Union Wins More Appropriate Job Class Placement for Thousands of Employees

Following an unprecedented year-long job classification review, the CSUEU Bargaining Team and the CSU have negotiated to place 4,247 employees in a new or different classification. 

This is a significant advance in our work to correct misclassification and below market wages. The Mercer salary study in 2022 identified significant misclassifications across the CSU system affecting thousands of employees. A common issue was workers performing (increased) duties outside the scope of their job classification. 

As part of our union contract negotiations in 2023, we reached agreement with the CSU to commit to review job classifications. The year-long review involved analyzing the job descriptions of more than 8,000 employees and placing them in proper classification, titles, or levels. The goal: Bring stagnant CSU pay to market level.

Information Technology Classifications

For Bargaining Unit 9 employees, we are finding anomalies in certain Information Technology classifications, such as with Technology Support Specialists. The Mercer consulting firm reclassified some Information Technology Consultants to be TSS, and this group may not receive the same salary adjustment as others. 

If you would like to appeal the job classification that the CSU has assigned you, here is what you should know about the appeal process, and a sample template letter you have the option of using. Please remember, however, that this process is yours as an individual employee; union representatives cannot substitute for your knowledge of your job.  

Employees should file an appeal by June 15.

What’s Next

Our contract stipulates that the CSU would implement Salary Steps by October 2025. If the CSU keeps its commitment, all employees will be placed on their target step based on their updated job classifications.

If final state budget in June includes cuts that cause the CSU to trigger the contingency in the contract, our Bargaining Team and the employer would be back at the table for a contract negotiations “re-opener. Each employee would advance to the next pay level (unless they are above the new scale) and the Bargaining Team would return to the table. 

We’ll be scheduling townhalls soon to answer questions. We have fought long and hard to restore salary steps and correct misclassifications. Our work is not done until every CSUEU member achieves equity and proper classification.