Here’s what the recommendation for wages in the contract that is on the agenda toimposed on McHenry County Department of Transportation union employees at Tuesday’s Board meeting:
WAGES
1. Effective December 1, 2011, wage rates will increase by 2% (with retro pay).
2. Effective December 1, 2012, 2% or the wages covered by this Agreement shall increased by the percentage increase granted by the County Board per Resolution (generally at their October or November 2012 Board Meeting) for non-elected employees, whichever is greater.
3. Effective December 1, 2013, 2% or the wages covered by this Agreement shall increased by the percentage increase granted by the County Board per Resolution (generally at their October or November 2013 Board Meeting) for non-elected employees, whichever is greater.
Start rates:
- December 1, 2011 $18.25
- December 1, 2002 $18.50
- December 1, 2013 $18.75
Health benefit cost sharing will change, as you can see below:
The Employer and the active employees shall share the cost of health, dental, and vision
coverage as follows:
Is that a 2% total pay raise.
Or is it set up similar to a teachers contract.
In a teachers contract, the public is sometimes told the teachers are getting a 2% salary increase, but that may mean a 2% increase to the base salary schedule…and the teacher also sometimes gets (depending on the wording of the collective bargaining agreement) – step (years of service) and lane (college credits) increases.
I have learned to be vary wary of advertised pay increases for government employees.