Posted on 11/21/2006 10:06:27 AM PST by NormsRevenge
The California Correctional Peace Officers Association may be miles away from getting a new labor contract with the state, but its members appear to be in line for a pay raise sooner rather than later, thanks to the union's victory in a grievance it filed a year ago.
In a decision dated Saturday, an arbitrator ruled that the CCPOA's 31,000 members are entitled to a pay raise based on compensation increases the state gave to the California Highway Patrol. The prison officers' pay is linked to the CHP's union contract, and the arbitrator ruled that health insurance and holiday leave-time bumps the state gave over the years to the patrol must translate to more salary for the CCPOA members.
Arbitrator Alexander Cohn of Napa gave the state 20 days to recalculate the prison officers' pay formula to bring it in line with the CHP's benefit boosts. The arrangement would work out to a $100 million to $200 million pay raise for CCPOA members out of taxpayer coffers, according to the Department of Personnel Administration.
The arbitrator's award would amount to a 3.125 percent pay raise for CCPOA members retroactive to July 1, 2005, ...
"Imagine that," said CCPOA Vice President Lance Corcoran. "One might think we designed that."
--snip--
The state can appeal the arbitrator's award to the courts, but personnel department spokeswoman Lynelle Jolley said the agency's attorneys are still reviewing the decision and have not made a decision.
Jolley said it is "unclear" how the decision plays into the ongoing contract talks. But she added that the ruling "does clarify the need for us to continue reviewing the expired contract, to see where change may be necessary."
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
---
with a little help from your friends..
at a time when we're now officially 'exporting' state penal prisoners..
we can afford whatever the unions want. we always have before, right?
it will be interesting to see what the new contract comes in at..
God help us. We live in a state run by nurse, firefighter, and prison guard's unions.
Both costs have plenty of high population density, high liberalism and high union membership. They're all just manifestations of the underlying collectivism of the Left.
Yup. And RETROACTIVE too! I hate these union bastards.
Dunno about you but I'm actively looking to relocate to a slightly saner kind of craze state.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.