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OFM staff walks committee through collective bargaining calendar, interest arbitration and healthcare funding split
Summary
OFM labor staff outlined the bargaining calendar, interest arbitration process, unit coverage and funding considerations, emphasizing the role of economic forecasts and the Oct. 1 submittal deadline in the bargaining timetable.
Jenny Sheehan, labor and policy strategy officer for the Office of Financial Management, gave an educational overview of state collective bargaining to the Joint Committee on Employee Relations, covering what groups OFM bargains for, the annual bargaining calendar, interest arbitration and funding trade‑offs.
Sheehan said OFM‑bargained agreements cover roughly 65,000 employees and explained that OFM also bargains for certain non‑state providers identified by statute (adult family homes, home…
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