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Union calls for NEC pay increases as BRN and DCA describe vacancies and constraints
Summary
SEIU Local 1000 and speakers urged the board and DCA to address low pay for nursing education consultants; DCA counsel and budget staff described vacancy-sweep directives and limits on using BRN reserves to alter salary ranges.
Several public commenters and a union representative urged the Board of Registered Nursing on May 28 to take steps to increase pay for nursing education consultants (NECs) and other BRN staff, while DCA and BRN counsel explained limits on immediate action.
Bobby Roy, bargaining unit 21 chair for SEIU Local 1000, told the board the NECs who support nursing programs are “underpaid and overworked,” said many NEC positions are vacant, and asked the board and DCA to submit an employee compensation request under CalHR policy to adjust pay outside routine bargaining cycles. Roy said NEC vacancies threaten the board’s…
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