December Bargaining Update

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The Union and Management have reached agreement on almost all non-economic issues. On economic issues, we are much closer than we were in the past.

Salary: The RF’s wage proposal is now 1.5% in the first three years of the contract and 1.75% in the fourth year. The Union’s proposal is 3% in each year of the contract.

Health Insurance: The parties have a tentative agreement on phasing-in increases in the employee share of the premium so that covered employees will be at parity with what all other RF workers now pay by the fourth year of the contract. The employee share of the premium will increase 2% in each year of the 4-year contract--from 11% to 13%, 15%, 17% and 19%.

We remain very far apart on other economic issues including salary minimums and longevity payments.