SUN: STRAIGHT UP NEGOTIATIONS & PROBLEM SOLVING

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1 BARGAINING TRENDS & OUTLOOK VAN KEATING, ESQ., Senior Staff Attorney, OSBA SUN: STRAIGHT UP NEGOTIATIONS & PROBLEM SOLVING MIKE FRANCZAK & DOUG CORWIN, FMCS Commissioners Property of the Ohio School Boards Association OSBA leads the way to educational excellence by serving Ohio s public school board members and the diverse districts they represent through superior service and creative solutions.

2 What s happened in 2017: Salary Insurance Strike Activity Property of the Ohio School Boards Association

3 Public sector wage settlements in 2016/2017 School district: 1.93% 2.09% Teacher: 1.93% 2.04% Property of the Ohio School Boards Association

4 Wage settlements by unit type 2016/2017 Police: 2.22% 2.36% Fire: 1.93% 2.34% Other: 1.94% 2.03% Property of the Ohio School Boards Association

5 Wage settlements by region 2015/2016 Property of the Ohio School Boards Association Akron/Canton: 1.89% 2.00% Cincinnati: 2.05% 2.41% Cleveland: 1.99% 2.04% Columbus: 2.19% 2.20% Dayton: 2.24% 2.24% Southeast Ohio: 2.07% 2.49% Toledo: 1.87% 2.30% Warren/Youngstown: 1.82% 1.61%

6 School district strikes in 2017 One filed w/serb to date Dayton City Schools (settled) 399 (total/actual) school district strikes since 1978 in Ohio Property of the Ohio School Boards Association

7 Health Care Trends Plan designs used by school district/escs: Traditional.3% PPO 66% POS.5% HMO 1.4% EPO.3% HDHP (no HSA) 15.4% HDHP (w/hsa) 16.1% Property of the Ohio School Boards Association Self-funded plan types (including all designs) 87.4%

8 Average school district monthly medical & prescription drug plan premiums/funding levels Average Monthly Premium: Average Monthly Contribution: $598/single $1,518/family $79/single $221/family Property of the Ohio School Boards Association Average Percentage: 13.1%/single 14.4%/family

9 Ohio averages Property of the Ohio School Boards Association State of Ohio employees contribute and average of 15.7% towards family premiums. Colleges/Universities employees contribute 14.9% and statewide average employee contribution rate is 13.4% towards family premiums.

10 Opt-out payments 42% of districts offer opt-out incentives to employees who waive coverage, which is approximately 3.4% less than in Average single coverage opt-out: $1621 Average family coverage opt-out: $2328 Property of the Ohio School Boards Association

11 Property of the Ohio School Boards Association Other school district trends % have conducted dependent eligibility audits within past 3 years, up 2%, and the highest in all sectors 80.3% participate in health insurance purchasing consortiums (highest in all sectors) 65.3% offer wellness programs (+1.5%) 50.5% have some type of spousal restriction (the 2 nd highest percentage of all jurisdictions)

12 Public sector generally Property of the Ohio School Boards Association Average monthly premiums (medical and prescription): $605 single coverage $1595 family coverage One year increase in premiums (medical and prescription, self/fully ins. avg.): 4.5% for single coverage 4.4% for family coverage

13 Public sector generally Average annual total cost per employee for medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage is $14,644 For 2017, only 10.9% of single and 8.7% of family premiums were 100% employer paid For 2017, only 4.5% of plans do not require employees to pay a deductible or co-insurance for medical coverage Statewide median co-payments are $15 for office visits, $75 for ER visits and $20 for urgent care visits Property of the Ohio School Boards Association

14 Data Sources Wage settlement data is based on SERB s 2017 Annual Wage Settlement Report Health care data is based on SERB s 2017 Annual Report on the Cost of Health Insurance in Ohio s Public Sector (Data is representative of medical insurance plans in effect on January 1, 2017) Property of the Ohio School Boards Association

15 Contact information Van D. Keating ext. 241 Property of the Ohio School Boards Association

16 Thank you! Ohio School Boards Property of the Ohio School Boards Association Visit our website at:

17 Affinity Approach to Collaborative Straight Economic Up Bargaining Negotiations (SUN) & Problem-Solving 17

18 Let s consider... 18

19 Debrief What failed to happen in the activity? How do we assess value?

20 A Brief Overview Traditional Interest-Based Bargaining

21 Traditional Bargaining Model Plus It s what we know Lead negotiators Positions are clear Relatively unstructured Delta Can create a win/lose dynamic Becomes a contest of wills Can be time consuming May have negative impact on relationship

22 Interest-Based Bargaining Model Plus Problem solving process Consensus based decision making Full participation by all team members Open information sharing Delta Can be time consuming Difficulty reaching consensus Highly structured / facilitated Economic issues may not fit the model

23 SOLVING THE PUZZLE

24 SUN Process Flow Issue Identification-Dual Tracks Individual Brain-Writing Option Generation Populate staging areas Construct agreement in ZOPA area Approval of TA

25 How Does Car Buying Activity Relate to SUN? SUN is about: Measured movement to assess value Graphic/Visual Negotiation/Problem-Solving Visually seeing the process and value unfolding in front of us in very transparent way Actively engaging in the process to reach our desired and needed outcome

26 Identify Issues Homework The Big Day Issues Underlying Values Identify Information Needed Baseline Information Gather Information Costing Methodology Brainwriting(Postits) Working the Puzzle (Separate Area) 26

27 INITIAL SET-UP 27

28 GENERATING OPTIONS: INDIVIDUALS & SMALL GROUPS 28

29 POST OPTIONS 29

30 JOINT DISCUSSIONS ASK QUESTIONS, CLARIFY, & SEEK UNDERSTANDING 30

31 CAUCUS??? 31

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33 PLACING OPTIONS INTO ZOPA 33

34 PACKAGING & DISCARDING 34

35 SOLVING THE PUZZLE 35

36 SOLVING THE PUZZLE 36

37 SOLVING THE PUZZLE 37

38 GETTING CLOSE 38

39 GETTING CLOSE 39

40 REVIEWING POSSIBLE T.A. 40

41 T.A. S 41

42 ü WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT WORK Willing to acknowledge Interests/values of both sides. ü ü ü Not swinging for the fence. Working toward a deal that BOTH sides can live with. Doing your homework (Costing). Willingness to have an open discussion and explore all possibilities. ü ü People ACTIVELY working the puzzle. Don t FFF anyone. 42

43 SUN-Pros/Cons-Depending on Perspective Avoiding caucusing Not necessarily striving for complete consensus Full understanding of all issues Must be actively engaged in the process

44 Factors to Consider All Models 1 2 People/Personalities Working style preferences Constituent politics History Nature of Issues Nature of Relationship 44

45 Questions 45

46 Contact Information Mike Franczak FMCS Commissioner Cleveland Field Office Doug Corwon FMCS Commissioner Cleveland Field Office