Leadership Academy (CSEA)Presented by: Eric Muehlebach

California School Employees Association Chapter 535

History of Unions

General overview of CSEA/Local Chapter

Why it’s important to managers

The Collective Bargaining Contract

History of Unions in America

Organized Labor dates back to late 1700’s in the United States

1866 National Labor Union Founded

1881 Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions formed

1886 American Federation of Labor Founded

Why Labor Unions Founded

Appalling Work Conditions Unfair Wages Long Work Days Child Labor Unsafe Work Environments

Union’s Ability to Strike

Carpenters strike of 1890

Female Shirtwaist Strike of 1909

United Auto Workers Strike 1936

Retail Clerks Union 2003 CA

United Auto Workers Strike 2007

Union’s

Protect

Labor Wages

Working

Conditions

Labor Unions Today Today, most Labor Unions in the U.S. are

part of: American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) or Change to Win Federation

California School Employees Association

Formed in 1927 by group of Oakland Custodians to receive better retirement benefits

Part of AFL-CIO, Region 33, Area F, Chapter 535

Largest Classified School Employee Union in the U.S. over 230,000 members

Executive Board Members for 2011:• Gustavo Segura (President)

• Eric Muehlebach (Vice President)

• Nate Finney (Immediate Past President)

• Secretary (Vacant)

• Pam Kollar (Treasurer)

• Jefferson Tiangco (Public Relations Officer / Webmaster)

• Ginny Haguewood (Job Steward)

• Angela Thomas (Moreno Valley Vice President)

• Tamara Caponetto (Norco Vice President)

• Wendi Alcazar (Norco Member at Large)

• Stephen Ashby (Riverside Member at Large)

• Akia Marshall (Moreno Valley Member at Large)

Riverside Community College District CSEA Chapter 535

Chapter 535 Information

More than 420 Members

Chapter meets 10 times a year on third Friday of every month from 12:30 – 1:30

Members serve on various committees as part of shared governance

CSEA Website:

http://www.csea.com/content/chapter535/html/chapter.asp

CSEA Commitment The organization shall promote the good and welfare of

the members of this organization under the available labor relations system, and to secure for them reasonable hours, fair wages and improved working conditions; to establish a spirit of cooperation, good faith and fair dealings with the employer; to safeguard, advance and promote the principle of free collective bargaining in a democratic society; to promote such legislation as may be in the best interests of the members of this organization; to promote the efficiency and raise the standards of service of its members and other public service workers; to instill confidence, good will and understanding among the members and their employers; to promote the economic and social welfare of the members of the Association through unity of action and mutual cooperation. (Section 2, By-Laws)

Weingarten rights

The right of employees to have union representation at investigatory interviews

Established in 1975 by U.S. Supreme Court Union representative has the right to

council and assist the employee during this process

Union representative has the right to meet with employee before a meeting

What Managers need to know

When the employee makes the request for a union representative to be present management has three options: (I) it can stop questioning until the representative arrives. (2) it can call off the interview or, (3) it can tell the employee that it will call off the interview unless the employee voluntarily gives up his/her rights to a union representative (an option the employee should always refuse.)

Employee Job Descriptions

Describes the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities of a specific position

Employees should not perform duties outside of their job description

Hay Review and Classification Process

Differential Pay

CSEA Contract

Collective Bargaining Contract between the District and CSEA Chapter 535

Management Rights vs. Association Rights

Overtime, Paid Time Off, FMLA, Performance Evaluation, Grievance Procedures, Professional Growth, Probationary Period

Union LeadershipBuild

Collaborative Relationships

Build

Unified

Team

Change

Management

Building a

Vision