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BARGAINING THENON-INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS

PATRICIA RUTH WALKER

District Lead Negotiator (OESPA)*

Orange County Public Schools

KRISTA RUSSELL

District Lead Negotiator (CTA)**

Orange County Public Schools

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Challenges: Managing the meetings Getting the work done

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Orange bargains with one union for all non-instructional units

Orange Education Support Professionals Association (OESPA)

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OESPA is a wall to wall unit╔ Clerical╔ Custodial╔ Education Para-professionals╔ Food Service╔ Maintenance╔ Technology╔ Transportation╔ Uniformed Security

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Managing the meetings

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Managing the meetings Scheduling Identifying issues Establishing common goals Distinguish your ‘wants’ from

your ‘must haves’

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Managing the meetings Agree on what issues are

immediate and which ones can wait

Agree on what the wait time will look like

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Managing the meetings Getting to ‘Yes’ Meeting all your deadlines Keeping it all together Starting all over again with

either a new fiscal year or new union leadership

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The death of bargaining = meetings

The life of bargaining = meetings

When do you get ‘the work’ done?

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Getting the work done

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Getting the work done Human Resource Sub-

committee

Union Management Meetings (UMMs)

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Human Resources Sub-committee Clarifies existing language

Researches and proposes new language

Ensures the contract is consistent throughout

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Human Resources Sub-committee (cont’d)

Provides safeguards so contract language doesn’t conflict with district operating procedures

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Vets issues with departments that may be impacted by recommendations coming from the committee to avoid conflict

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Co-chaired by: Someone from Human

Resources Someone from the union as

appointed by the union President

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Meets monthly or as required by the agenda

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All job titles are grouped into ”Job Families” based on similarly required skills, knowledge and training required to perform the work outlined in the job description

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Each job family has an elected leader

The union president and the elected leader choose the members of the UMM from the union side

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Chief negotiator for the district serves as co-chair for all UMMs

Chief negotiator selects managers to serve as members of the respective UMM

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The union prepares an agenda of items to be discussed, unique to their “Job Family”

Managers submit agenda items for discussion, unique to their department

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Protocols for conducting the meeting include:

Respect one another

Speak to the issue not a person

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Protocols for conducting the meeting include: Listen for understanding from

the speaker’s perspective

Speak to the listeners in the way you want to be spoken to

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Protocols for decisions making and recommendations: Must be supported with data

(no ‘I think’ or ‘somebody said’)

Solutions must be valid and reasonable

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Protocols for decisions making and recommendations: Communicate the facts of the

meeting to your colleagues

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Benefits of following this practice The persons with the

complaint and the persons with the solution are usually present at the table

Improves and facilitates communications between management and the classified team

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Benefits of following this practice

Develops skills for both parties on problem solving and decision making

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SECRET OF SUCCESS Manage the Meetings

Get the work done

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Questions?

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PATRICIA RUTH WALKER, Lead NegotiatorOESPA

Labor Relations

407.317.3337 Option 3

KRISTA RUSSELL, Lead NegotiatorCTA

Employment Services

407.317.3200 Option 2

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OESPA CONTRACT ON THE WEB

bargaining the non-instructional units

Documents

life of bargaining

bargaining team

standing committee

new union leadership

umbrella of oespa

multiple unionswell

challenges youve

wait time