District 181 Board approves four-year support staff contract with 3.5 percent annual raises
The new deal is retroactive to
"This contract reflects our respect and appreciation for the professionalism of
The employees represented include accounts payable bookkeepers, instructional assistants, nurses, science center assistants, secretaries, substitute callers and help desk technicians. Also represented are those working in the areas of buildings and grounds, such as maintenance, grounds, deliveries, building engineers and custodians.
"We look forward to continuing to put kids first," she said.
Representatives of the Hinsdale Educational Support Staff and the district started working together on contract language in late fall 2017 and began meeting on the financial aspects of a new deal in late spring 2018, said
Along with the 3.5 percent annual salary increases, the new contract also calls for increases of 1.75 percent for starting salaries.
Contract changes in health insurance contributions by support staff depend on three factors: whether the employee is a new or current employee; whether the plan selected is HMO or PPO; and whether the employee is enrolling in an individual or family plan, said
For new employees, the contract calls for them to pay a flat percentage rate of 18 percent for both individual and family plans for the HMO option and 18 percent for individual and 25 percent for the family plan for the PPO.
Employees paid 9 to 18 percent in the last year of the previous contact, depending on the insurance they chose.
For current employees, HMO caps are increasing by
Lavigeuer said the contract also implements a phase-out of salary increases, beyond the typical employee raises, for those in the retirement track.
In its place, there is a post-retirement one-time cash payout of
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