State Budget fails to fund 1% above Chancellor's Compact

CSUEU, along with other unions, negotiated contract language for salary increases in 2007/2008 that was dependent on not only the Chancellor’s “Compact” with the Governor, but also required an additional 1% increase to the CSU budget to fund a total compensation package of 5.25%. The legislative budget conference committee has approved a budget that, so far, includes support for the compact, but DOES NOT include an additional 1% for salary augmentation for CSU staff.

Because the CSU has not been funded that additional 1%, and consequently does not have the funding for the negotiated salary increases for 2007/2008, the bargaining team has put together another proposal that would achieve the same goal. This proposal moves funding for market equity adjustments into general salary increases so that all employees would benefit equally. This means that a 4.25% compensation pool would allow for a GSI of 3.6%, and an SSI of 1%. The Rural Healthcare stipend would still increase by another $250 per year in affected areas. By moving the market salary adjustment funds into GSI, we would retain a 3.6% increase in GSI and a 1% increase in SSI, for a total of a 4.6% salary increase for most CSUEU employees.

CSUEU and the CSU have been consistent with their message to the legislature that an additional one percent increase is critical to the operation of the university.

Written By: Web Admin
Date Posted: 7/16/2007
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