Operations, Maintenance & Support Services Bargaining Unit: The OM&S group has written most of the committee’s report to the parties. Agreement has been reached that the current Maine Department of Labor Occupational Wage statistics will be used to formulate a recommended pay scale for all classifications in the bargaining unit. Discussion continues over exactly which classifications to represent the unit in the public sector to private sector wage comparisons. We’re hoping to have a final draft of the report to the parties by end of year.

 

Professional & Technical Services Bargaining Unit: The Professional & Technical Services group members have immersed themselves in the Hay Guide Chart method of pay level determination. Meetings are scheduled for two back-to back days per month because separation from this technique between meetings requires a brief refresher in how the Hay methods are used. Several classifications have been rescored with many left to do.

 

Supervisory Services Bargaining Unit: At management’s request, meetings of the Supervisory unit group have been suspended until at least the beginning of 2010. Management claims that resource considerations have brought about this situation. Because the Supervisory group results will build from results arrived at in the groups representing subordinate classifications, it was decided to press forward faster with the Professional-Technical Services group while suspending the Supervisory Unit efforts. We’re hoping to pick up where we left off scoring revised classifications in January.