OAH-ALJ Bargaining Survey: 2025-2027 Contract

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* 2. Please indicate your primary caseload.

Unemployment Insurance

Regulatory & Education

Public Assistance & Health

Child & Family Care

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* 3. Please indicate your assigned work location:

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* 4. Are you FT, PT, or pro tem?

pro tem

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* 5. Our ability to win on an issue is determined by how much members are willing to mobilize to win. For the issues below, identify what you personally would be willing to do on the issue to help determine its priority.

	1 - Not a priority, no action	2 - Low priority, sign a petition	3 - medium priority, personal letter	4 - higher priority, press release	5 - high priority, attend public rally
Provide a competitive salary increase to bring ALJs in line with practicing attorneys in the labor market	Provide a competitive salary increase to bring ALJs in line with practicing attorneys in the labor market 1 - Not a priority, no action	Provide a competitive salary increase to bring ALJs in line with practicing attorneys in the labor market 2 - Low priority, sign a petition	Provide a competitive salary increase to bring ALJs in line with practicing attorneys in the labor market 3 - medium priority, personal letter	Provide a competitive salary increase to bring ALJs in line with practicing attorneys in the labor market 4 - higher priority, press release	Provide a competitive salary increase to bring ALJs in line with practicing attorneys in the labor market 5 - high priority, attend public rally
Reduce the caseload you currently have	Reduce the caseload you currently have 1 - Not a priority, no action	Reduce the caseload you currently have 2 - Low priority, sign a petition	Reduce the caseload you currently have 3 - medium priority, personal letter	Reduce the caseload you currently have 4 - higher priority, press release	Reduce the caseload you currently have 5 - high priority, attend public rally
Increase fairness and transparency in promotions	Increase fairness and transparency in promotions 1 - Not a priority, no action	Increase fairness and transparency in promotions 2 - Low priority, sign a petition	Increase fairness and transparency in promotions 3 - medium priority, personal letter	Increase fairness and transparency in promotions 4 - higher priority, press release	Increase fairness and transparency in promotions 5 - high priority, attend public rally
Receive notification and an opportunity to object to documents added to your personnel file	Receive notification and an opportunity to object to documents added to your personnel file 1 - Not a priority, no action	Receive notification and an opportunity to object to documents added to your personnel file 2 - Low priority, sign a petition	Receive notification and an opportunity to object to documents added to your personnel file 3 - medium priority, personal letter	Receive notification and an opportunity to object to documents added to your personnel file 4 - higher priority, press release	Receive notification and an opportunity to object to documents added to your personnel file 5 - high priority, attend public rally
Establish an ongoing right to telework	Establish an ongoing right to telework 1 - Not a priority, no action	Establish an ongoing right to telework 2 - Low priority, sign a petition	Establish an ongoing right to telework 3 - medium priority, personal letter	Establish an ongoing right to telework 4 - higher priority, press release	Establish an ongoing right to telework 5 - high priority, attend public rally
Receive notice of agency-proposed changes to statutory regulations and rules	Receive notice of agency-proposed changes to statutory regulations and rules 1 - Not a priority, no action	Receive notice of agency-proposed changes to statutory regulations and rules 2 - Low priority, sign a petition	Receive notice of agency-proposed changes to statutory regulations and rules 3 - medium priority, personal letter	Receive notice of agency-proposed changes to statutory regulations and rules 4 - higher priority, press release	Receive notice of agency-proposed changes to statutory regulations and rules 5 - high priority, attend public rally
Require the OAH to update its policies and procedures to comply with new laws and regulations	Require the OAH to update its policies and procedures to comply with new laws and regulations 1 - Not a priority, no action	Require the OAH to update its policies and procedures to comply with new laws and regulations 2 - Low priority, sign a petition	Require the OAH to update its policies and procedures to comply with new laws and regulations 3 - medium priority, personal letter	Require the OAH to update its policies and procedures to comply with new laws and regulations 4 - higher priority, press release	Require the OAH to update its policies and procedures to comply with new laws and regulations 5 - high priority, attend public rally
Increase efficiency and transparency in applications for outside work	Increase efficiency and transparency in applications for outside work 1 - Not a priority, no action	Increase efficiency and transparency in applications for outside work 2 - Low priority, sign a petition	Increase efficiency and transparency in applications for outside work 3 - medium priority, personal letter	Increase efficiency and transparency in applications for outside work 4 - higher priority, press release	Increase efficiency and transparency in applications for outside work 5 - high priority, attend public rally
Improve training on safety	Improve training on safety 1 - Not a priority, no action	Improve training on safety 2 - Low priority, sign a petition	Improve training on safety 3 - medium priority, personal letter	Improve training on safety 4 - higher priority, press release	Improve training on safety 5 - high priority, attend public rally

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* 6. Looking ahead to five years from now, which one of the following do you expect to be doing?

Working for OAH

Working in a different state agency

Working outside public sector

Retired

Don't know or unsure

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* 7. If you are planning or thinking about leaving OAH, what wage, equity, or workload conditions would need to be in place for you to stay in OAH? (Choose all that apply)

Increased wages to keep pace with inflation/job market

Decreased workload to reduce work hours

Better process for addressing racism and harassment

More respect for me as a professional, honoring my experience and my judgment

I am not considering leaving

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* 8. Have you considered switching agencies, caseloads, and/or careers due to a level of toxicity, which includes discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying, and lack of respect, that you have experienced or witnessed in OAH?

I have experienced or witnessed toxicity in OAH, but I have not considered switching buildings, districts and/or careers due to it.

I have experienced or witnessed toxicity in OAH, and I have considered switching buildings, districts and/or careers due to it.

I have experienced or witnessed toxicity in OAH, and I have switched buildings, or will switch districts and/or careers due to it.

Not applicable, I have never experienced or witnessed toxicity in OAH.

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* 9. Please use the space below to describe any bargaining issues that have not been covered in this survey or to elaborate on any of your answers.

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* 10. How would you describe your racial identity?

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* 11. For how many years have you worked in OAH?

0 - 5 years

6 - 10 years

11 -20 years

More than 20 years

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* 12. Are you a dues paying WFSE member?

Yes

Unsure? Join here!

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* 13. Can we text you about contract updates, job actions, etc?

YES, I want to receive text updates from my union

BY PROVIDING YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER AND CHECKING BOX 13 IN THIS SURVEY, YOU CONSENT TO RECEIVE CALLS (INCLUDING RECORDED OR AUTODIALED CALLS, OR TEXTS) AT THAT NUMBER FROM THE UNION AND ITS AFFILIATES ON A PERIODIC BASIS. THE UNION WILL NEVER CHARGE FOR TEXT MESSAGE ALERTS. YOUR CARRIER’S RATES MAY APPLY. YOU MAY MODIFY YOUR PREFERENCE BY EMAILING THE WFSE MEMBER CONNECTION CENTER (MCC) AT MCC@WFSE.ORG OR BY CALLING THE MCC AT 833-MCC-WFSE (833-622-9373).

OAH-ALJ Bargaining Survey: 2025-2027 Contract