The Department of Human Resources (CalHR) has informed ACSS of General Salary Increases (GSI) for state excluded employees effective July 1, 2019. Excluded employees will receive the same percentage raises as the bargaining unit they are associated with as follows:
| Excluded Employees Affiliated with Bargaining Unit |
GSI |
1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 14, 15,
17, 20, 21 (SEIU Units) |
3.5% |
| 6 |
5% |
| 9 |
4% |
| 10 |
5% |
| 16,19 |
2% |
The budget also provides funds to pay the state’s share of health and dental benefits increases for excluded employees and additional money to prefund retiree healthcare.
Four rank-and-file bargaining units (2, 7, 13 and 18) with contracts expiring on or about July 1, 2019 remain at the table. ACSS has made proposals to CalHR for special salary adjustments for some excluded employees related to those bargaining units. ACSS also proposes that any salary increases negotiated for rank-and-file employees also be provided at the same time to related supervisors and managers.
Most excluded employees will also see an adjustment in the employee deduction for OPEB. The deduction, expected to adjust with your August pay warrant (received at the end of August/beginning of September), shows as CERBT – which stands for the California Employers’ Retiree Benefit Trust. These employer and employee contributions reduce the “unfunded liability” for retiree health care and will help ensure your valuable earned health benefits will be available when you retire.
Exempt and Excluded Employees not directly tied to a bargaining unit (such as many employees who have an “E” Collective Bargaining Identifier) will receive a 3.5% GSI.
The official Pay Letters are expected to be released shortly after the Governor signs the State Budget later this week.
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Update 7/5/19 - CalHR releases Pay Letter 1912 - GSI (Managers and Supervisor classifications begin on page 10.)