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Section: February 1998
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Lead Story
They're talking on
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On the Road
ActionLine NEA
In the Know
From Capital to Campus
NEA
Affilitates in Action
Higher Education News
Money Savvy
The Dialogue
Thriving in Academe
Perserverance
After a massive statewide campaign, University of Maine clerical workers have won a guarantee of retirement equality.
The agreement calls for a joint labor-management committee to develop a plan to phase in a retirement program over the next five years that will bring the employer contribution for clerical workers into line with that for faculty.
Before the agreement, the university contributed 10 percent of full-time professional staff and faculty salary to TIAA-CREF and 1.25 percent to another plan for clerical employees.
Chief negotiator Suzanne Moulton, who refused to take no for an answer, and her Associated Clerical, Office, Lab, and Technical Staff of the University of Maine colleagues visited every campus in the state to drum up support.
