Summary of School Related Fact Finding Cases for 2010-11

Summary of School Related Fact Finding Cases for 2010-11 Prepared by Tom White, MASB Note that these summaries do not necessarily reflect all recommendations of the Fact Finder in these cases. Check the MASB or MERC website to obtain full copies of the recommendations.

Flint Community Schools and United Teachers of Flint December 15, 2009 Stuart Israel, Fact Finder

Salary 2008-09: Steps only, zero on the salary schedule 2009-10: Steps and a 1% "top of the scale" bonus 2010-11: Steps and 1% top of the scale bonus

Health Care District claimed policy holder status, the union was asking for MESSA. The fact finder said he was constrained by law NOT to select MESSA in this because the district asserted its right to be the policy holder. Recommended the district’s proposal with the district paying 90% of the premium for one plan, and 85.8% for an alternative plan

Menominee Area Public Schools and Menominee City District Education Association March 29, 2010 Ben Kerner, Fact Finder

Salary 2008-09: Steps only, zero on salary schedule 2009-10: Steps and a 0.5% off schedule lump sum payment to all bargaining unit members 2010-11: Steps and a 0.5% off schedule lump sum payment to all bargaining unit members

Health Care Cap of no more than $14,662 per employee per year through June 30, 2012

Other Maintained a class size provision Eliminated an early retirement bonus Chassell Township Schools and Chassell Education Association April 27, 2010 Kenneth Frankland, Fact Finder

Salary 2008-09: Steps only, zero on the salary schedule 2009-10: Steps plus 1% on the salary schedule 2010-11: Steps plus 1% on the salary schedule

Health Care 2008-09: Maintained coverage 2009-10: Cap of $1,325 per month 2010-11: Cap of $1,300 per month

Alpena Public Schools and Alpena Education Association May 26, 2010 Stanley Dobry, Fact Finder

Salary 2009-10: Steps only, zero on salary schedule 2010-11: Steps, 1% on the salary schedule at mid-year

Health Care Set aside district arguments about policy holder and ruled for the union's proposal to switch from a self-insured plan to MESSA - asserted a trade-off of lower wage increases in order to justify the higher cost of MESSA insurance

Swartz Creek Community Schools and Swartz Creek Education Association May 27, 2010 John Obee, Fact Finder

Salary 2009-10: Steps only, zero on the salary schedule 2010-11: Steps only, zero on the salary schedule, but added a 2.2% step to the top of the schedule 2011-12: Steps plus 0.5% on January 1, 2012, but added another 2.2% step to the salary schedule

Health Care Maintained BCBSM MEBS plan as proposed by the union Shepherd School District and Michigan Education Association June 18, 2010 Robert Stevenson, Fact Finder

Salary 2008-09: Steps only, zero on salary schedule 2009-10: Steps only, zero on salary schedule 2010-11: Steps plus 2.5% on salary schedule

Insurance: Recommended the plan proposed by the district to a BCBSM PPO with caps on district liability. Stated that there would be no retroactivity on wages because the union's position on health benefits delayed negotiations and thereby lost the opportunity to gain cost savings that could have been applied to wages.

Richmond Community Schools and MEA-NEA Local 1 November 24, 2010 Gregory Saltzman, Fact Finder

Salary 2009-10: Steps only, zero on salary schedule 2010-11: Steps only, zero on salary schedule

Health Insurance Continue with MESSA Continue 100% Employer paid Make changes to MESSA plan to save the district 10% in premium

West Bloomfield School District and West Bloomfield Education Association December 22, 2010 Michael P. Long, Fact Finder

Salary 2010-11: Steps with a 10% cut in salary effective immediately 2011-12: Steps and two furlough days as proposed by the union

Health Care Continue MESSA (proposed by both union and management) Increase to $300/$600 deductible with RX saver coverage - resulted in savings to district Rejected district proposal for $100 per month premium share Dearborn Public Schools and Dearborn Federation of Teachers January 28, 2011 Kenneth Frankland

Salary 2010-11: Steps with 2.4% reduction in the salary schedule 2011-12: Steps only, zero on salary schedule

Health Care Maintained current plans but provided that employees who elect to stay on the highest level plan contribute 1/3 the cost of the difference above the lower plan - $38 per month for single; $150 per month for two party; and $217 per month for full family Stated, "Fully paid health insurance by the employer in the public sector is fast disappearing."