Support Library Assistant Pay Equity Justice

To:  President Dynes and Mr. Howard Pripas

WHEREAS it has been proven and demonstrated conclusively that there is a 33% pay inequity for UC Library Assistants; and

WHEREAS a neutral arbitrator issued a fact-finding report on February 17, 2005 as part of the collective bargaining process which found that UC Library Assistants should be brought up to parity with UC "blank" Assistants; and

WHEREAS the neutral arbitrator noted that "there is no question that the University is in a position to afford a wage increase for the clerical employees...the University's claim that it does not have the money to spend on them is not supported by the evidence"; and

WHEREAS UC has failed to use the unrestricted non-state funds available to fund clerical salaries and instead diverted $20 million earmarked for clerical wage increases in 2003/04 to other purposes; and

WHEREAS the full cost for achieving parity for the 760 Library Assistants at UC system-wide would be less than $4 million; and

WHEREAS UC collective bargaining representatives instead offered an insignificant and insulting 0.25% increase wage parity adjustment;

WE therefore call upon the University to make the funding available for a modest 14% increase sought as a step toward wage parity for UC Library Assistants immediately.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Support Library Assistant Pay Equity Justice Petition to President Dynes and Mr. Howard Pripas was created by Coalition of University Employees and written by Norah R. J. Foster, Local 3 CUE (nfoster@library.berkeley.edu).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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