Tentative Agreement Announcement
This announcement will be updated as more information becomes available.
ALL INFORMATION IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS SUBJECT TO UNIT RATIFICATION AND BOARD APPROVAL IN JANUARY
SEIU and the District have reached a tentative agreement for our most recent round of contract negotiations. Our multi-year contract expired on June 30, 2024 and this tentative agreement covers the period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. We are pleased to bring you this summary information for ratification consideration.
RATIFICATION MEETINGS
Ratification meetings will be held in-person and via Zoom (Meeting ID 98120940634) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 12pm and 3pm at the following locations. A representative from the District negotiations team will join both ratification meeting sessions.
Locations
- Santa Rosa Campus - Lindley 138
- Petaluma Campus - PC 690
- PSTC - Building 100 Conference Room
- Roseland - Room 682
- Shone Farm - Computer Lab 131
- Zoom Link
You are provided one hour of release time to attend a ratification meeting as outlined in Article 5, Section 5.10.
At each meeting there will be an explanation of the proposed contract changes and a chance to ask questions. Union members may cast their vote either for or against the ratification of the contract. Your Bargaining Team strongly recommends a YES vote. This agreement represents a good faith effort by both the Union and District over months to reach a deal that honors our work.
All questions and concerns will be addressed at the ratification meetings. If you would like to send questions ahead of time to be addressed at the meeting, send them to seiu.cec@santarosa.edu.
VOTING
We are voting electronically. Voting opens on Wednesday, January 8 at 8am and closes on Friday, January 10 at noon. After voting opens, union members will receive individual voting links.
If you are not a union member, or are not sure, please contact Debbie Riedmuller (driedmuller@santarosa.edu) or Phil Ybarrolaza (phil.ybarrolaza@seiu1021.org).
To join the Union and vote, please complete the Member Application (Join1021.org).
Below is a summary of the Tentative Agreement. The full language with markups will be available prior to the ratification meeting.
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
- Tentative Agreement Summary
- Tentative Agreement Language (Coming soon)
CLASSIFICATION REVIEW/SALARY STUDY
- Tentative Classification Review/Salary Study Results (Pending Unit ratification and Board approval in January)
- Old Classification = Current job description/title
- New Classification = New job description/title (including any title changes)
- Old Grade = Current grade
- New Grade = New grade based on market study data
- New classifications that resulted from the study can be found at the bottom of the list
- Classified Salary Study Comparable Entities – these are the entities used to compare the benchmark positions in the Classified Salary Study Custom Survey Market Data spreadsheet.
- Classified Salary Study Custom Survey Market Data with Benchmarked Positions - used to align classification grades with the market
SALARY SCHEDULES
- Tentative 2024-25 Salary Schedule (Effective January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025 pending unit ratification and Board approval in January) - Use this to compare your old grade to the new grade. This is essentially the same as the 2024-25 Salary Schedule linked below but with the new grade/step designations.
- 2024-25 Salary Schedule (Effective July 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024) - This is the salary schedule that was implemented retroactively as a result of the MOU Implementation of the Negotiated 2024-25 Wage Increase agreed to on 11/19/24.
- 2023-24 Salary Schedule (Effective July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024
You previously received your final draft job description, including any reclassification or title change, from jobstudy@santarosa.edu. Your finalized job descriptions that include the grade are still being standardized and will be sent as soon as possible. If you are unsure of your final classification or have questions related to your final draft job description, please email jobstudy@santarosa.edu.
GRADE/STEP CHANGES
Human Resources will send a separate notification to those who have received a grade and/or step change in January after the results have been fully ratified and approved by the Board.
A grade and/or step change will not result in a salary decrease. Per Article 7, section 7.7.1, “Any unit member in the bargaining unit receiving a reclassification or promotion under the provisions of this Agreement shall be moved to the appropriate grade and step of the new class to ensure not less than a 5% salary increase as a result of that reclassification or promotion, except that the unit member may be placed on the last step of the appropriate grade if that is the maximum allowable for that class.”
As noted in the tentative agreement summary, off-schedule reviews will resume once the contract has been ratified and approved by the Board. Off-schedule reviews can be initiated by the employee, the supervisor, or the area administrator per the provisions in Article 19, section 19.5.
Current Classified Contract
2021-2024 SEIU Classified/District Contract (Printed February 2024)
Active MOU's & Side Letters
MOU Implementation of the Negotiated 2024-25 Wage Increase (Agreed to 11/19/24)
Side Letter Regarding Negotiations Planning Release Time (Agreed to 5/16/24, 2023/2024 Negotiations Cycle)
Side Letter Regarding Staggering Evaluations (Agreed to 11/21/23, Spring 2024-Spring 2026)