Senate General Assembly SenateFile Resolution No.

7538 January Session, 2021 ReferredSenate toResolution CommitteeNo. on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by:

SEN.7 Senate, April 20, 2021 The Senate Committee on Appropriations reported through SEN.OSTENofthe19thDist.,Chairperson oftheCommittee on the part of the Senate, that the resolution ought to be adopted.

LOONEY, 11 Dist.

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538 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Fund-Effect FY 21 $ FY 22 $ FY 23 $ FY 24 $ Affected UConn University 112,590 151,483 156,027 160,708 Operating Fund - Cost Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The resolution proposes approval of an agreement between the University of Connecticut (UConn) Board of Trustees and the Graduate Employee Union Local 6950 – International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (GEU- UAW).

This agreement covers four fiscal years for the period March through June 30, 2024.

Wage Increases - This contract will expire on June 30, 2024.

This agreement establishes wage increases of 3% annually from FY 21 – FY 24.

Total estimated costs associated with this agreement are $112,590 in FY 21 (including retroactive payments from March 2020 of $57,439), $151,483 in FY 22, $156,027 in FY 23 and $160,708 in FY 24.

TheagreementwasapprovedbyUConn'sBoardofTrusteesinMarch of 2020.

However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, UConn was could not transmit the agreement to the legislature during the 2020 SR7 / File No.

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Thus, the agreement is retroactive to March 2020.

Funding Availability – It is estimated that UConn has sufficient funds to cover the agreement costs.

The costs associated with the agreement are anticipated to be borne by the university (e.g., through tuition, mandatory fees, and research grant revenues) not by the state’s General Fund.

Lastly, the provisions of the agreement remain in effect until a subsequent agreement is negotiated by the parties.

Member Overview – There are 164 members in the bargaining unit as of April 1, 2021.

The bargaining unit is comprised of graduate assistants, including teaching assistants and research assistants, and certain other graduate students.

The Postdoctoral Research Associate (Post Docs) appointments are temporary for a one-year duration, and no more than five total years.

Reappointments happen yearly and the average duration in this position is two years.

The annual 3% raise occurs on an individual's reappointment date.

The current minimum salary for Post Docs is $53,760 which is set by the National Institute of Health.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.

Sources:Core-CT Financial Accounting System SR7 / File No.

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538 OFA Bill Analysis SR 7 RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA (UAW), LOCAL UNION 6950.

SUMMARY:

The resolution proposes approval of an agreement between the University of Connecticut (UConn) Board of Trustees and the Graduate Employee Union Local 6950 – International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (GEU- UAW).

This agreement covers four fiscal years for the period March through June 30, 2024 and establishes wage increases of 3% Appropriations Committee Senate Favorable Yea 12 Nay 0 (04/15/2021) SR7 / File No.

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