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    CUE Approves UC Contract

    After close to two years of often tough negotiations, the Coalition of University Employees (CUE) and the University of California announced a labor contract agreement earlier this month.
    CUE members voted 1,557 to 831 to accept the state-mediated proposal, which covers the period of September 2001 through September 2004.
    This proposal includes a wage package for the 2001-03 period under which all clericals would receive a lump sum payment of 1 percent and a 1 percent base-building increase; eligible employees would also receive a 1/2-step merit increase, according to CUE. UC said that, "by accepting the mediator's proposal, clerical workers will receive...a two-year total of 3.5 percent."
    The union and UC are working on dates for the wage payout. Under the agreement, clericals will pay the current parking rate at their respective campuses, but for the 2003-04 fiscal year any increase in parking cannot exceed $5 per month for each covered employee.
    "We believe this agreement is a fair and balanced compromise considering the significant state funding constraints we're experiencing," said Judith Boyette, associate vice president for human resources and benefits. "We're very pleased that the union and its members have chosen to accept this agreement."
    CUE President Claudia Horning, from UCLA, said, "This vote does not mean that UC clericals are satisfied with the wage component–as was made clear by the large number of 'no' votes cast."