TOP SURVEY RESULTS

These are the most popular results from the survey and “table talks” collected from the membership. They are in no particular order of popularity. The committee will report all the research findings to the E-board, which will then decide the going forward plan.

1. Re-instate Zoom
2. Get paid for 24 hours of OT
3. Become Salary Employees
4. Raise starting FF rate of pay
5. Front load Sick Leave
6. Raise pay rate for Lts.
7. Raise pay rate for TL
8. Join The LEOFF 2 retirement system
9. More Union involvement in joint committees (i.e. Manning, OT, Flight test, Hiring, Uniforms)
10. No Outsourcing Language
11. Captains should be in the Union
12. Pay increase for Specialty Certifications
13. Add Specialty Certifications for pay
14. Increase shift bonus
15. Exchange OT pay, for increased benefits
16. Increase holiday pay
17. Retain Pension
18. More defined training opportunities (i.e. Off duty, Paid classes, use of PPE)
19. Eliminate “management discretion” language
20. Increase boot allowance
21. Reduce Retirement age
22. Eliminate shift bonus and add to wages
23. Full pay when using benefits
24. Health and Retirement =benefits in line with IAM and/or SPEEA
25. Incentive pay for Fitness (i.e. Money, more benefits)
26. Revisit seniority and privileges for management, after leaving Union
27. Better define Workweek and Alternate work schedules (i.e. Inspectors, Down time)
28. Update various contract language
29. Revisit Probation for new hires (i.e. Increase time, Standard Rookie book)
30. Station Premium Pay (i.e. Airfields, Everett)