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Subject: Layoffs

There has been a sudden increase in
Layoff Notices at UCSF.

We have found that supervisors may give misinformation regarding your layoff rights, especially concerning employees' options between preferential rehire and severance pay.

Contact CUE before signing anything.

If you do not want the severance pay, preferring to maintain your Preferential Rehire and Recall Rights, you do not have to sign the form that many supervisors demand that you sign.

Phone the Local 6 office, chief steward Mary Higgins our local president Ginger Jones as soon as you are notified of a possible layoff:

Local 6 Office (415) 346-3537 · Gary or Charon
Ginger (415) 254-3777
Mary (415) 728-1335

CUE is currently bargaining regarding the effects of all these layoffs, which may have an impact on your particular situation. In any event, your unemployment rights will not be adversely affected by consulting with the union. We are attempting to stop as many of these as we can.

Learn about your Seniority and Layoff Rights by reading the applicable contract provisions.

5/7/09

F U R L O U G H P R O P O S A L

President Mark G Yudof's proposals for work furloughs are posted on the WEB.

The options have been developed by the Office of the President in close consultation with the chancellors and vice chancellors who unanimously agree that some form of furlough or salary cut over the 2009-2010 fiscal year is now inevitable.

If adopted, this program will cost you money.

Yudof will submit a specific option to the Regents. Whatever option is eventually chosen will be intended to apply to all employees systemwide, subject to the University meeting any obligations under HEERA.

For represented staff, the Furlough/Salary Reduction Plan Options have been submitted by the UC Office of the President to the systemwide unions for review and comment per requirements of negotiated agreements. All CUE members who wish to comment must direct their concerns to your union, CUE.

UC Must Budget

You may have read in the newspaper that the University of California is contemplating temporary paycuts, and other salary-reduction measures relative to the "budget crisis" facing the University. UC can not unilaterally reduce our salaries, or force furloughs.

Our research indicates that the UC budget situation is fine. CUE will fight any attempt to use the California State budget crisis as UC's excuse to reduce our wages.

Most of our wages across the state are below market rate. Only UCSF Medical Center seems to make a genuine effort to pay fair market rates.

We are continuing to fight for an increase, not a decrease, in pay. If you are not a CUE member, only contributing "fair share," please join now. It will cost less than one dollar more than the "fair share" that you are already paying. Being a member sends UC a powerful message that you support CUE's fight for you at the bargaining table.

If you have any job concerns, please call our office at (415) 346-3537 and let us know what you are thinking. Check for news updates on our website at http://sfcue.org.

In times like these, it is good to have the security of union membership.

Respectfully submitted by your
CUE Local 6 Executive Board

**2009 BARGAINING UPDATE**
	Mary Higgins recounts CUE-UC discussions. Latest information from March 16-18 session at UC Los Angeles (UCLA). CUE's wage proposal has been delayed because UC has not provided all the economic information requested. We are negotiating for 2008 and 2009 increases. In spite of what we read in the newspapers, and hear from UCSF officials, AFSCME received a significant increase for those years (2008 and 2009), plus step increases based upon years of service. CUE will be bargaining for the same. We have put a health-benefit proposal on the table to improve Workers' Comp and extend Disability and Social Security to part time employees who work less than 50%. We are asking that there be no significant increase in health-care charges next year. We are making progress in strengthening the performance evaluation language. We are monitoring every layoff across the state. Please contact us if you are approached on any layoff prior to signing anything. We agreed to the new START offer from UC. That is one day a month off without pay, which will not alter your retirement or vacation accrual. Not all departments are offering START, which is for a limited time period. The program is optional for employees and departments. Staywell information was sent to everyone who does not have Kaiser, which has their own wellness program. Take the survey to receive a $100 gift certificate. The deadline for CUE members was extended. Regarding the UC retirement fund, they have not put forth a proposal for restarting contributions, but it will occur no sooner than July 2010. UC wants the DCP 2% amount, which now goes into our individual accounts, to be redirected to the trust fund in April of 2010, but they have not formally requested it.

