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DIGNITY
CHART: United for a Better Oregon: HCW/PSW Bargaining Update
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Cost of living increases (COLAs)
Our Union Proposal
5 % cost of living increase effective October 1, 2019
5 % cost of living increase effective October 1, 2020
State’s Proposal to Us
No proposal as of yet. No raises in the contract
unless money is secured in the legislative budget.
Retirement Benefit
Effective May 15, 2020 workers will begin to receive a employer-
funded contribution to the Oregon Saves Retirement Program equal
to 5% of your paycheck.
No proposal on a retirement benefit for workers.
Payroll Related Issues
Stronger consequences for paying us late, including a $30 per day
inconvenience fee for every day that our pay is late.
Moving to a two-week pay period for PSWs
starting September 1, 2019.
Language related to the implementation of the Electronic Visit
Verification law, including protecting worker and Consumer privacy
and clear criteria for exceptions.
For PSWs, reducing the number of days we have
to turn in our completed timesheets (after the
end of a pay period) from 3 days to 2 days
No proposals or solutions for paying us timely.
Improved Referral System
Develop a new Referral and Retention tool to better meet the match­
making needs of Workers and Consumers.
Other
Additional days of paid time off.
Holiday pay of time-and-a-half when we work on Oregon and federal
holidays.
No proposal on this issue.
Simplifying the process for earning the $0.50 per hour Professional
Development Certification.
Increasing the mileage rate from $0.48 per mile to the IRS rate of
$0.58 per mile.
Length of Contract
2-year term expiring 6/30/21
4-year term expiring 6/30/23
Economic re-opener 6/30/21
Professional Development Certification (PDC):
An Opportunity To Earn A Higher Wage
The Professional Development Certification (PDC) offers PSWs and HCWs a way to earn a higher wage of .50 cents above the
base rate Courses and requirements offer an educational opportunity intended to help the worker build skills to be applied in
their day-to-day work experience.
Applications must be in the OHCC (Oregon Home Care Commission) office by the first day of the month to be eligible for
certification approval. If all requirements have been met, then approval and certification will begin the first pay period of the
following month Example: an emailed application is sent to OHCC on January 12, 2019; it would qualify to have certification begin on
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reaS°n February2019 was not the start date
because the application was received
Once approved, a confirmation email informing you of the two-year certification period with your attached Professional
Development Certificate will be sent IMPORTANT: PSWs need to provide a copy of their cerkate
to the
CDDP or brokerage each time they begin working for a new individual.
For more information on how to acquire your PDC, go to: http://bit.ly/PDC-cert