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APPENDIX G

Memorandum of Agreement
on the Development of a
Comprehensive Salary Structure

1. Upon the execution date of the 1999-2001 Agreement between the University of Maine Professional Staff Association (UMPSA / Association) and the University of Maine System (University), the University shall conduct a study of salary structures for the Professional and Administrative bargaining unit as described in the following sections:

a. The University shall conduct a detailed evaluation and review of the salary structures of five (5) to ten (10) public higher education systems, and systems of large complex private Universities that include graduate, research, and public service programs, to investigate what systems may be adapted or modified for the University of Maine System.

b. The following principles shall be included in the salary structure study:

1. Procedures for unit members or the Association to address salary inequities within the salary structure
2. Starting pay ranges
3. Recognition for longevity
4. Procedures by which to adjust salaries to appropriate labor markets for the profession
5. Procedures for periodic review of the salary structure

c. The University shall meet with a committee appointed by the Association on a bi-monthly basis to consult and confer on the status of the study and to solicit input from the Association. The Association may have release time with pay to attend the meetings during working hours for up to three (3) unit members.

d. The University shall present a written report of its findings and recommendations for a salary structure to the Association by December 31, 2001 or twelve (12) months from the execution date of the Agreement, if later.

e. Once the University has issued its report either party may request to reopen negotiations with thirty (30) days notice regarding implementation of a salary structure. Any individual unit members identified in the salary structure study with serious salary inequities shall be the first priorities of the parties for negotiations.

2. Salary inequities identified from the salary study described above in paragraph 1 shall be addressed prospectively by the principle of "worst first." A total amount of $121,432 shall be available for the sole purpose of these base salary equity adjustments for E & G funded employees as part of the development of the salary structure, to be used no later than fifteen (15) months following execution of this agreement. All salary adjustments under this section shall be effective July 1, 2001. This fund shall not lapse. The Association may recommend salary adjustments under this section. Employees hired after the effective date of this Memorandum of Agreement are not eligible for adjustments under this section.

3. The University may correct other salary inequities for individual unit members as suggested by the salary study and / or recommended by the Association. The University shall notify the Association of salary adjustments under this section prior to the effective date of the increase.

4. The University shall notify the Association of salary adjustments in section 2 as soon possible after the determination has been made. Final determination about such equity adjustments, under sections 2 and 3, shall be made by the University and shall not be grievable, unless the adjustments are not based on sections 2 and 3 above.

5. This Memorandum of Agreement shall become effective on the execution date of the 1999-2001 Professional Agreement and shall terminate on the date the salary structure is incorporated into the Collective Bargaining Agreement.