Our election results are in! Valley Mountain Regional Center members voted on the tentative agreement and approved the one-year contract by an overwhelming majority of 97% voting YES!

Here are some highlights:

• 3.25% COLA raises
• $4,000 one-time payment for those who works prior June 30, 2024
• $1,500 one-time payment for those hire July 1, 2024
• Increase of benefit coverage up $300 for a family
• Increase in bilingual pay by $1.15 per hour
• We kept our flexibility and telework

“Thank you all so much for participating in the Contract Ratification Vote! This vote had the highest turn out I have ever seen with 83% of members voting,” said Mary Duncan, president of the VMRC Chapter.

“It is very important to build on our current momentum to negotiate even better terms in our next contract. I recommend that members continue to purple up and that we continue to engage together in unity breaks and informational meetings throughout the upcoming year. I also encourage all of us to continue to turn out to the VMRC board meetings.”

The tentative agreement will need to go to the VMRC Board for ratification as well. The next VMRC board meeting is Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. in the Cohen Board Room at the Stockton office. The Agenda for the Board Meeting has yet to be posted. The link to participate virtually can be found here: https://www.vmrc.net/board-meetings/