Historic First
Contract for Child Care Providers!
Contract Highlights
View the full contract here.
After months of organizing, signing up an overwhelming majority
of 40,000 child care providers across the state, winning a
labor board election, and bargaining with the Michigan Home-Based
Child Care Council (MHBCCC)…
The CCPTM Bargaining committee is very pleased to unanimously
recommend this contract for ratification by Michigan’s
home-based child care providers.
We set out to win raises, improved training, better benefits
and stronger rights for child care providers. This contract
meets almost all those goals and lays out a road map to continue
to improve the lives of child care providers and the children
we care for. After going for ten years without raises, we
have won raises in all three years of the contract. It has
been amazing to see what we can achieve as a union that we
could not before taking this step. Especially considering
the economic condition of the state and the proposed cuts
to child care, we are truly happy with the outcome of these
negotiations and recommend a YES vote on
the proposed contract.
Raises
All providers are scheduled to receive raises in all three
years of the contract! Provider rates will increase between
13% and 35% over the three year contract, depending upon provider
type and shelter area.
In the first year, rate increases are between 4% and 13%,
again based on provider type and shelter area.
| |
Shelter
Area |
Current |
1/01/08 |
10/1/08 |
10/1/09 |
|
51,52
(Family + Group Homes) |
1 |
$2.00 |
$2.25 |
$2.50 |
$2.70 |
|
2 |
$2.00 |
$2.25 |
$2.50 |
$2.70 |
|
3 |
$2.00 |
$2.25 |
$2.50 |
$2.70 |
|
4 |
$2.00 |
$2.25 |
$2.50 |
$2.70 |
|
5 |
$2.10 |
$2.30 |
$2.50 |
$2.70 |
|
6 |
$2.50 |
$2.65 |
$2.80 |
$2.95 |
|
53
(Day Care Aides) |
1 |
$1.35 |
$1.50 |
$1.65 |
$1.80 |
|
2 |
$1.35 |
$1.50 |
$1.65 |
$1.80 |
|
3 |
$1.35 |
$1.50 |
$1.65 |
$1.80 |
|
4 |
$1.60 |
$1.70 |
$1.80 |
$1.90 |
|
5 |
$1.60 |
$1.70 |
$1.80 |
$1.90 |
|
6 |
$1.60 |
$1.70 |
$1.80 |
$1.90 |
|
54
(Relative Care) |
1 |
$1.88 |
$2.08 |
$2.28 |
$2.45 |
|
2 |
$1.88 |
$2.08 |
$2.28 |
$2.45 |
|
3 |
$1.88 |
$2.08 |
$2.28 |
$2.45 |
|
4 |
$1.88 |
$2.08 |
$2.28 |
$2.45 |
|
5 |
$1.97 |
$2.15 |
$2.30 |
$2.45 |
|
6 |
$2.35 |
$2.45 |
$2.55 |
$2.65 |
Note: Proposed rate increases may be affected
by legislative funding
| Shelter
Area |
Counties |
| I |
Alger, Baraga, Gogebic,
Huron, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce,
Mecosta, Menominee, Presque Isle, Schoolcraft |
| II |
Arenac, Chippewa, Delta,
Houghton, Iosco, Lake, Manistee,
Oceana, Ontonagon, Osceola, Oscoda |
| III |
Alcona, Benzie, Cheboygan,
Crawford, Dickinson, Gladwin, Hillsdale,
Jackson, Kalkaska, Mackinac, Mason,
Missaukee, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo,
Ogemaw, Sanilac, Wexford |
| IV |
Allegan, Alpena, Antrim,
Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass,
Charlevoix, Clare, Emmet, Gratiot,
Ionia, Isabella, Marquette, Montmorency,
Roscommon, St. Joseph, Shiawassee,
Tuscola, Wayne |
| V |
Barry, Bay, Clinton,
Eaton, Grand Traverse, Kalamazoo,
Kent, Lapeer, Leelanau, Lenawee,
Midland, Otsego, Ottawa, Saginaw,
Van Buren |
| VI |
Genesee, Ingham, Livingston,
Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair,
Washtenaw |
Dues
All providers covered by the contract will have dues/fair
share fees deducted directly from State payments to pay for
the cost of representation. The dues rate is 1.15%.
For example, here is what raises and dues might mean for
two typical providers in the first year of the contract (Shelter
Area 1 - 4).
| Per Month |
Relative |
Family |
| State Pmts |
$647 |
$1,376 |
|
Rate Increase |
$69 |
$172 |
|
Dues |
$8 |
$18 |
Note:
Assumes 40 billable hours per week, 4.3 weeks/month. Relative
assumes 2 children, Family assumes 4 children.
