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PATRICIA RUTH WALKER
District Lead Negotiator (OESPA)*
Orange County Public Schools
KRISTA RUSSELL
District Lead Negotiator (CTA)**
Orange County Public Schools
*Orange Education Support Professionals Association**Classroom Teachers AssociationOr
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Challenges: Managing the meetings Getting the work done
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Orange bargains with one union for all non-instructional units
Orange Education Support Professionals Association (OESPA)
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OESPA is a wall to wall unit╔ Clerical╔ Custodial╔ Education Para-professionals╔ Food Service╔ Maintenance╔ Technology╔ Transportation╔ Uniformed Security
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Managing the meetings
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Managing the meetings Scheduling Identifying issues Establishing common goals Distinguish your ‘wants’ from
your ‘must haves’
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Managing the meetings Agree on what issues are
immediate and which ones can wait
Agree on what the wait time will look like
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Managing the meetings Getting to ‘Yes’ Meeting all your deadlines Keeping it all together Starting all over again with
either a new fiscal year or new union leadership
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The death of bargaining = meetings
The life of bargaining = meetings
When do you get ‘the work’ done?
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Getting the work done
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Getting the work done Human Resource Sub-
committee
Union Management Meetings (UMMs)
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Human Resources Sub-committee Clarifies existing language
Researches and proposes new language
Ensures the contract is consistent throughout
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Human Resources Sub-committee (cont’d)
Provides safeguards so contract language doesn’t conflict with district operating procedures
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Human Resources Sub-committee (cont’d)
Vets issues with departments that may be impacted by recommendations coming from the committee to avoid conflict
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Human Resources Sub-committee (cont’d)
Co-chaired by: Someone from Human
Resources Someone from the union as
appointed by the union President
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Human Resources Sub-committee (cont’d)
Meets monthly or as required by the agenda
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Union Management Meetings (UMMs)
All job titles are grouped into ”Job Families” based on similarly required skills, knowledge and training required to perform the work outlined in the job description
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Union Management Meetings (UMMs)
Each job family has an elected leader
The union president and the elected leader choose the members of the UMM from the union side
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Union Management Meetings (UMMs)
Chief negotiator for the district serves as co-chair for all UMMs
Chief negotiator selects managers to serve as members of the respective UMM
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Union Management Meetings (UMMs)
The union prepares an agenda of items to be discussed, unique to their “Job Family”
Managers submit agenda items for discussion, unique to their department
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Protocols for conducting the meeting include:
Respect one another
Speak to the issue not a person
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Protocols for conducting the meeting include: Listen for understanding from
the speaker’s perspective
Speak to the listeners in the way you want to be spoken to
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Protocols for decisions making and recommendations: Must be supported with data
(no ‘I think’ or ‘somebody said’)
Solutions must be valid and reasonable
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Protocols for decisions making and recommendations: Communicate the facts of the
meeting to your colleagues
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Benefits of following this practice The persons with the
complaint and the persons with the solution are usually present at the table
Improves and facilitates communications between management and the classified team
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Benefits of following this practice
Develops skills for both parties on problem solving and decision making
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SECRET OF SUCCESS Manage the Meetings
Get the work done
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Questions?
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PATRICIA RUTH WALKER, Lead NegotiatorOESPA
Labor Relations
407.317.3337 Option 3
KRISTA RUSSELL, Lead NegotiatorCTA
Employment Services
407.317.3200 Option 2
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