Region 2

Battle Creek Members Ratify New Contract

February 27, 2008

The clerical, technical, and professional employees at the City of Battle Creek have ratified a 3 year agreement, retroactive to August, 2007. The agreement includes wage increases each year, maintains the health insurance program and implements a new RHSP (retirement health savings plan).

Region 2 Settles Contracts

December 4, 2007

Here is a listing of contracts that have recently been settled in Region 2:

Three year agreement with the River Valley Schools (Bus drivers/Custodians) exp. 6/30/10
Two year agreement with the Plainwell Community Schools (Custodians/Mechanics/Maintenance) exp. 6/30/09
Three year agreement with the Bloomingdale Schools, subject to ratification by both parties (Bus drivers, Food service, Maintenance) exp. 6/30/10
Two year agreement with Orchard View Schools (Head start workers) exp. 6/30/09
Two year agreement with Grand Haven Schools (Bus drivers, Custodial/Maintenance, Food Service) exp. 6/30/09
Wage Reopener with Wayland Union Schools (Teacher Aides)

Hackley Library Members Vote Yes on New Contract

November 21, 2007

The Employees of Hackley Public Library have voted Yes to a three year contract. This contract has a fair wage increase, new Paid Time Off language drops vacation and sick leaves and rolls all hours into PTO. No employee co-pay for health insurance, increases in Longevity payout, job classification step wage increases, and new and improved contract language.

City of Allegan Employees Ratify Contract

October 9, 2007

City of Allegan employees have ratified a three year contract. This agreement has a very good wage increase, no increase cost to the current health insurance, paid lunch break, an added forty hours of Paid Time Off leave that can be carried over in the next year, and retro pay.

Proposed Graded Scale Premium for School Employees

Senate and House Education Committee took up a package of bills to change school employee retirement system, changing the retiree health care benefits to a graded scale premium, (SB 546, SB 547, HB4797, HB 4798). Under these bills school employees do not get full health care benefits unless a retiree puts in 30 years of service, and under the Senate version, it bars collecting health care benefitsuntil reaching age 60.

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Region 2 UnitsAllegan Area Educ. Service Agency
Allegan Co Road Commission
Allegan Public Schools
Allegan, City of
Area Comm Svcs E & T Council
Bangor Schools
Battle Creek, City of
Belding, City of
Bloomingdale Schools
Branch Co Comm Mntl Hlth Auth
Branch Co Circuit Court
Branch Co District Court
Branch Co Probate Court
Brandywine Schools
Buchanan, City of
Calhoun Co Road Comm
Constantine, Village of
Coopersville, City of
Covert Schools
Edwardsburg Schools
Fruitport Township
Fruitport, Village of
Galien Township Schools
Grand Haven Schools
Grand Haven, City of
Hackley Library
Hartford Schools
Herrick Library
Hudsonville, City of
Ionia District Court
Kalamazoo Schools
Ludington, City of
Michigan Family Resources
Muskegon Co Wastewater
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon Heights Head Start
Muskegon, City of
Niles Schools
Northwestern Michigan College
Oceana County EMT
Orchard View Head Start
Osceola Co Emergency Svcs
Otsego Schools
Otsego, City of
Pentwater, Village of
Plainwell Community Schools
Plainwell, City of
River Valley Schools
South Haven Schools
St Joseph Co Road Comm
Sturgis Schools
Three Rivers Schools
Union City, Village of
W MI Comm Mntl Hlth Sys
Watervliet Schools
Wayland Schools