Your CAPS-UAW Bargaining Committee met with the State today. During today’s bargaining session, 14 observers attended. The State passed four economic proposals, and let us know they were interested in a three-year contract term.
Below is a summary of proposals we received from the State:
- 2.1 Salaries:
- General Salary Increases for all rank-and-file State Scientists: 5% upon ratification, 3% in July 2025, and 2.5% in July 2026
- A Special Salary Adjustment of 5% for the following classifications:
- VETERINARIAN (MEAT INSPECTION)
- VETERINARIAN (GENERAL)
- VETERINARIAN SPECIALIST (GENERAL)
- VETERINARIAN SPECIALIST (MEAT INSPECTION)
- SENIOR SEED BOTANIST (SPECIALIST)
- ASSOCIATE SEED BOTANIST
- SEED BOTANIST
- SENIOR PLANT NEMATOLOGIST (SPECIALIST)
- ASSOCIATE PLANT NEMATOLOGIST
- SENIOR INSECT BIOSYSTEMATIST (SPECIALIST)
- ASSOCIATE INSECT BIOSYSTEMATIST
- INSECT BIOSYSTEMATIST
- ASSOCIATE PLANT PATHOLOGIST (DIAGNOSTICIAN)
- SENIOR PLANT PATHOLOGIST (DIAGNOSTICIAN) (SPECIALIST)
- PLANT PATHOLOGIST (DIAGNOSTICIAN)
- 2.18 Geographic Pay Differential:
- A $250 monthly differential for employees that work in six Bay area counties (Alameda, Marin, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties)
- 2.19 Longevity Pay:
- A percentage-based monthly differential for long-tenured employees (between 2% for 17 years of state service and 5% for 25 years of state service), phased in over three years
- 2.13 One Time Retention Payment:
- A $3,000 one-time payment for every rank-and-file State scientist who are employed with the State on July 1, 2024 and remain employed with the State as of the date of ratification
Your CAPS-UAW Bargaining Committee is working to develop our counter package. We are meeting with the State again tomorrow and will let you know more as soon as we can.