SR 13 — RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE GRADUATE EMPLOYEE UNION LOCAL 6950- INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA (GEU-UAW).

Senate General Assembly SenateFile Resolution No.

13537 February Session, 2022 LCOSenate Resolution No.

432413 ReferredSenate, toApril 19, 2022 The Senate Committee on APPROPRIATIONSAppropriations Introducedreported by:through SEN.OSTENofthe19thDist.,Chairperson oftheCommittee on the part of the Senate, that the resolution ought to be adopted.

SEN.

LOONEY, 11 Dist.

That the collective bargaining agreement between The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the Graduate Employee Union Local 6950-International6950- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (GEU-UAW), effective July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026, inclusive, and submitted to this assembly April 1, 2022, for approval, as provided in subsection (b) of section 5-278 of the general statutes, is approved.

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537 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 Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ FY 25 $ UConn Various - Cost 2,668,802 5,203,082 7,478,875 Note:

Various=Various 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 July 1, through June 30, 2026.

Total estimated costs associated with this agreement are $2.7 million in FY 23;

$5.2 million in FY 24;

$7.5 million in FY 25;

and $9.5 million in FY 26.

A summary of the estimated costs is provided in the table below.

Funding Availability – It is estimated that the University of Connecticut has adequate funding from non-General Fund sources to cover the agreement costs.

The costs associated with the agreement are anticipatedto beborne by theuniversity (e.g., tuitionandresearchgrant revenues), not by the state's General Fund.

The provisions of this agreement remain in effect until a subsequent contract is negotiated by the parties.

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537 Graduate Employee Union Local 6950 Cost Estimate FY 23 $ FY 24 $ FY 25 $ FY 26 $ FY 23 - 4% General Wage Increase (GWI) 2,043,422 2,043,422 2,043,422 2,043,422 FY 24 - 4% GWI 0 2,125,159 2,125,159 2,125,159 FY 25 - 3.5% GWI 0 0 1,933,894 1,933,894 FY 26 - 3% GWI 0 0 0 1,715,641 Summer/Intersession Compensation increases per same schedule 21,597 44,133 64,165 82,945 Total Earnings 2,065,019 4,212,714 6,166,640 7,901,061 Matriculation fee waiver 185,220 185,220 185,220 185,220 Child Care Pool increases from $160,000 to $225,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 Health Insurance savings due to increased enrollee cost- share (29,840) (29,840) (59,680) (59,680) Fringe Benefits increases associated with compensation increases 383,403 769,988 1,121,695 1,433,891 Subtotal 603,783 990,368 1,312,235 1,624,431 TOTAL 2,668,802 5,203,082 7,478,875 9,525,492 Member Overview – There are approximately 2,200 union employees covered by this agreement.

The employees are all part-time graduate assistants.

The Out Years This contract will expire effective June 30, 2026.

The wage provisions of this resolution will remain in effect in future years subject to the outcome of the collective bargaining process.

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537 OFA Bill Analysis SR 13 RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE GRADUATE EMPLOYEE UNION LOCAL 6950- INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA (GEU- UAW).

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 July 1, through June 30, 2026.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 1, 2022 COMMITTEE ACTION Appropriations Senate Favorable Yea 11 Nay 1 SR13 / File No.

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