PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Hiro Shigemoto on Sunday submitted another proposal to the unions representing civil servants and teachers on the cost of living adjustments for 2006/2007 and 2009.
In the proposal an offer is made to pay the additional 3.3 per cent on July 1 with the July salaries for teachers, civil servants (including Police, Coast Guard) and teachers of subsidized school boards. The payment cannot be retroactive or with interest, as it was not included in the 2010 or the 2011 budget, Shigemoto said.
He said the 2 per cent was paid out in the January salaries of workers. However, several teachers complained on Friday that this percentage had not been included in their salaries. Shigemoto said the proposal was sent to the unions after consultation with Deputy Prime Minister Theo Heyliger.
"The upcoming five months prior to payout would allow the Government the time to be able to allocate the funds, since funds for the 3.3 per cent are neither allocated on the 2010, nor 2011 budgets. The correction can neither be retroactive nor with interest," Shigemoto said.
The unions will discuss the proposal with their members during a meeting set for the L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium this morning at 7:30am.
Shigemoto said on Friday four members of the Council of Ministers met with union leaders at the Government Administration Building to continue dialogue on the outstanding issue, the cost of living adjustment.
The Minister of Finance submitted another proposal earlier in the week, which was rejected by the union membership. The unions had five resolutions that their membership approved and wanted Government to implement. Shigemoto said during one of the meetings with the unions, four of the resolutions were resolved, as Government had already proactively worked on those issues."
"The four other resolutions that have been resolved were: staffing of the Salaries and Wages Department; laws on overtime; performance management evaluation and automatic compensation; and the payout of vacation allowance in June 2011," Shigemoto said in the press release.
The union membership has rejected all proposals from Shigemoto to date and says it will hold government to its payment of the teachers' vacation allowances in June.
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