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Master Janitorial Bargaining Survey 2020
1.
Name
2.
Phone number
3.
Language
4.
Company
5.
Building
6.
Shift
Day
Swing
Night
Other
7.
Starting pay: Right now, more new hires are paid $12.90 per hour and don't reach the regular wage ($15 or $15.25) until they have worked 2 years full time. What do you think? Pick one:
It should take LESS time to reach the regular wage
This should stay the same
It should take MORE time to reach the regular wage
8.
Seniority pay: Right now, janitors make the same if they have worked for the company for 2 – 14 years. Janitors with 15 years make $0.25 more, and janitors with 20 years make $0.50 more.
What do you think?
Pick one:
There should be MORE seniority raises (for example, at 5 years and 10 years)
This should stay the same
There should be LESS seniority raises (people with 15 or more years should not get extra pay)
Don't know / no opinion
9.
Shift differentials: Right now, you are paid the same no matter what shift you work. What do you think? Pick one:
Day shift should be paid more than other shifts
Swing shift should be paid more than other shifts
Night shift should be paid more than other shifts
Swing and night shift should be paid more than day shift
Differences in pay should not be based on the time of day that you work
Don't know / no opinion
10.
A top goal of bargaining is to get raises for everyone. Aside from this, what is the ONE other pay issue most important to you? Pick one:
Increase pay for people in their first two years
Extra pay based on seniority (how many years you have worked)
Extra pay for working a certain shift
None / don't know
11.
Is there a type of work you think should get extra pay? Pick the one that is most important to you: Pick one
Cleaning medical facilities
Restroom Routes
Larger increase for "Clean Rooms" in high-tech manufacturing facilities
None / don't know
12.
Which ONE of these is the MOST important to you? Pick one:
More holidays
More vacation
More sick days
None
13.
What is the ONE holiday you want MOST that we don't have now?
Halloween
Veteran's Day
Columbus Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Full days on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
Birthday
Other (please specify)
14.
Vacation: Have you had a problem getting vacation time approved when you wanted it?
Yes
No
15.
Your insurance: Which of these situations applies to you?
I have union health insurance
I have health insurance through the State (Oregon Health Plan or Washington Apple)
I do not have health insurance
I have health insurance through my spouse or domestic partner
I purchase my health insurance from an insurance company
Other (please specify)
16.
Do you have a spouse or domestic partner who you would want to put on the union insurance?
Yes
No
17.
Dental Insurance: Have you had problems with the costs for dental work under the union insurance? Pick one:
No, I don't have union insurance
No, I have union insurance but haven't had any problems with dental cost
No opinion / don't know
Yes (please specify)
18.
Dental insurance: Pick one
Getting better dental insurance is NOT important to me
I want better dental insurance with Kaiser
I want better dental insurance and to go to a dentist outside of Kaiser
19.
Vision insurance: Right now, if you have union health insurance you have a vision benefit that pays for your glasses and exams through VSP (not Kaiser). Pick one:
We should keep VSP vision insurance
We should get Kaiser vision insurance
I do not have an opinion
20.
The amount of work I am assigned is (pick one)
Usually okay
Usually okay unless I have to cover for people who are off
Usually or always too much
21.
Which ONE of these would be MOST helpful for you? Pick one:
The company should always send someone to cover when someone is absent (floater or on-call worker)
The company should redo the job assignments in my worksite so that everyone has an equal amount of work
The company should give me extra hours if they want me to cover someone else's area
The company should pay me more when I have to cover someone else's area in addition to my own in the same amount of time
None of these would be helpful to me / I don't know
Other:
22.
Other than higher pay, what is the one issue that is most important to you?
More money for retirement (pension and 401(k))
Getting union health insurance for janitors who don't have it
More sick days
Better dental insurance
Other:
23.
Janitors in New York and California have union training programs that have created career opportunities and higher pay. We would like to create a program like that here in Oregon. Which on-the-job training would you be most interested in taking?
English as a second language / English basics for work
Becoming a lead
Customer service and working with tenants
Preventing sexual harassment at work
Safety and Emergency preparedness - what to do in the case of an emergency
None / I am not interested in professional development
Other (please specify)
24.
Which of these training courses for skills outside of work would you be interested in taking?
English as a second language
Building a budget for you and your family
Tax preparation basics
Citizenship classes
None
Other (please specify)
25.
Please write any other improvements or changes you would like to see at work:
26.
Will you come to the Contract Kick-Off?
Yes
No
27.
Bargaining team: Who would be the best person to represent you and your coworkers when we bargain a new contract with your company? Please write their full name (first and last) here: