October 23, 2010 Meeting Agenda

 

Executive Board Meeting
 
AFT Office [V-104]                                                                          October 23, 2010
 
AFT Local 6262         Part-time Faculty United
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Public-Sector Wages Lag Behind

Recent political discussion has focused on the alleged bloated wages of public sector employees.  A recent study commissioned by UC Berkeley and Rutgers finds that public sector wages fall behind those of the provate sector.  Those in the public sector generally have higher levels of education and yet their wages lag behind their peers in the private sector.

From the article:

 

The study by economists at UC Berkeley and Rutgers University found that the similar wages and benefits exist despite the fact that 55 percent of public employees in the state have a college degree, compared with just 35 percent of California's private sector workers. Education levels are usually the most important factor in determining wages, but public employees do not get the same return for their education level as private sector employees, said co-author Sylvia Allegretto.

 

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The District's Budget Update

The Galt Joint Union High School District finally published its unaudited actuals.  Essentially, these are updated budget numbers as of September.  Here are the highlights:

  • The District's ending balance on June 30, 2010 was $3,681,583 in the positive!
  • The District will receive about $1.1 million more in 2010/11 than they expected in June
  • SInce the District is anticipating a $1.4 deficit in 2010/11, the worst case scenario leaves them with an ending balance of over $3.3 million

It is unclear why the District insists on hurting the education services we offer the community when the money is clearly in its bank account.

October 6, 2010

Academic –Administrative Personnel Federation – Local 3983

To date your negotiation team has met with the administrative team on:  February 24, 2010, March 4, 2010, March 17, 2010, March 31, 2010, April 14, 2010, May 4, 2010, May 26, 2010, June 7, 2010, June 16, 2010 & June 29, 2010.  We are scheduled to resume meetings on October 28, 2010.

As I shared previously, in accordance with the New Jersey Employee Relations Act, we requested comprehensive financial documents from the college.  Upon receipt of the requested items, members of your negotiations team met with a member of the research department, of AFT NJ State Federation (formerly NJSFT) and reviewed her findings.    While I cannot share our findings, I can tell you that additional questions were raised and we then requested additional information. 

We are now ready to “go back to the table”, scheduled for October 28, 2010.   Again, I want to thank each of you for your patience and support.  

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