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San Diego County Contract Ratified

 

SEIU Local 221 members have voted to ratify their contract with the County of San Diego. Voting on the contract took place March 17-19, and of the members who voted, 89% voted to ratify the contract.

 

vote count 1
 Cornelius Hill, Tracy Smith
and Denise Knobloch count the ballots.
The new contract will extend the currently existing contract by two years and will include a 2% raise in 2010, and a 5% increase to the health care flex credit in 2010 and 2011. The contract also creates a new retirement tier for new county employees, which will not impact current employees.

Contract Details

Wages
Fiscal Year 2009-2010: No wage increase
Effective June 18, 2010: 2% wage increase

Benefits
County Contribution towards flexible benefit plan
Effective January 1, 2010: 5% increase
Effective January 1, 2011: 5% increase

Retirement
Retirement benefits for new employees; "Tier B" retirement plan.

Vote Count 2 

 Bill James, Barbara Ward and
Carol Sax sort the ballots

Formula = 2.6% at 62

Final Average Compensation = Highest 3 Year Average

Minimum Retirement Age = 55

COLA = Maximum 2%

 

"Tier B" will only be for new employees and will not impact current employees. The retirement benefits for current employees will remain the same.