After a weeklong election on the recent salary and benefits coverage agreement, HTEC Site Representatives and Officers met last night for a Special Rep Council to tabulate and certify the vote. At 5:57 pm, HTEC Elections Chair Ann McAfee announced the results: 341 out of 342 voting members cast their ballots in favor of ratification. As a result, ratification passed with a 99.7% majority!
The ratified agreement includes:
How Much Exactly Will You Get Paid? Use a copy of the HTEC Raise Calculator to see how much you will earn over the 2-year period of the agreement. Check the updated salary schedules to see exactly how much you will earn each year:
What Happens Next? The HTH board has called a Special Board Meeting on Wednesday, February 28 and is expected to ratify the agreement at that meeting. Once the HTH board also ratifies the agreement, it will go into immediate effect. The CMO has told us that they will provide us with a timeline on when certificated staff will see the 6% increase reflected in their paychecks and when they can expect to receive retroactive pay. As soon as we have the payment timeline from the CMO, we will pass that information along to you! Great Work, Everyone! We want to celebrate all of the hard work and sacrifice that HTEC members have put in over the last 10 months to make this salary win possible. HTEC members continue to demonstrate the positive change we can make to teaching and learning at HTH when we stand united around a COLLECTIVE demand. With this agreement in place, we can now turn our full attention to supporting our classified siblings as they fight to win a fair contract that puts honor, recognition, and reward on the critical work they perform in support of our students and community. As always, we are ready! In a huge win for custodians and maintenance staff, the HTH CMO has acknowledged that custodians can return to their prior work schedule and that HTH will put an end to rotating maintenance staff from one village to another. As we reported in January, HTH made those changes unilaterally without first bargaining them with the classified unit. Those changes forced our custodians to work later into the evening, while increased travel time and costs for maintenance staff ate into their wages and disrupted their routines.
In response, HTEC asserted our right to bargain over those changes, and the CMO finally acknowledged this week that custodians may elect to work from 1:00 pm - 9:30 pm or 2:00 pm - 10:30 pm. The CMO asks that custodians commit to one of the two options for their regular work schedule and that custodians express their preference in writing to their supervisor. For maintenance techs, the CMO has recognized that employees require greater consistency in terms of their work location. As a result, the CMO has decided to stop rotating maintenance techs away from their primary work site. The CMO has communicated to our union leadership that this change will take effect as soon as they have filled the remaining vacancies in the department and are fully staffed. Both sides will meet at the negotiating table on March 4, and will discuss the implementation of these changes. These wins came about only because of the determined efforts of our custodians and maintenance techs who organized around this issue, rallied our community to their side, and advocated for their rights at work. You have given us all an example of what we can achieve as a union when we stand united around a common demand! In solidarity, HTEC Elected Officers Hayden Gore, President Rose Reiken, Certificated VP Joanna Sandoval, Classified VP Claire Deken, Secretary Michael Chin, Treasurer TOGETHER, WE DID IT! Tentative Agreement on Salary IncreasesOn February 5, HTEC’s certificated bargaining team reached a tentative agreement on salary increases for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. The agreement includes:
Use a copy of the HTEC Raise Calculator QR to figure out exactly how much you will earn over the course of the 2-year agreement. Ratification Info Session Thursday, February 15 from 5:00-6:00 pmJoin us on Zoom to hear about the details of the salary agreement, share your feedback, and get your questions answered! Join the Zoom meeting on Thursday, February 15 from 5:00-6:00 pm at: https://zoom.us/j/97664826288?pwd=YUlDaGJaTWFtc0RlcEpkNjFYUE1FZz09 Meeting ID: 976 6482 6288 Passcode: 049409 How Does Ratification Work?In order for the agreement to take effect, a majority of HTEC dues-paying members must approve of it through a democratic vote. Site Reps will begin to hand out paper ballots to HTEC members on Monday, February 12th. The ballot includes a yes or no vote on a package of two agreements:
The ratification vote window will close on Tuesday, February 20th, at which point Ann McAfee, the HTEC Election Committee Chair, will tabulate the votes and announce the results. Once HTEC membership and the HTH board of directors have both voted for ratification, the agreement will take immediate effect. Who Can Vote?Only dues-paying members can vote for ratification of the agreement. If you are not yet an HTEC member, see your Site Rep about a membership form so that you can join the union, cast your vote, and make your voice heard! Great Work, Everyone!HTEC recognizes and acknowledges all the hard work and sacrifice that HTEC members have put in over the last 10 months to make this agreement possible. You have demonstrated, once again, the positive change that we can make to teaching and learning at HTH when we stand in unity together. With this agreement in place, we can now turn our full attention to our classified union siblings and support them as they fight to win a fair contract that honors the critical support they provide to HTH students and our entire community. As always, we are ready! After an unprecedented amount of membership pressure on the HTH board last week, this morning our bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with the CMO that covers salary for both the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years!
The final agreement includes:
At the beginning of the bargaining session, the CMO presented a proposal for a 5% increase this year, a 1% increase next year, and an added 2% one-time retention bonus paid only to returning teachers next September. This resulted in a long discussion about the realities of our membership’s expectations from the CMO, and what it would take to put real value and appreciation on the work our teachers do at HTH. We reiterated that this was not our bargaining team’s demand, but the demand of 400 HTEC members who have made their voices heard. The CMO then presented an updated proposal that we believe reflects the best possible agreement for our membership. In total across the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, teachers will receive an ongoing increase of approximately 8.31%, falling just shy of the projected (but not guaranteed) state-provided COLA of 8.98% across the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years. The agreement also gains ground on many San Diego school districts. San Diego Unified, for example, agreed to a 5% raise for this year and continues to bargain for next year. Given the uncertainties of California’s economy, we strongly believe this agreement meets our goals. The agreements are considered tentative until both HTEC members and the HTH board ratify the agreements. Details on our ratification process will be sent to dues-paying HTEC members shortly. We recognize and acknowledge all the hard work and sacrifice that HTEC members have put in over the last 10 months to make this agreement possible. We have demonstrated, once again, the positive change that we can make to teaching and learning at HTH when we stand in unity together. Remember: only dues-paying HTEC members can vote to ratify the agreement. Teachers who have yet to join the Collective can do so online today. The HTEC Certificated Bargaining Team Hayden Gore, HTM Chula Vista Grady Gumner, HTe Mesa Charley Jacob, HTH North County Jennifer Merrill, HTe Point Loma Chris Mutter, HTH International Chris Olivas, HTM North County Rose Reiken, HTM Mesa Mary Williams, HTM Point Loma |
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