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Secretarial union contract approved by District U-46

By Seth Hancock
  The Board of Education in School District U-46 voted 6-0, board member John Devereux was absent, on a four-year agreement with the secretarial union at its Monday, Jan. 23 meeting.
  The District U-46 Secretarial Association (DUSA) approved of the agreement by a 74-26 vote on Jan. 13, according to Ann Williams, deputy superintendent for operations. The agreement is retroactive to July 1, 2022 and expires June 30, 2026.
  “The contract includes increases of 9 percent and 2.25 percent for the fiscal years 2023 and 2024 respectively,” Williams said. “And for the last two years of the agreement, salary increases will be tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) factor used for the most recent tax levy with a floor of 2 percent and a ceiling of 3.25 percent.”
  If the CPI is under 2 percent, Williams said a “$500 non-compounding one-time payment will be issued to DUSA staff members.”
  The new contract has yet to be posted publicly on the district’s website or the public board documents page. The 2017-2022 DUSA agreement showed starting salaries for Group A members at $12.50 an hour, Group B at $14 an hour, Group C at $16 an hour and level 2 technicians at $22.50 an hour.
  Level 2 technicians possess “A+ Certification as a condition of employment,” the previous contract states.
  Pay raises were tied to receiving an “either proficient or above” rating, the previous contract states, and had an increase of 3.25 percent the first year and 3 percent the following three years.
  Group A employees are clerical. Group B are secretarial employees in various departments from district records to scheduling and sub-callers, and Group C represents secretaries for departments ranging from accounts payable to specialized student services as well as directors, coordinators and supervisors of various departments.