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What
can I expect to be different if we organize?
Perhaps the easiest
way to answer that is to compare the status of MATC part-time
teachers before and after organizing (information provided by
Frank Shansky of Local 212 at MATC):
| Item |
Before
organizing |
After
organizing |
| Salary |
$19/
hr. For teaching hours only; no pay for prep. time; no credit for
education |
Class
and step salary structure; paid prep. time; pay increases of from
50 to 300% (that's not a typo) |
| Sick
days |
None |
Pro
rata with maximum accumulation to 640 hours |
| Paid
professional leave |
None |
Up
to 10 hours per year based on seniority |
| Health
insurance |
None |
Optional;
employer contributes 20% of premium |
| Life
insurance |
None |
$10,000 |
| Rights
to full-time positions |
None |
50%
of full-time vacancies go to most senior qualified part-timer who
applies |
| Seniority |
None |
Yes |
| Grievance
procedure |
None |
Same
as full-time faculty |
Didn't
MATC lose lots of part-time jobs after organizing?
- There
are fewer jobs now. W2 took some 6000 students out of school at
MATC. The economy is good and unemployment is low - people are
working rather than going to school. Which do you think had the
largest impact on the number of part-time jobs?
Can
WCTC afford to have a part-time union?
- Waukesha
County is a very rich district. The tax base continues to grow.
There is no reason to think that paying everybody a fair salary
would ruin the district. You are likely to hear that the "pie"
is only so big. That's true, but it's a big pie, and right now there
are lots of administrators feeding off it - at your expense. The
number of administrative positions has mushroomed; part-time
salaries surely have not.
- WCTC
prides itself on providing a quality education, and we believe it
does. The full time faculty are compensated fairly for providing
that quality. You are receiving from 40% to 60% less. Is your
work worth less? Of course not! Should your dedication
to students be rewarded? Naturally!
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