Stop the pointless red-circling of Teamsters workers!

As part of negotiations with our union, Teamsters Local 2010, UCLA has proposed a pay range maximum well below both the current TCS range and the union’s proposed range. This is less than some UCLA workers’ current salary, leaving them “red circled,” or excluded from the wage scale and all future base-building raises until the range is adjusted!

Red circling saves UCLA minimal amounts of money while costing employees dearly. Negotiated wage and step increases must still be paid as lump sums to red-circled employees, producing almost no savings for UCLA, but workers suffer when those lump sums do not contribute to our UCRP earnings potential.

Many FSAs are long-time, dedicated employees who are beginning to consider retirement. Cutting future retirement income penalizes workers for our years of loyal service to UCLA and devalues the decades of institutional knowledge and skill we bring to our work.

Ultimately, FSA retirement income was not threatened when FSAs were unrepresented employees. Now, as members of Teamsters Local 2010, it is. UCLA must not punish workers for exercising our collective bargaining rights and asking for what we’re worth in one of the most expensive metro areas in the country!

Don’t allow red circling of UCLA FSAs!