Jan 29, 2016
“We believed very strongly that the members at the lower end of the pay scale deserved a better wage,” said NAGE National President David J. Holway. “Our state presidents worked very hard to negotiate raises that included a $1,700 floor to improve the economic future for those members.”
In October 2015, members received a 3% raise, the second such raise of the latest contract NAGE negotiated with the Commonwealth (members received the first 3% raise in January).
When NAGE negotiated those raises, leaders were concerned that employees on the middle and lower parts of the pay schedule wouldn’t benefit as much; since raises are calculated on base pay, raises for lower-paid employees are automatically lower than those for higher-paid employees. The result is the targeted bump for certain members in Units 1 and 3 in the January 29 paycheck.
Here’s how the provision works:
If your annual salary is $50,000, you will get an increase of $200 annually or $7.69 per pay period
If your annual salary is $45,000, you will get an increase of $350 annually or $13.46 per pay period
If your annual salary is $40,000, you will get an increase of $500 annually or $19.23 per pay period
If your annual salary is $35,000, you will get an increase of $650 per year or $25.00 per pay period
If your annual salary is $30,000, you will get an increase of $800 per year or $30.77 per pay period
(Salaries falling between those figures will be adjusted proportionately.)
This isn’t the end of the good financial news, either—all NAGE state members will receive an additional 3% raise in July 2016.
Sincerely,
John Mann
Local 292 President
Theresa McGoldrick
Local 207 President
Greg Sorozan
Local 282 President
Steven Douglas
Local 308 President
Leo Monroe
Local 219 President
Wage Equity Bump Goes Into Effect Today
NAGE state members who earn less than $56,666 a year are getting an extra bump in their paychecks on January 29 because of a provision NAGE negotiated in the last contract with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.“We believed very strongly that the members at the lower end of the pay scale deserved a better wage,” said NAGE National President David J. Holway. “Our state presidents worked very hard to negotiate raises that included a $1,700 floor to improve the economic future for those members.”
In October 2015, members received a 3% raise, the second such raise of the latest contract NAGE negotiated with the Commonwealth (members received the first 3% raise in January).
When NAGE negotiated those raises, leaders were concerned that employees on the middle and lower parts of the pay schedule wouldn’t benefit as much; since raises are calculated on base pay, raises for lower-paid employees are automatically lower than those for higher-paid employees. The result is the targeted bump for certain members in Units 1 and 3 in the January 29 paycheck.
Here’s how the provision works:
If your annual salary is $50,000, you will get an increase of $200 annually or $7.69 per pay period
If your annual salary is $45,000, you will get an increase of $350 annually or $13.46 per pay period
If your annual salary is $40,000, you will get an increase of $500 annually or $19.23 per pay period
If your annual salary is $35,000, you will get an increase of $650 per year or $25.00 per pay period
If your annual salary is $30,000, you will get an increase of $800 per year or $30.77 per pay period
(Salaries falling between those figures will be adjusted proportionately.)
This isn’t the end of the good financial news, either—all NAGE state members will receive an additional 3% raise in July 2016.
Sincerely,
John Mann
Local 292 President
Theresa McGoldrick
Local 207 President
Greg Sorozan
Local 282 President
Steven Douglas
Local 308 President
Leo Monroe
Local 219 President
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Main Phone: (617)376-0220
Main Fax: (617)984-5695
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