benefits Proposals

ALL Bargaining Units

Enhanced vision insurance
Enhanced orthodontics coverage for dependents (increase age threshold from 19 to 26)
Shingrix vaccine coverage for all members and retirees
Revision to Fair Practices language to be consistent with current practice for domestic partnerships, to ensure gender non-discrimination, and to remove the 12-month requirement to establish spousal equivalency
Coverage for fertility treatment
Include Health Emergency (e.g. Covid-19) sick time policy in CBA
Add allowances for licensure and required professional certificates

Vacation buy back - Up to 10 days per year with balance of 40+ days
Equitable 2:1 retirement match for CEs (eliminate 1-year probationary period)
Equitable 2:1 retirement match for Part-time CEs (eliminate 2-year probationary period)
Reduce Personal Choice total premium contribution from 4% to 3%. No employee contributions for those making below $60k.
Paid parental leave (see detailed proposal), childcare stipends ($1,000/mo for children ages 0-5), and joint committee to discuss, explore and implement a plan for a new Child Care Center on campus.
Increase life insurance minimum from $40,000 to $100,000
Enhanced early retirement incentive (lower age from 63 to 62 and years of service from 20 to 10); count PT service [currently does not count] 2:1)
Increase annual forgivable loans max from $10k to $15k and total from $30k to $45k.
Eliminate use of two (2) vacation days over Winter Break
Update bereavement policy (see detailed proposal)

Use of sick days for dependent care consistent with Classified CBA.
Reduce Personal Choice total premium contribution from 4% to 3%. No employee contributions for those making below $60k.
Paid parental leave (see detailed proposal), childcare stipends ($1,000/mo for children ages 0-5), and joint committee to discuss, explore and implement a plan for a new Child Care Center on campus.
Increase life insurance minimum from $40,000 to $100,000
Enhanced early retirement incentive (lower age from 63 to 62 and years of service from 20 to 10); count PT service [currently does not count] 2:1)
Increase annual forgivable loans max from $10k to $15k and total from $30k to $45k.
Eliminate use of two (2) vacation days over Winter Break
Update bereavement policy (see detailed proposal)

Increase College contributions to medical: Pool I: 75% College contribution to monthly premium of Employee and Employee + 1; 50% for Family / Pool II or above: 100% College contribution to monthly premium of Employee and Employee + 1; 67% for Family
Drug and Dental Coverage matching FTF options (100% premium paid)
A Flexible Spending Account option for Adjuncts, matching FTF and CE
Retirement contribution: 2:1 match (equity with FT employees), including VLs
Expand PT/VL leave to be 2 weeks of paid leave each semester that may be used toward sick leave, bereavement, and personal days. Leave time to be banked and used before PTVL Travel and Short-Term Disability Fund.
Pool XIV Retirement incentive: 1-time payment totaling pay for 8.99 credit hours for 2 semesters at the Pool XIV rate or 23.9 hours/week for 2 semesters at the Pool XIV rate for hourly PT Faculty.