.

Radio: 2.25% steps in range, 3.9% max 2008
2.25% steps in range, 3.4% max 2009

Detention Deputies: 2.25% steps in range, 4.4% max 2008
2.25% steps in range, 3.4% max 2008 **
**This would be the largest increase we've ever received and puts our top pay at about $27.24 in January 2009! It also places us back in our historical #2 place behind Ramsey County.

HEALTH INSURANCE RATES:

Employee Only Single: $15 a month - raising to $25 in December 2009
Employee Plus Spouse: $337.18/mo
Employee Plus Child(ren): $258.27
Family: $375.39/mo

HOLIDAYS: The letter of understanding dictating us being able to bank 24 hours of Deferred Holiday will now be added to the Agreement so we don't have to renegotiate this every time.

The negotiating committee strongly recommends the membership accepting this when the ballots come out.