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BENEFIT
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BEFORE UNION
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UNION WON
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Salaries
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No guaranteed raise
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Guaranteed annual minimum raise; salaries have increased, on average, 350% since 1980; increased pay for technical staff
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Job Security
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No collective bargaining;
No union representation
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Job security after 3-month probationary period; no arbitrary discipline; right to union representation during investigatory/disciplinary meetings
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Longevity
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None
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Up to $130 per month
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Commutation Tax Benefit
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None
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Effective January, 2002
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Pay for higher-graded work
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None
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Paid at higher grade level after 10 consecutive days
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Overtime pay
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Time & 1/2 after 40 hrs./wk.
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Time & 1/2 pay after 35 hrs./wk.
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Health & Hospitalization
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Family coverage: $15/mo.
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Individual coverage: $0;
Family coverage: $5/mo.
(Non-unionized administrators pay $184/month for benefits)
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Birth Control Coverage
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None
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Won in 2003
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Dental Coverage
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None
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Won in 1982; improved 50% in 2001; additional improvements in 2002 and 2003
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Health and Safety Protection
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None
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Contract language guaranteeing union receving reports; meetings twice a year
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Domestic Partner Benefits
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None
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Same-sex domestic partners health coverage
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Family Care Leave
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None
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3 months unpaid leave after 12 months employment; 4-1/2 months childcare leave
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Sick Days for Family Members
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None
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6 days for child; 3 days for other family member
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Childcare Fund
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None
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$80,000 a year now; $95,000 in 2005
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Job Descriptions
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Not guaranteed
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Entitled to job description after 6 weeks
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Job Reclassifications
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No time limits for response; no reason given if denied
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Union requests must be responded to in 3 mos.; reason given if denied; appeals
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Pension Multiplier
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0.7%
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500% increase since 1979
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Paid Vacations
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3 weeks after 5 years
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3 weeks after 3 years
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Free Life Insurance
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$3,000
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$20,000
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Transfer & Promotion
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No contractual rights
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NYU applicants must be interviewed first; NYU must respond by end of following wk/inform if position filled
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