Article 5: Union Rights
An urgent, sudden or serious event or an unforeseen change in circumstances that necessitates immediate action.
What is an emergent situation?
The only justification allowed for a FWA to be modified with the employee having fewer than 10 days' notice
What are demonstrated business reasons?
The maximum hours of sick leave
What is 360 hours?
This is the year that employees will begin to be put on the steps determined by the Steps 2.0 workgroup.
What is 2027?
The minimum amount of time that a job posting must stay up
What is 7 days?
The State must notify COWINS in writing no less than 21 calendar days in advance of this change except in urgent or emergent situations.
What is a unilateral change made by an Appointing Authority or a person in a higher level position deciding to make a unilateral change affecting a group of employees that impacts the wages, hours, or terms and conditions of employment, aside from departmental budget requests to the legislature.
One of the criteria the state can consider when deciding whether or not to approve a flextime arrangement
What are any of the following:
• Ability or requirement to perform all or part of work outside of an 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday schedule;
• If the Employee wishes to work on a flextime arrangement;
• The State Entity’s mission, business goals, operations, and needs;
• If there is no negative impact on other Employees' ability to carry out their work;
• If the flextime arrangement enhances business operations;
• If the flextime arrangement improves employees’ morale; and
• There are no documented performance issues as a result of a previous FWA involving attendance and/or productivity in the past year.
The rate of sick leave accrual (hrs/month)
What is 66.6 hours per month?
Voting representatives appointed by these two groups are in the Steps 2.0 Workgroup
Who are the Governor and COWINS?
The amount of days an applicant has to request more information about why minimum qualifications were not met.
What is 5 days?
Limited to three (3) total Officers and Stewards per State Entity Agreement selected by COWINS; and no more than 21 total Officers and Stewards selected by COWINS for future Statewide Partnership Agreements.
How many COWINS representatives are allowed to participate in bargaining meetings?
The course of action the state must take if multiple FWA request conflict with one another
What is meet with COWINS to come up with a reasonable rotation of schedules!?
Hours per month of annual leave earned in the first year of service
What is 6 hours per month?
These are the three steps that have a 5% increase.
What is 3 years, 5 years, and 8 years?
One way the State must make best efforts to do in order to recruit qualified candidates.
What is one of the following:
A. Coverage Designation Disputes.
B. Partnership Agreement Informal Resolution Meetings.
C. Level I Partnership Agreement Disputes.
D. Level II Partnership Agreement Disputes.
E. Level III Arbitration
F. Rule 6-10 Meetings
G. Rule 8-13(B)(4) Grievances Step Two Meetings
In what instances is steward representation allowed?
The restrictions on the state to permanently change an employee's designation as remote, hybrid, or in-person
What are 30 days' notice and a determination of a business need by the appointing authority?
At retirement, the amount of unused sick leave that will be paid out at the maximum accrual rate.
What is 1/4?
The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) percentage for July 1, 2025.
What is 2.5%?
The amount of time COWINS has to request documents pertaining to the state's job selection process for a position
What is 30 days?
Under these circumstances, COWINS representatives may attend a State Entity-wide meeting intended for all employees
What are with at least 5 days' notice and with approval from HR, which cannot be unreasonably denied?
This employee action shall not impact their remote or hybrid position designation
What is utilize a State workplace at their discretion?
On paid family medical leave (PFML), employees can be paid in full for this amount of hours per 12 month period
What is 160 hours?
On July 1, 2025, this will be the minimum wage for state employees.
What is $16.55 an hour?
One of the elements of the employee turnover report that the state must prepare for COWINS twice a year.
What are any of the following: