VPS wage proposals

Date presented Avg. % increase Total cost increase over 2017-18
Wage schedule proposal #1 June 4, 2018 3.1 percent $750,000
Wage schedule proposal #2 Oct. 25, 2018 6.6 percent in 2018-19; 1.9 percent in 2019-20 $1.5 million in 2018-19
Wage schedule proposal #3 option 1 Dec. 3, 2018 6.6 percent in 2018-19; 1.9 percent in 2019-20; and workload relief $1.7 million in 2018-19
Wage schedule proposal #3 option 2 Dec. 3, 2018 7 percent in 2018-19; 1.9 percent in 2019-20 $1.7 million in 2018-19
Wage schedule proposal #4
 Dec. 12, 2018 8.5 percent in 2018-19; 15.5 percent over four years $2.025 million in 2018-19
$2.7 million in 2019-20
$3.35 million in 2020-21
$3.9 million in 2021-22

VAESP wage proposals

Date presented Avg. % increase Total cost increase over 2017-18
Wage schedule proposal #1 June 4, 2018 25.2 percent $6.064 million
Wage schedule proposal #2 Oct. 25, 2018 22 percent on average $5.25 million
Wage schedule proposal #3 Dec. 3, 2018 20.6 percent on average $4.93 million

In addition, VAESP presented 37 proposals not directly related to the wage schedule that would cost VPS approximately $3 million.

The $6 million cost increase associated with VAESP wage schedule proposal #1 is comparable to the following numbers of positions using average salary and benefits:

Number of positions equivalent to proposed $6 million increase Approximate total positions in the VAESP workforce
Secretary 82 50
Clerk 89 140
Tech support professional 82 22
Paraprofessional 97 500

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