A Bargaining Council of your fellow workers has negotiated a new contract with the County. This contract will be in effect from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2010 .

1. Recognition. The County recognizes United Domestic Workers of America as the exclusive representative of homecare workers employed by the County of Stanislaus IHSS Program .

2. Wages. The wage for homecare providers in Stanislaus County will increase from the current wage of $8.25 to:

THIS IS A 14% INCREASE IN WAGES OVER THE LIFE OF THIS CONTRACT

3. Health, Dental and Vision Benefits. Eligibile providers who work 75 hours or more per month for three consecutive months will be entitled to participate in a comprehensive health insurance plan which will include:
Hospitalization Doctor visits Emergency Care
Prescription drug coverage Dental Insurance Vision

4. Training .
A. N ew homecare workers may be required to attend orientation training. The Union and the County may establish other training programs as necessary.
B. Based upon availability, all Providers shall have an opportunity to receive CPR training at no cost to the Provider.

5. Security Checks. (New benefit of Union Representation) Providers who apply for work on the Registry shall not be required to pay for the security check. Under this new benefit any Provider would only have to apply to the Registry to receive this benefit.
Please note: that under current law a client can request to have a security check conducted of their respective Provider, which would not be covered under this contract because this labor contract is between the Public Authority and all Providers [UDW].

The following provisions of the first contract will remain in effect;
they are:

6. Grievance . The procedure for resolving complaints of workers who believe the County has violated the Union contract includes a series of steps ending with arbitration.

8. No strike/no lockout. There will be no strikes and no lockouts during the life of the contract and during negotiations for its renewal.

9. Management Rights. The County IHSS employer retains the right to determine the methods, means and personnel by which its operations are to be conducted.

10. Agency Shop. This is a very important part of the Union Contract. Please read this information very carefully. Under an “Agency Shop”, all workers, with certain exceptions, must become members of the Union and pay Union dues. It takes a lot of work, a lot of money, a lot of time and a lot of dedication on the part of Union members and Union staff to gain IHSS improvements and negotiate a Union contract with pay raises, health insurance and other benefits. The Bargaining Committee members believe that everybody who enjoys the pay raises, health insurance, and other benefits should share in the cost of supporting the union.

The law does allow certain exceptions. Workers who choose not to become union members still must pay a portion of the dues and fees for the cost of representation but may not participate in the running of the Union , including voting on union contracts and running for union office. Likewise, workers who do not support the Union ’s political and organizing activities still must pay for the cost of union representation, called a “fair share”.

UDW members believe it is not fair for anyone to get a free ride at the expense of others and that no one should be able to enjoy the benefits of union representation, union contract negotiations, union wages and union benefits without paying their fair share.

The 2007 Bargaining Team Curt Ostrander, Lead Negotiator, UDW/AFSCME Madelyn Amaral, Jose E Astorga, Roxann Chakos, Henry D Dill, Samuel Jordan, Anita Magana, Claudia Parks, Steve Salais

 

AL108/Stan/07-10/0807lwc

 

 

UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA Union State Headquarters: UDW State Headquarters Your Regional Office: UDW, Stanislaus