Antioch College Contract Improves COLA, Keeps Employer-Paid Health Care

Yellow Springs, Oh

UE Local 767 has negotiated and approved a new three-year contract with Antioch College that preserves voluntary overtime and employer-paid health premiums.

The contract includes general wage increases of 1% each year, and improves the cost of living formula to provide a one cent raise for every .25 increase in the consumer price index. The old formula provided one cent for each .5 increase in the CPI with a 10 cent cap. The new cap is 14 cents.

Local 767 members will continue to pay nothing toward health insurance premiums, which remain 100% employer-paid. Workers won a pension improvement that increases the college’s contribution from 6% to 7%, based on employee’s gross monthly earnings.

The college employees put up a determined fight against management’s proposal for mandatory overtime, and succeeded in keeping mandatory overtime out of their new contract. The tentative agreement was unanimously approved by the membership.

UE Local 767 represents two bargaining units of Antioch College employees: Production and Maintenance (including cafeteria workers, housekeepers, and maintenance) and Staff (clerical and technical support).

The new agreement was negotiated by President Virginia Garrette, Vice Pres. Betty McCarley, Financial Secretary Donna Robinson, Recording Secretary Steven Duffy, Executive Officer Sue Luman, Chief Stewards Marcia Brim and Carole Braun. They were assisted by International Rep. Dennis Painter.