ITEM 114-111-R0102  AGREEMENT

Tentative Agreement
between the
Montana University System
and
Montana University System Maintenance Painters Union

Modify the 1999-2001 agreement as follows.

1. PREAMBLE

Change 1^st day of July 1999 to reflect the new effective date of the collective bargaining agreement.

2. 1.2.A. Temporary Employees

Change the third to the last sentence as follows: Temporary employment must, where applicable, be at rates established by this agreement.

3. 6.2 LONGEVITY PAY

Change to read: Employees shall receive longevity pay in accordance with state statutes. Present law grants each employee who has completed five (5) years of uninterrupted service 1.5% of their base salary multiplied by the number of completed, contiguous five (5) year periods of uninterrupted service. In addition, each employee who has completed fifteen (15) or twenty (20) years of interrupted state service receives an additional 0.5% of the employees base salary for each of those additional five (5) years of uninterrupted service.

4. 6.4 PAY AND DEDUCTIONS

Delete the words "U.S. savings bonds" in the third sentence.

5. 7.2.G. Holidays Not Charged

Delete (covered in section 8.8.).

6. 10.1 PROBATIONARY PERIOD

Add the following new sentence between the first and second sentence: Temporary employees who are hired into a permanent position are required to serve a six (6) month probationary period in the permanent position.

7. 11.2 Outside Employment

Change title to Ethical Conduct and Prohibited Activities and change to read: Public employees have a special obligation to carry out their duties for the benefit of the people of the state and to avoid taking actions that cause them to violate the public's trust. State law at 2-2-101 through 2-2-304 MCA includes several specific prohibitions and provides for significant penalties including fines and imprisonment for violators. Employees may also be subject to discipline for violation of public trust. Examples of prohibitions include but are not limited to: 1) using work time, facilities, equipment supplies, personnel or funds for private business purposes including any campaign activity persuading or affecting a political decision; 2) engaging in any activity, including lobbying on behalf of an organization of which the employee is a member while performing job duties 3) receiving two salaries as a public employee for work during overlapping hours; 4) accepting a substantial gift or economic benefit, or reward for an official action; 5) disclosing or using confidential information acquired in the course of official duties in order to further the employee's personal economic interests; 6) assisting any person for a fee or other compensation in obtaining any service, claim, license, or other economic benefit from the employer; 7) performing any official act directly and substantially affecting a business or other undertaking in which the employee has a substantial interest or is engaged as a consultant, representative or agent; 8) soliciting or accepting employment or engaging in meetings or negotiations to consider employment with a person who the employee regulates in their official duties without first giving notice to their supervisor, or 9) engaging in a substantial transaction for private business purposes with a person the employee inspects or supervises.

8. 14.1 Contract Term

14.2 Negotiation Schedule

Change 1999 to 2001 and change 2001 to 2003.

9. Addendum A.I. WAGE RAGES

Change to read: