Friday, July 27, 2012
YSU approves pact with professional/administrative staff
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Youngstown State University trustees voted 5-4 today to approve a contract with the Association of Professional/Administrative Staff.
The deal has similar provisions to what was approved for two university unions last year.
The contract, which runs through June 30, 2015, calls for no pay increase the first year, 2 percent the second year and a “me too” with the faculty the third year of the agreement, meaning whatever percentage increase negotiated for the faculty union contract will also be granted APAS members.
Union members’ health insurance contributions will also increase, following the same phase-in as the faculty and Association of Classified Employees contracts approved last year: 12 percent of the premium the first year and 15 percent in the second and third years.
Under the just-expired contract, APAS members paid 1.5 percent of their base pay for a family plan and 0.75 percent of their base pay for single coverage.
The 162-member union of counselors, researchers, advisers and others approved the agreement by a 76-to-9 vote earlier this week, said Helen Matusick, a consultant for the Ohio Education Association.
The union includes 147 full-time and 15 part-time employees. Full-time annual salaries range from $27,127 to $85,662.
Also following the faculty and ACE contracts, spouses of APAS members eligible for health insurance coverage through his or her employer must enroll through their employer for at least single coverage.
The employee co-pay for doctor’s visits increases from $10 to $15.