Contract Issues Importance

Welcome to the AFSCME 2187 contract survey 2024! We are excited to hear from you about what is important to you when negotiating the next City contract.

Please tell us how important each of the following issues are to you (10 stars- most important; 1 star- least important):

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* 1. Reduced payroll deductions for health benefits (lower cost for benefits)

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* 2. Wellness program (access to healthy lifestyle material & classes)

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* 3. Option to be vested in pension in five (5) years (ability to have pension after working 5 years)

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* 4. Tie stacked hybrid pension cap to wage increases (raise pension cap with contracted raises)

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* 5. COLA (Cost Of Living Adjustment) for retirees (pension value grows with inflation)

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* 6. Wage and job security

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* 7. Percentage wage increase

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* 8. No contracting out (no expensive contractors doing City work)

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* 9. No mandatory overtime

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* 10. Improved Longevity Pay (updating longevity pay scale amounts)

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* 11. Add step 6 to EP pay plan (add additional pay bump to pay scale)

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* 12. Provide purchase of SEPTA passes at discount (Federal program- no cost to City)

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* 13. City-wide transfer policy (timely transfers between all departments)

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* 14. City-wide discipline policy (discipline protocols same in every department)

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* 15. Vacancies to be filled within 45 days in any authorized budgeted position (City must hire replacements for staff within 45 days)

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* 16. Injured On Duty (IOD) workers can be treated by physician of their choice, if existing treatment is unsatisfactory (IOD workers can be treated by Doctor of choice)

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* 17. Increase family sick leave to fifteen (15) days per year

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* 18. Up to one (1) year leave without pay to care for a dependent family member (1 year of leave without pay to take care of family member)

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* 19. Mayor's scholarship earmarked for DC47 children (DC47 member only family scholarships)

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* 20. FMLA time to start after paid leave is exhausted (FMLA starts only after paid leave exhausted)

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* 21. Increased Maternity/Paternity Leave

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* 22. General Election Day Holiday

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* 23. Consistent leave policies City/Department-wide

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* 24. AL Day sell back program / Carry over options (sell/carry-over unused AL-Days)

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* 25. Vacation sell back program- up to fifteen (15) days per year

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* 26. Increase maximum accrual of Vacation time to one hundred (100) days

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* 27. Compensation for proficiency in a second language (second language differential pay)

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* 28. Increase DROP program interest rates

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* 29. Holidays: Eid-Al-Fitr, Lunar New Year, Yom Kippur, Floating Holiday

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* 30. Alternative Work Schedule: Remote Work

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* 31. Alternative Work Schedule: Hybrid Work

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* 32. Alternative Work Schedule: Flex-time

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* 33. Six (6) AL Days per year

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* 34. Residency waiver for all 2187 job titles (workers allowed to live outside of Phila.)

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* 35. Move to N Pay Scale (have parity with Local 2186; move current EP pay scale to higher paid pay scale)

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* 36. City-wide childcare/elder care reimbursement/Discounted Program (affordable childcare/elder care option for DC47 City workers; Stipend monthly or discounted childcare options)

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* 37. Student Loan reimbursement stipends (City to supply city workers portion of student loan payments in a form of monthly stipend)

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* 38. Increase post-retirement medical coverage from 5 years to 7 years

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* 39. Part-time medical coverage (coverage when you need to work part-time; IE- after returning from maternity leave, medical coverage will remain fully active during the allotted part-time allowance per civil service regs)

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