Insights on salary increases and approved state funding

Here is a summary regarding salary increases for employees at WSU as funded by the Legislature for 2005-2007.

Faculty, administrative/professional staff and graduate assistants:
The state has funded salary increases averaging 3.2% beginning Sept. 1, 2005, and averaging 1.6% beginning Sept. 1, 2006.

We are doing a full analysis of the budget, but intend to follow through with our pledge to add some money to the salary pool. We should have some proposed numbers on that in the next few weeks. Rules for salary increases prescribed in the Faculty Manual and the A/P Manual will apply.

Nonrepresented classified employees
A permanent salary increase of 3.2 percent on Sept. 1, 2005 is funded, along with a 1.6 percent increase for the period of Sept. 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. State regulations do not allow the university to exceed these increase amounts. These increases are for classified employees who are in classifications that are not represented in collective bargaining. This will include employees that were formerly in Bargaining Units #2 (nonsupervisors), #9 and #10. On April 26, 2005, the union disclaimed interest in these groups.

Represented classified employees – Police, Bargaining Unit #4
Salary increases of 3.2 percent on July 1, 2005 and a 2.9 percent lump sum payment on July 1, 2006 are provided for employees in Bargaining Unit #4, representing police positions.

Represented classified employees – Bargaining Units 1, 5 and 11
Salary increases of 3.2 percent on July 1, 2005 and a 2 percent lump sum payment on July 1, 2006 are funded in the state budget for employees covered by collective bargaining in unit 1, research and extension units west of the Cascades; bargaining unit 5, library; and bargaining unit 11, Intercollegiate College of Nursing/WSU College of Nursing, under the personnel system reform act of 2002. However, before a salary increase can be provided to employees in these bargaining units, the contract that was bargained needs to be modified to address the change in the units to be covered by the contract.

Lacking a signed collective bargaining agreement, salary increases cannot be given to individuals in these units. In addition, no action can be taken with respect to the employees in Bargaining Unit #5 pending the outcome of the decertification process begun by employees in that unit.

Represented classified employees –Bargaining Units #2 (supervisors in the unit) and #3
(crafts and trades)
No salary increases were funded in the budget for classified employees in these collective
bargaining units.