District, workers hammer out deal.Byline: The Register-Guard The Eugene School District Eugene School District (4J) is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the city of Eugene Elementary schools
The agreement mirrors one ratified rat·i·fy tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See Synonyms at approve. last month between the district and its teachers, offering modest hikes in pay and benefits, said Ted Heid, labor relations director. Classified workers, including secretaries, bus drivers, landscapers, carpenters, educational assistants and other noncertified employees, would receive no wage increase in 2003-04 and a 1 percent wage increase in 2004-05. A 1.25 percent increase would kick in on the last day of the contract. They would receive half of the regular experience-based step increases in both years, and a new longevity step would be added for workers at top scale. The district would boost insurance premium contributions by $10 in each year, although premiums are remaining flat in the first year. That money would go into an insurance reserve fund. The total cost of the two-year contract would be about $830,700, Heid said. Exempt from at least the first year of the contract are the district's 104 food service workers, who agreed to a one-year wage freeze Noun 1. wage freeze - a freeze of wages at a given level freeze - fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring" wage freeze n → congelación f de salarios when the district decided against contracting out for their services. However, if the food services food services Hospital services A 24/7 department in a hospital that provides for the nutritional needs of inpatients–eg, those needing special diets, preparing meals and transporting them to the floor and, through the cafeteria, the hospital staff and department turns a profit, the employees will be entitled to a cut. Heid said OSEA OSEA Oregon School Employees Association OSEA Organization for Synthetic Environment Architecture members would hold a ratification The confirmation or adoption of an act that has already been performed. A principal can, for example, ratify something that has been done on his or her behalf by another individual who assumed the authority to act in the capacity of an agent. vote in September, when most employees are back from summer break. |
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