Graduate Employees Union -- Michigan State University / Salary

From CGEU

ARTICLE 19

STIPENDS

I. By the execution date of this Agreement, all employees shall be paid a minimum monthly salary for each particular appointment status and for the duration of that employmentperiod as prescribed below.

II. Levels in all units are determined as follows:

A. Level 1: Employees with less than one year of experience as a graduate assistant or full support fellow.

B. Level 2: Employees with a master’s degree or equivalent and/or two semesters’ experience as a graduate assistant or full-support fellow in the employing unit.

C. Level 3: Employees with a master’s degree or equivalent and at least four semesters’ experience as a graduate assistant (or equivalent experience at the faculty level) in the employing unit or in a department considered relevant by the chairperson of theemploying unit.

D. Employees will be compensated for employment at the highest level for which they are eligible. Changes in levels will be instituted for the semester of employment following attainment of the qualifications for the new level.

III. Salary increases from Level 1 to Level 2 and from Level 2 to Level 3 shall continue according to current practice.

IV. Annual Raise

Employing units shall increase salaries each year of the Agreement as defined below. Employees hired during the Agreement period shall be paid at appointment level rates consistent with continuing employees in the same employing unit.

V. Minimum Stipend Rates

The minimum salary rates for each employing unit’s rate schedule shall be increased annually as follows:

A. Effective August 16, 2005, a two and one quarter percent (2 .%) increase in the minimum stipend levels.

B. Effective August 16, 2006, a two percent (2%) increase in the minimum stipend levels.

C. Effective August 16, 2007, a two percent (2%) increase in the minimum stipend levels.

For the schedule of minimum stipends, please refer to Appendix A.

VI. When employed within the same employing unit, employees shall not be paid stipends less than they received in any prior year.

APPENDIX A

Schedule of Minimum Monthly Stipends

	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008
Level 1	604	616	628
Level 1	1209	1233	1258
Level 1	1814	1850	1887
Level 2	666	679	693
Level 2	1331	1358	1385
Level 2	1997	2037	2078
Level 3	696	710	724
Level 3	1393	1421	1449
Level 3	2088	2130	2173