Contract Negotiations

Today we had the first round of contract negotiations.  MNPEA Detention Deputies, Techs and Radio gave our initial proposal today based on member input.

I will limit this blog primarily to the proposals for jail staff, but will upload the total proposal to our e-group (if you aren't on it email me to be added).

Art. 10 Work Schedules Premium Pay

-Raise shift differential. Nights & Weekends to $1.10 an hour


Sec. 11 Specialty Pay

- FTO pay to $3.00 an hour

-Specialty Pay. SRT, Court Staging, Release, Intake Control, Classification

-Policy change. 16 hour overtime limitation per week changed to 32 per pay period

Article 12 Vacations

-Raise top to 25 days per year (in line with the State)

Art. 13 Sick Leave

PTO "me too" with Workhouse Language

Art. 17 Salary Rates

3% Cost of Living  2014 and 2015 AND Market Adjustment
(We are dead last in the Metro Area and the biggest, busiest jail. By Comparison, Ramsey County Detention Deputies make $31 an hour after 5 years, $32 an hour at 10 years and $34 an hour after 20 years.)**SEE FOOTNOTE

Art. 34 Discipline & Discharge

add Oral Reprimands can be removed after 2yrs

**FOOTNOTE
The County Stated that Ramsey is an anomaly and not a comparison. However at our last contract arbitration,  Arbitrator Mary Jo Schiavoni stated:

Both Ramsey County and the state of Minnesota correctional employees are appropriate external comparisons. These are two large public employers located within the same geographic area. They are competitors for employees in the same labor market in which Hennepin County functions. All of the Met Council 7 County Metro counties are also appropriate 
for comparison purposes.