Submitted by:
Kara Duffin
Chapter Chair, Braintree Library Staff Association
First and foremost, the Braintree Library Staff Association wants to recognize Mikayla Vu's steady, organized, and effective leadership. Our negotiation sessions took much longer than usual and she was our advocate every step of the way!
Highlights include negotiating a definitive understanding of creditable service and how it relates to PTO (paid time off) benefits. As a result, members who transition from part-time to full-time will now receive full credit for their part-time years of service with the town. There were numerous other wins related to PTO. Increasing the maximum allowance of vacation credits from 40 days to 50 days. Crediting members with their annual sick leave balance on Jan.1 vs. rate of 1.25 days per month, this is especially helpful to new members! Increasing the number of sick days that can be converted to vacation days from a rate of 3:1 with max of 5 days, to 3:1 with max of 10 days. Finally, we secured a 2.75% wage and shift differential increase for FY26, 27, & 28 which was an aggregate improvement over our last contract of 1.5%, 2% and 3%.