Intro to CBA
The part of the Agreement that states who is in the bargaining unit?
What is the recognition clause? Article I
Any claim by an employee or the Association that there has been a violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of any provision of this Agreement
What is a grievance? (Article V, Section 5.1)
All employees working more than five and one-half (5 ½) hours per day will be provided with this.
What is an unpaid 1/2 hour duty free lunch? (Section 6.4)
Each full-time employee, as defined in Section 6.1 of this Agreement, will receive this.
What is ten (10) sick days per year? (Section 10.1)
These will be reviewed annually by a Transfer/Reassignment Committee of DUEA and Administration and will occur where necessary.
What is the transfer/reassignment process? (Section 9.3)
CBA is an acronym for this document.
What is the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
An employee who participates or intends to participate in any grievance as described herein shall not be subjected to discipline, reprimand, warning, or reprisal because of such participation or intention.
What is Employee Protection? (Article V, Section 5.2)
Bargaining Unit members who are offered positions of supervisions and/or extra duties that could not be filled by certified employees shall be compensated at this.
What is the full rate that would have been paid to the certified employees? (Section 6.6)
Personal illness or injury, quarantine at home, serious illness, or death in the immediate family or household after any bereavement days have been exhausted, or birth, adoption, or placement for adoption, as provided for in Section 24-6 of the Illinois School Code.
What is interpretation of sick days? (Section 10.1) Bonus - sick days may be used for appointments with licensed health care professional(s). And the School Code has expanded definition of sick days to include mental health.
This shall be defined as the length of continuous full-time service in the bargaining unit and will apply irrespective of intervening transfers from one position to another.
What is seniority? (Section 9.2)
Wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment.
What are mandatory subjects of bargaining.
May work an additional 30 minutes per day with pay to perform duties such as cleaning of equipment, assisting with loading and unloading of program buses, and preparing student materials.
What are bargaining unit members working in self-contained or preschool programs?
The Administration will maintain a pay option for the bargaining unit that will allow a choice of ten percent (10%) or fifteen percent (15%) of the employee’s earned pay to be held back from each of the regular paychecks earned for the employee’s work year.
What is the Summer Pay Option? (Section 7.1.2)
All bargaining unit members will also receive these.
What are 2 personal days? (Section 10.3)
All new personnel must satisfactorily complete this.
What is a 90 work day probationary period? (Section 8.4)
District U-46 Educational Assistants.
Who is DUEA?
A employee who works 4 or more hours per day.
What is a full time bargaining unit member? (Section 6.1)
Five (5) mandatory days: Three (3) required District Collaborative Days (“DCD”) and Two (2) required Professional Practice Days (“PPD”).
What are mandatory professional development days for all bargaining unit members except PIT and HSL? (Section 7.2.2)
The District will pay full salary during the time a bargaining unit member is absent due to this.
What is a subpoena to serve as a witness in a trial or have a deposition taken in any school-related matter pending in court? (Section 10.3)
The purpose of ___________ is to identify the employee’s performance and to encourage professional growth during the year.
What are evaluations? (Section 8.5)
The Illinois Education Association and the National Education Association.
What are DUEA's State and National organizations?
Each bargaining unit member who works more than four (4) hours shall receive this.
What is a 10 minute break? (Section 6.4)
Under no circumstances will bargaining unit members be required to do this.
What is administer medication to students?
The Board shall grant this, without pay, to non-probationary employees for not more than two (2) semesters.
What is parental leave? (Section 10.4)
The Board will not __________________ any non-probationary employee without just cause and will use a progressive discipline procedure.
What is discipline or discharge? (Section 8.6)