KSU trustees approve labor pact; union members continue to vote on wages and other issues
The 2 percent increase would be retroactive to
Members of the
The union represents skilled trades, food service and housekeeping personnel, as well as other workers.
The board's approval means KSU officials can enter into a two-year labor agreement with the union -- if union members also approve the report.
The new contract would expire
The two sides began negotiations on a new agreement sometime before the old labor pact expired
Each side agreed to take unresolved issues to an independent fact-finder, who issued the report that trustees approved Friday morning.
The report's recommendations include the introduction of a new health insurance plan -- a PPO (preferred provider organization). An existing PPO plan would no longer be offered as an option beginning
A high deductible plan that includes a health-savings account would continue.
This is not the first time the parties have taken issues to a fact-finder after failing to negotiate a new contract.
Under the new contract, employees would receive a
In 2015, the sides reached an impasse and the State Employment Relations Board arranged for a fact-finder to weigh in on dueling demands.
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