AFSCME AGREEMENT DETAILS
January 2009

**BARGAINING UPDATES**
	CUE's bargaining team has agreed to allow participation in the Staywell Program. Participation is optional. 12/22/08
	Mary Higgins recounts recent CUE-UC bargaining sessions. There has been no progress on salaries, with the University refusing to make a serious offer. AFSCME's service unit has been offered some across-the-board money. CUE is furious because the service unit's increases are normally tied to the state budget. CUE workers should be offered comparable compensation. Recent bargaining has concentrated on Respectful Fair Treatment and Performance Evaluations. Statewide testimony describes "bullyism" in the workplace. While some of these accounts are shocking, UC seems uninterested in writing anti-bully language into the contract, so we may make it part of the campaign. We are discussing how to strengthen the "Respectful Fair Treatment" article on other non-bullying issues. Also, we want to strengthen our right to challenge statements made on performance evaluations. We would like a procedure for negative comments to be removed after a defined time period. Now, they remain in the file forever. Regarding pension contributions, CEO Mark Laret told Medical Center employees that he expects the the employer (UC) to begin contributing 4% on July first, 2009. We suspect that for the first year, UC will only ask employees to redirect their DCP money. CUE will oppose any employee contribution until salaries are brought up to market. Bargaining is expected to drag on, so we must gear up our campaign. The Regents will be at Mission Bay March 18-20 2009. You can volunteer to distribute materials. If you are eager to speed up the contract process, call the Local 6 office (346-3537) and ask to help. Together we can succeed. We are initiating CUE Shirt Fridays, when everyone will wear their shirts. If you don't have one, they will be available by the beginning of January. Those who cannot wear shirts due to department dress codes should request a button. If you have more ideas for spreading the word, let us know.
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CONTRACT ISSUES
Contract negotiations between CUE and the University are continuing. The CUE/UC contract, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), expired midnight September 30, 2008. CUE negotiated a limited extension proposal with the University, which expired on October 30^th. We are now in Status Quo. We will forward new information as negotiations on the extension and the contract articles continue. We have also scheduled the following dates for future bargaining sessions:
October 27-29, 2008, at Glendale (local office of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services) November 19-21, 2008, at UCOP, Oakland December 3-5, 2008, at UCOP, Oakland December 17-19, 2008, at UC Riverside
10/26/08

**MEDICAL CENTER SALARY ADJUSTMENTS**
The Medical Center routinely performs salary surveys of their staff relative to the competition. An extensive survey occurs every two years. At the conclusion, Medical Center Administration adjusts salaries, if they are not competitive. The CUE/UC contract allows for these one-time "equity" adjustments, which are not negotiated. Officials at UCSF Medical Center notified CUE Local 6 of proposed adjustments, calculated on the basis of length of service. Many long-time employees were at salary levels lower than more recently hired employees. The adjustment is based on a formula and nothing else. CUE agreed to the increases when we were notified. Also, we immediately asked the Campus to perform a review, using the same criteria for campus-based employees. There has been no formal response to date. Since their funding sources differ, we are not optimistic of receiving a favorable reply. Meanwhile, CUE continues to negotiate for an October 1, 2008 across-the-board salary increase. We are aware that the Medical Center adjustments are a sensitive subject. While we are concerned about the unfairness of the situation, we did not want to withhold increases for approximately 600 of the workers under our jurisdiction. CUE will continue to fight for all of our members. 10/2/08
N O T I C E Pay checks for October 15, 2008 should include equity increases. If you believe your adjustment is incorrect, please report it to CUE. UCSF's methodology for calculating the adjustments posted at Tables and Explanation link. Retroactive amounts will be issued on a separate check, "in order to reduce the tax burden." Payroll's target date for those is October 31, but that is not definite. If a date is confirmed, we will post it here. 10/9/08

**Pensive about UC Pensions**
UC's Pension Fiasco San Diego Union on reviving UC pension contribution East Bay Express What ever happened to the Pension Surplus? SF Chronicle with more on PensionGate. 10/1/08s
START2 approved for CUE members U P D A T E CUE Bargaining Team and CUE Statewide Executive Board, August 1, 2008 CUE and UC reached agreement on CX unit (Clerical and Allied Services — employees represented by CUE) participation in the START Program on July 28, 2008. The earliest possible date for CX employees to begin their START contract is August 1, 2008. The START contract with clarifications of certain program features and PRO AND CON statements are posted at the CUE statewide web site. All CX employees interested in the program should download and print out the contract then forward the completed contract to her/his department HR representative to enroll in the START Program. Please be advised participation in this program is contingent upon your department's approval of the START program. CUE Statewide Executive Board and Bargaining Team, July 17, 2008. CUE authorizes START2 participation. The sign-up date was extended for eligible CX unit members at departments participating in the program. Reservations about START to help you decide. Click for full text of bargaining report.
Lakesha Harrison on UC poverty (UCLA)
	AFSCME negotiations

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START2 approved for CUE members