Update for Teamsters Skilled Trades Bargaining on 4/29, 5/6, and 5/8
(Next Bargaining Team Negotiations Scheduled for Wednesday, May 27.)
(1) Bargaining Meeting on Wednesday, April 29:
On Wednesday, April 29, the Teamsters Bargaining Team did not meet with management. The Team spent the day in caucus session reviewing and writing contract proposals.
Bargaining Meeting on Wednesday, May 6:
Teamsters and/or Management proposed the following Articles on Wednesday, May 6.
- Article 22 – Arbitration Procedure
- Article 25 – Protective Clothing
- Article 40 – Insurance and Retirement Benefits
Bargaining Meeting on Friday, May 8:
On Friday, May 8, the Teamsters Bargaining Team did not meet with management. The Team spent the day in caucus session reviewing and writing contract proposals.
(2) Teamsters and Management did not sign any Tentative Agreements during this Contract Bargaining Session
(3) Articles Proposed between Teamsters and UCSD
Article 22 – Arbitration Procedure (proposed by Teamsters)
Teamsters proposed the removal of some UCSD proposed names and added additional names to the Selection of Arbitrators.
Article 25 – Protective Clothing (proposed by Teamsters)
Teamsters proposed that the dollar amounts remain the same for prescription glasses and work boots. Language was removed that required management to replace worn out inserts and laces.
- Prescription glasses: When an employee is required to wear corrective safety glasses the employee shall receive one pair from the university not to exceed $250. The employee will pay for medical eye examination.
- Boot Allowance: Raise protective boot allowance to $300 per year.
Article 40 – Insurance and Retirement Benefits (proposed by Teamsters)
A proposal was made by Teamsters that would provide a series of protective “CAPs” on future medical premium cost increases to the K6-Unit. Currently the K6-Unit contract has no protection language against UCSD increasing future medical premium costs to employees.
The Teamster proposal included language to lower the current baseline rates for Blue & Gold and Kaiser plans upon contact ratification. The proposal also included a 5% “CAP” on any medical premium increases per year on Blue and Gold and Kaiser with a maximum increase of no more than $25 per month.
The proposal also included health insurance subsidies for Blue & Gold and Kaiser Insurance Bands (Pay Band 1, Pay Band 2, Pay Band 3, and Pay Band 4). Currently all K6-Unit employees are in Pay Band 2.
(4) SPECIAL NOTE: All (TA) Tentative Agreements made between UCSD Management, and your Bargaining Team must be ratified by a majority vote of Teamsters K6-Unit Skilled Trades members during the Ratification Vote at the conclusion of bargaining.
UCSD Health
LEE FERNANDES, (619) 961-7749, l1fernandes@ucsd.edu
HERMAN RICKS, (619) 787-3915, hricks@ucsd.edu
UCSD Campus
ASHTON IVEY, (858) 226-1606, aivey@ucsd.edu
JARROD REMERS, (858) 260-0632, jremers@ucsd.edu
TIMOTHY “TR” MCNULTY, (619) 490-0796, tmcnulty@ucsd.edu
JORDAN VALDEZ, (858) 275-0904, jov025@ucsd.edu
