CUE and UC have come to an agreement over the closures or temporary layoffs. There will be no
temporary layoffs at the UCSF campus. Other campuses will be affected.
Excluded from these measures are Medical Center employees and those fully-funded by contracts and grants. It is applicable to CX bargaining unit employees at other campuses (San Diego, Davis, etc.) who are subject to
temporary layoffs because CUE and UC were unable to agree on their Salary Reduction/Furlough plan.
This does not apply to UCSF, as stated in the e-mail below.
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From: Zuzovsky, Guy
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 8:57 AM
Subject: UC-CUE Agreement on Temporary Layoffs and Campus Closures
UC-CUE Agreement on Temporary Layoffs and Campus Closures
On December 4, 2009, UC and the Coalition of University Employees (CUE)
reached an agreement on the issues of temporary layoffs and campus closures.
CUE has announced this agreement to its members, and employees have started
to ask their supervisors about how it impacts them. It is important to note
that this agreement only applies at locations where clerical employees are
subject to temporary layoffs.
At this time, UCSF has not decided to
implement temporary layoffs of clerical bargaining unit employees.
Therefore, the agreement does not currently apply to employees at UCSF, and
prior advice regarding allowing clerical bargaining unit employees to work
during closure periods remains in effect.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Guy Zuzovsky
Manager of Labor and Employee Relations
University of California, San Francisco
Ph: (415) 502-2395
Fax: (415) 476-3278
guy.zuzovsky@ucsf.edu
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In the event it applies to your department, here are the terms which will involve other campuses:
The University has already issued temporary layoff notices at some locations to save $13 million towards the alleged budget shortfall. These notices will be rescinded, new ones are issued.
You may take layoff days over any campus closures. That is the default situation. Notify your supervisor in writing if you do not want to take layoff days over the campus closure. If you prefer using layoff days during a campus closure, you do not have to do anything.
You may take the accompanying pay cut in monthly increments over a one-year period, the default; you can take a one-time pay cut, possibly entitling you to unemployment benefits; finally, you can take
the temporary layoff days during the year, with corresponding pay reductions.
Notify your supervisor in writing if you prefer paying once for the period of your layoff. If you prefer having monthly reductions for a year,
you do not need to do anything.
If you do not want to take the layoff days over the closure, you must use either vaction time or comp time to get paid. You may use up to six advance days of vacation. If you plan to take 11 consecutive days of layoff, you may qualify for Unemployment. If you do, apply on the first day of layoff — or even the Saturday prior. There is a 7-day waiting period from the time you apply, so the sooner the better.
None of the deductions will occur until the February 1st pay date
These layoff days will count as paid days for accrual of benefits, sick leave and vacation.
Here is the formula for layoff days for full-time employees.
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Annual Salary | Number of layoff days | Salary reduction | |
$40,000 or less
| 11
| 4%
|
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$40,000 - $50,000
| 13
| 5%
|
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$50,001 or higher
| 16
| 6%
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Part-time employees with 50% or greater appointments will retain their medical benefits.
The University acknowledges that employees with reduced hours will have less time to perform their assigned tasks. This fact must be taken into account for performance-evaluation purposes.
No one will be required to work overtime to perform the work of another laid-off employee.
START Progam
Employees participating in the START program for fiscal 2009-10 are excluded in this agreement. Employees terminating START before the full 12 months who receive temporary layoff notices shall not have their salaries reduced by more than they amount it would have been reduced by this agreement.
Reiterating
If you do not wish to use layoff days during a campus closure,
NOTIFY YOUR SUPERVISOR IN WRITING before December 18th.
If you prefer a one-time reduction to paying over 12 months,
NOTIFY YOUR SUPERVISOR IN WRITING before December 18th.
 IMPORTANT
Written [e-mail acceptable] notification must
be submitted before the first campus closure day.
For answers to questions regarding your particular situation, please call the local office (415 346-3537) during business hours, or call Mary Higgins on her cellular phone (415 728-1335) between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.
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