On October 17 and October 25, 2007, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) held hearings to determine whether the proposed classification of Library Services Specialist should be placed in Bargaining Unit 9. CSUEU and CSU had filed a joint Unit Modification petition with PERB which led to these hearings. There was no opposition to the petition.

Gina Caywood, former Director of Compensation, Information and HR Programs for the Office of the Chancellor, testified that Bargaining Unit 9 includes professional, paraprofessional, administrative and technical employees. This unit includes Analyst Programmers, Information Technology Consultants, Network Analysts, Administrative Analyst/Specialists, Budget Analysts, Graphic Designers, Equipment Technicians, Visual Resource Specialists and other classifications that perform work that is technical and analytical in support of academic programs and administrative functions.

Alisandra Brewer, an Informational Technology Consultant (ITC) at Sonoma State University, Frank Borrelli, and Administrative Analyst/Specialist (AA/S) at CSU Stanislaus and Sheryl Frisch, a Visual Resource Specialist (VRS) at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, testified about the specific work they perform, which is representative of the 123 classifications currently comprising Bargaining Unit 9.

Christine Thomas, a Library Assistant (LA) III at Cal Poly Pomona, Joan Kennedy, an LA III at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Jennifer O’Neal-Watts, an LA III at Sacramento State University, testified about changes in technology over the past twenty to twenty five years and how their work has evolved from clerical to technical and analytical over that time period.

CSU and CSUEU argued that the Library Services Specialist classification fits into Unit 9 because the work is technical and para-professional in nature, like Unit 9 classifications. We are hopeful that PERB will agree. A decision is expected within the next few months. CSUEU will continue to keep you informed about these proceedings.

Date Posted: 10/30/2007
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