Training Incentives
The contract provides for the development of a ground-breaking
training program called the Child Development Specialist Career
Path.
The goals are to pilot the program in select areas beginning
one year from ratification and, once evaluated and finalized,
implement the program throughout the state in coming years.
Providers can earn training incentives (added to base rates)
of up to 35 cents per hour for completing various levels of
training.
Payments
Providers will be paid from the date of a parent’s application
for child care subsidies rather than from date of approval.
Providers have a right to timely and accurate payments.
For Day Care Aides, where checks currently go to parents,
checks will now be issued in both the parent and the provider
names. This will stop the problem of parents cashing the check
and not paying the provider.
Infant and Toddler Incentive Pay
All providers caring for children less than 2 ½ years old
will receive a .25 per hour/per child incentive.
Healthcare
MHBCCC agreed on the fundamental importance of affordable
healthcare for providers despite a broken healthcare system
with astronomical costs for decent coverage. Nonetheless,
the contract provides a "road map" to working toward affordable
health benefits for our members. Within 30 days of contract
ratification, a committee of CCPTM and MHBCCC representatives
will begin meeting to "explore options and costs with the
intent of identifying and offering affordable health benefits
options for Providers and their families." |
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Provider Bill of Rights
The contract contains an extensive bill of rights for providers.
Including, but not limited to, the right:
• To be treated as a professional with courtesy, dignity, consideration
and respect.
• To receive written notice of any changes to payments or programs
that affect families receiving state subsides.
• To request a new state licensing specialist consultant be assigned
when an unresolved conflict cannot be solved by discussion with
a supervisor.
• To receive notice of changes affecting the eligibility of parents.
• To have access to all the information in our provider files.
• To submit a written rebuttal to any parts of our provider files
which they dispute.
Training
A new Joint Education and Training Committee will be established
to monitor and make recommendations about the training offered to
child care providers, requirements of licensing, and the implementation
of the Child Development Specialist Career Path Program .
Dispute Resolution
The contract is enforceable through a clear and fair grievance procedure
that ends in neutral binding arbitration.
Notice Regarding Changes to State Rules
Providers must be notified at least 180 days in advance of any changes
in the childcare program that will require a capital expenditure
of $300 or more.
CCPTM will be notified of, and consulted on, any policy changes
to the child care program.
Reform and Quality Committee
A new joint union/management committee will meet monthly to discuss
issues of concern.
Union Rights
CCPTM is the exclusive union representative of all providers. Providers
cannot be discriminated against for union activity.
CCPTM representatives will have right to discuss delayed and denied
payments, licensing issues and other problems faced by providers.
Contract Language
This contract summary is intended to highlight the most important
parts of the proposed agreement. Please see the full text of the
contract for more complete information. Full text of the proposed
Contract can be found at: www.providerstogether.org.
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If you have further questions or just want to come out and meet
some other providers and members of the Bargaining Committee, please
feel free to attend any of the following informational meetings.
| BENTON HARBOR
Monday, November 26, 2007
6:00 pm
Benton Harbor Public Library
213 East Wall Street
Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022
269-926-6139
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LANSING
Monday, November 26, 2007
6:00 pm
U A W Local Union 724
450 Clare St.
Lansing, MI 48917
517-482-7377 |
| DETROIT
Monday, November 26, 2007
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Monday, November 26, 2007
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
AFSCME Council 25
600 West Lafayette
Detroit, MI 48226
313-964-1711 x283 |
MUSKEGON
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
6:00 pm
Torrent House
315 West Webster (at 3rd St.)
Muskegon, MI 49440
231-855-3181 |
| DETROIT
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jude Family Learning Center
9105 Van Dyke
Detroit, MI 48213
313-964-1711 x283 |
PONTIAC
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
6:00 pm
U A W Local Union 653 670 East Walton Boulevard Pontiac, MI
48340
248-373-7774 |
| DETROIT
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
2:00 pm 4:00 pm
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Richard Branch – Detroit Public Library
9876 Grand River
Detroit, MI 48204
313-964-1711 x283 |
TRAVERSE CITY
Thursday, November 29, 2007
6:00 pm
U A W Local Union 21 703 Rose Street Traverse City, MI. 49686
231-947-7587 |
| FLINT
Monday, December 3, 2007
6:00 pm
U A W Local Union 659
4549 Van Slyke Flint, MI 48507
810-232-4130 |
TAYLOR
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
6:00 pm
U A W Region 1A 9650 Telegraph Road Taylor, MI. 48180
313-291-2750 |
| GRAND RAPIDS
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
6:00 pm
U A W Region 1D
3300 Leonard Ave., NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
616-949-4100
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