B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS  P ATRICIA R UTH W ALKER District Lead Negotiator (OESPA)* Orange County Public Schools  K RISTA R USSELL District Lead Negotiator (CTA)** Orange County Public Schools *Orange Education Support Professionals Association **Classroom Teachers Association Orange County Public Schools 1

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Challenges:  Managing the meetings  Getting the work done Orange County Public Schools 2

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS  Orange bargains with one union for all non- instructional units  Orange Education Support Professionals Association (OESPA) Orange County Public Schools 3

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS  OESPA is a wall to wall unit ╔ Clerical ╔ Custodial ╔ Education Para-professionals ╔ Food Service ╔ Maintenance ╔ Technology ╔ Transportation ╔ Uniformed Security Orange County Public Schools 4

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Managing the meetings 5

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Managing the meetings  Scheduling  Identifying issues  Establishing common goals  Distinguish your ‘wants’ from your ‘must haves’ 6

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Managing the meetings  Agree on what issues are immediate and which ones can wait  Agree on what the wait time will look like 7

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools 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 8

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools 9

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools  The death of bargaining = meetings  The life of bargaining = meetings  When do you get ‘the work’ done? 10

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Getting the work done 11

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Getting the work done  Human Resource Sub-committee  Union Management Meetings (UMMs) 12

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Human Resources Sub-committee  Clarifies existing language  Researches and proposes new language  Ensures the contract is consistent throughout 13

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Human Resources Sub-committee (cont’d)  Provides safeguards so contract language doesn’t conflict with district operating procedures 14

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Human Resources Sub-committee (cont’d)  Vets issues with departments that may be impacted by recommendations coming from the committee to avoid conflict 15

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Human Resources Sub-committee (cont’d) Co-chaired by:  Someone from Human Resources  Someone from the union as appointed by the union President 16

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Human Resources Sub-committee (cont’d)  Meets monthly or as required by the agenda 17

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools 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 18

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools 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 19

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools 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 20

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools 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 21

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Protocols for conducting the meeting include:  Respect one another  Speak to the issue not a person 22

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools 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 23

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Protocols for decisions making and recommendations:  Must be supported with data (no ‘I think’ or ‘somebody said’)  Solutions must be valid and reasonable 24

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Protocols for decisions making and recommendations:  Communicate the facts of the meeting to your colleagues 25

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools 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 26

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Benefits of following this practice  Develops skills for both parties on problem solving and decision making 27

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools S ECRET OF S UCCESS  Manage the Meetings  Get the work done 28

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS Orange County Public Schools Questions? 29

B ARGAINING THE N ON -I NSTRUCTIONAL U NITS P ATRICIA R UTH W ALKER, Lead Negotiator OESPA Labor Relations Option 3 K RISTA R USSELL, Lead Negotiator CTA Employment Services Option 2 Orange County Public Schools 30

Orange County Public Schools 31 OESPA CONTRACT ON THE WEB