UCLA and Teamsters Local 2010 met for their eighteenth bargaining session on May 11, 2022. The University is pleased to announce that tentative agreement was reached on Article 9 (Apprentices), Article 39 (Subcontracting Unit Work), and Appendix D (Crafts Apprenticeship Standards). The University passed proposals for Article 11 (Promotion and Transfer), Article 23 (Leaves of Absence Without Pay), and Appendix F (Service Engineer Selection Procedure). Teamsters Local 2010 gave an economic presentation to the University which was accompanied by a group of proposals for articles related to economics matters. Some of Teamsters’ economic proposals from this bargaining session are highlighted below:
- Article 45 (Wages)
- Ratification bonus of $10,000 per employee at a one-time cost of $5,840,000 for the K4 bargaining unit at UCLA.
- Percentage across the board increases annually of 12.5%, 10%, 8%, 7%, and 7%, at a total compounded cost of approximately $27,000,000 over current wages during the lifetime of the agreement. This is a proposed increase of 53% from current wages.
- Total cost to the University of the proposed economic increases including one-time bonus and compounded annual increases equal to approximately $31,000,000.
- Article 14 (Overtime)
- Double time compensation for all hours worked above twelve in a shift.
- Increase to the amount of compensatory time able to be accrued from 120 to 240 hours.
- Proposed increase of the overtime meal allowance from $12.00 to $20.00.
- Article 15 (Pay Differentials)
- Shift differential increase for swing shift from $1.50 to $2.50.
- Shift differential increase for graveyard shift from $2.00 to $3.00.
- Hazard duty differential increases from $1.10 to 7%.
- New categories of hazard pay earning 7% differential.
- New weekend work differential of 7%.
- New hospital work differential of 7%.
- New plumbing work differential of 7% while doing certain plumbing work.
- New dive work differential of 7%.
- Article 33 (Parking)
- Free parking for all bargaining unit employees.
- Article 34 (Insurance and Retirement Benefits)
- New language eliminating increases on increases for insurance premiums and increases to employee contributions to UCRP.
- Adding numerous other benefits such as a pet insurance, long-term care insurance, retirement tax savings plans, and several others.
- Article 35 (Death Payments)
- Increases to the amount of death payment from one-month of eligible employee salary to one year of eligible salary.
- New Article – Licenses and Certifications of Competency
- Language stipulating that payment of mandatory certifications or recertifications be paid by the University.
- Appendix J (Value of Safety Shoes)
- Increases to the allowance provided for safety shoes from $210 to $250 with an increase of $20 every year for the duration of the agreement.
The University looks forward to continuing productive negotiations with Teamsters during the next bargaining session scheduled for May 18, 2022.
