Morgan Hill Unified School District

2014 Contract Negotiations Survey

SEIU Local 521's contract reopener is April 2014.

Obviously, the District, like all other School Districts, will be facing almost certain financial difficulties due to the Governor's proposed budget cuts to all California schools. The next few years will likely be very difficult, so we need creative thinking, especially on non-monetary items, that will improve your working conditions.

Now is the time for you to tell your Negotiations Committee what you want in the next
contract. Please take some time and complete the survey, letting your elected Negotiations
Team members know what you want to see in the new contract.

Your Negotiations Team members are: Danielle Nunes, Nancy Herrera, Mada Corrigan, Dana Redmond, Darrello Tollison, Diana Semides, Shiela Howe.

Please submit your online survey by Monday, April 7, 2014.

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* BASIC INFORMATION:

First Name

Last Name

Job Title:

Department:

Work Phone:

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* WHAT DO YOU WANT IN THE CONTRACT?
Given the current budget info from the State, a fair wage increase would be?

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* THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT HEALTH BENEFITS ARE:

Increase the current cap

Improve medical

Improve dental

Improve vision

Other

Please specify how or by how much:

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* OTHER COST ITEMS:
Answer the remaining questions by selecting the one number that best describes how you feel about each item. Only one response is allowed per column.

	0- Not the year for this.	1- Would be nice, but not really important.	2- Important to have.	3- Really important.	4- So important I’d consider a work action / strike.
Add Cesar Chavez’s birthday (March 31) as a holiday	Add Cesar Chavez’s birthday (March 31) as a holiday 0- Not the year for this.	Add Cesar Chavez’s birthday (March 31) as a holiday 1- Would be nice, but not really important.	Add Cesar Chavez’s birthday (March 31) as a holiday 2- Important to have.	Add Cesar Chavez’s birthday (March 31) as a holiday 3- Really important.	Add Cesar Chavez’s birthday (March 31) as a holiday 4- So important I’d consider a work action / strike.
Improve differential pay	Improve differential pay 0- Not the year for this.	Improve differential pay 1- Would be nice, but not really important.	Improve differential pay 2- Important to have.	Improve differential pay 3- Really important.	Improve differential pay 4- So important I’d consider a work action / strike.
Improve vacation accruals	Improve vacation accruals 0- Not the year for this.	Improve vacation accruals 1- Would be nice, but not really important.	Improve vacation accruals 2- Important to have.	Improve vacation accruals 3- Really important.	Improve vacation accruals 4- So important I’d consider a work action / strike.
Longevity Improvements	Longevity Improvements 0- Not the year for this.	Longevity Improvements 1- Would be nice, but not really important.	Longevity Improvements 2- Important to have.	Longevity Improvements 3- Really important.	Longevity Improvements 4- So important I’d consider a work action / strike.
Retirement incentive payoff	Retirement incentive payoff 0- Not the year for this.	Retirement incentive payoff 1- Would be nice, but not really important.	Retirement incentive payoff 2- Important to have.	Retirement incentive payoff 3- Really important.	Retirement incentive payoff 4- So important I’d consider a work action / strike.
Reimbursements	Reimbursements 0- Not the year for this.	Reimbursements 1- Would be nice, but not really important.	Reimbursements 2- Important to have.	Reimbursements 3- Really important.	Reimbursements 4- So important I’d consider a work action / strike.

Please specify how:

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* LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENTS:

Hours of Employment - How?

Transportation Standards - How?

Leaves - How?

Transfers - How?

Evaluations - How?

Safety - How?

Discipline - How?

Layoffs - How?

Grievance Language - How?

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* BINDING ARBITRATION FOR GRIEVANCES:

The contract’s grievance process ends with the decision of the Board of Education, so it is not surprising that the District fails to take grievances seriously. Many labor agreements have binding arbitration, which means that an impartial third party holds a hearing and makes a final decision that both the Union and the District must uphold.

How important is it for you to demand binding arbitration?

Extremely important

Important

Not important at all

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* Term of Agreement

2 years

3 years

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* OTHER ITEMS :
Please review your contract to remind yourself of any particular working conditions that you would like the
Negotiations team to address.

CATs Needed!
We need CAT (Contract Action Team) members at many sites, especially at school sites. CAT members keep co-workers updated on negotiations and help plan activities to promote successful negotiations.
If you want to be a CAT team member, call Danielle Nunes at (408) 201-6063.

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* YOU ARE THE ANSWER TO A GREAT CONTRACT!
What are you willing to do to help win a good contract? Check any responses that apply.

Be a CAT team member

Wear purple

Talk to other members

Pass out leaflets

Go to monthly meetings

Donate Political money (COPE)

Do informational picketing

Wear a button

Attend a School Board meeting

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* BASIC INFORMATION:

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* WHAT DO YOU WANT IN THE CONTRACT?Given the current budget info from the State, a fair wage increase would be?

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* THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT HEALTH BENEFITS ARE:

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* OTHER COST ITEMS:Answer the remaining questions by selecting the one number that best describes how you feel about each item. Only one response is allowed per column.

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* LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENTS:

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* Term of Agreement

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* OTHER ITEMS :Please review your contract to remind yourself of any particular working conditions that you would like theNegotiations team to address.

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* YOU ARE THE ANSWER TO A GREAT CONTRACT!What are you willing to do to help win a good contract? Check any responses that apply.

* WHAT DO YOU WANT IN THE CONTRACT?
Given the current budget info from the State, a fair wage increase would be?

* OTHER COST ITEMS:
Answer the remaining questions by selecting the one number that best describes how you feel about each item. Only one response is allowed per column.

* OTHER ITEMS :
Please review your contract to remind yourself of any particular working conditions that you would like the
Negotiations team to address.

* YOU ARE THE ANSWER TO A GREAT CONTRACT!
What are you willing to do to help win a good contract? Check any responses that apply.