Status of Negotiations with AFSCME Local 1110
Fiscal Year 2022 Successor Contract Negotiations Status
These negotiations are regarding wages and other terms and conditions for a successor agreement to the contract between Illinois State University and AFSCME Local 1110 that expired on June 30, 2021. The contract is automatically extended during the entire period of negotiations for the successor agreement. The parties have held more than 20 negotiation sessions, with the Union passing their initial proposal on wages and other economic items during the 11th session on December 9, 2021.
Illinois State University contract offer ratified by AFSCME Local 1110 members
On April 19, 2022, Illinois State University’s April 14, 2022 contract offer was ratified by the members of AFSCME Local 1110, the Union that represents approximately 350 employees in ISU’s janitorial, grounds, catering, dining center and retail dining areas. This ratification draws negotiations for the AFSCME 1110 contract to a close. The resulting contract is effective through June 30, 2025.
Throughout these negotiations, the University was committed to negotiating a wage package that provided competitive increases for all employees in the bargaining unit, with a particular focus on those employees in the unit currently making less than $15.00/hour. All of our wage proposals in these negotiations reflected this commitment. Following is a summary of the final wage increases in the ratified agreement:
|
Classification's Hourly Rate* as of
April 14, 2022 |
Effective Retroactively to 10/1/2021
(Paid Following Contract Ratification) |
Effective
7/1/2022 |
Effective
7/1/2023 |
Effective
7/1/2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to $14.50 | 6.50% | 6.50% | 6.50% | 6.50% |
| $14.51 – $16.25 | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.50% |
| $16.26 – $17.50 | 3.75% | 3.75% | 3.75% | 3.75% |
| $17.51 or higher | 3.00% | 3.00% | 3.00% | 3.00% |
* Note: Some classifications have multiple hourly rates. There are currently no classifications in this unit paid at $14.51 - $14.99 an hour.
As detailed above, the ratified agreement provides four (4) increases, one in each fiscal year under the contract, with the specific increase dependent upon the classification’s hourly rate of pay as of the ratification date. The structure of these increases effectively ensures that the wage rates for all classifications in the unit currently paid less than $15.00/hour will increase by 6.5% each fiscal year through FY2025, keeping these classifications well above minimum wage without creating inappropriate compression with other titles in the bargaining unit.
Over the next several weeks, Human Resources staff will work to implement the wage and other provisions of the ratified agreement.
The University appreciates the many vital roles our employees represented by AFSCME Local 1110 fulfill on our campus. We are pleased to continue to provide these employees with a very competitive total compensation package that, in addition to wages, also includes generous vacation time, sick leave, pension plan contributions, tuition waiver benefits, and multiple health insurance options for which ISU covers more premium cost than most other employers. Thank you for your ongoing work and efforts on behalf of ISU.