As I am sure you have heard, the new Unit 3 Collective Bargaining Agreement features numerous salary adjustments, both retrospective and prospective.  One of these, a General Salary Increase (GSI) of 3%, was made effective to July 1, 2006 and should have been reflected in your May or June pay warrant­--if you were in pay status at that time.  A second GSI of 1% will become effective July 1.  Depending upon your past separations and reappointments, you may have already received a GSI--or you will receive it effective upon commencement of your next appointment. A third GSI of 3.7% is scheduled for AY07-08, but we will not be able to implement this adjustment until the Governor signs the final state budget for the coming fiscal year.  Meanwhile, the Contract specifies two 2.65% Service Salary Increases (SSI), one effective on 2006 anniversary dates, and one effective on 2007 anniversary dates.  The 2006 SSI Eligibility List is below.

We will also be distributing paper copies of this list to the six academic deans, the Dean of Libraries, the Athletics Director, and the Director of the Counseling Center.

Pursuant to Article 12.10 of the Contract, temporary faculty who completed 24 WTU in fiscal years 04-05 and/or 05-06, will receive one retroactive SSI effective on the employee’s first appointment in fiscal year 06-07.  Temporary faculty who have exhausted all SSI eligibility prior to July, 2006 are not eligible for an SSI in 06-07 regardless of their SSI eligibility in 04-05 and 05-06.  Regardless of their status at the time of payment, temporary faculty receive the SSI retroactive to their first appointment in fiscal year 06-07.  Recall that SSI eligibility also has a number of limitations, including a maximum within each of the ranks.  The 2006 “ceilings” (after the GSI was included) were:

         • Lecturer L - $35,700 (2,975 monthly on a FT basis, or 1,190 per WTU)

         • Lecturer A - $46,512 (3,876 monthly on a FT basis, or 1,550.40 per WTU)

         • Lecturer B - $58,632 (4,744 monthly on a FT basis, or 1,954.40 per WTU)

         • Lecturer C - $74,136 (6,178 monthly on a FT basis, or 2,471.20 per WTU)

         • Lecturer D - $81,444 (6,787 monthly on a FT basis, or 2,714.80 per WTU)

Other contributing factors in determining SSI eligibility are your SSI “counter,” past FMIs, and other miscellaneous salary adjustments—in effect, your entire CSU salary history.

While we have done our best to calculate everyone’s SSI eligibility, there is always a slight chance (given the complexity involved) that we may have overlooked someone, or misread a salary record.  If you believe you have been erroneously omitted from the SSI Eligibility List, please contact Toni Martinez at TRMartinez@csustan.edu or phone 667-3028.

Thank you for the patience you have shown as we have worked through this very complicated process.  Examining the salary records of nearly 600 instructional faculty, librarians, counselors, and coaches has consumed a considerable amount of our time lately, but we’re confident you’ll appreciate the results of our efforts.