Information Survey

SECTION A -- Economic issues

Please answer each question when done hit tab to move to the next question.

1. What is your E-mail address?
   
   
   
   
2. What percentage increase do you believe would be fair?
   
   2.5% 3.0%3.5% 4.0%4.5%
   
   
3. If we were to eliminate premiums for specilized work such as jack hammering & saw cutting what kind of additional wage increase would make it worth while? (premiums are currently paid only "when preformed")
   
   .20 .25 .30 .35 .40 an hour
   
   
4. If we were to increase longevity pay which step should receive the increase?
   
   1st 2nd 3rd Top Both 3rd and Top
   
   
5. Would you support top step longevity increases that comes at the expense of the lower steps?
   
   Yes No
   
   
6. Would you support an additional increase in exchange for the elimination of premiums?
   
   Yes No
   
   
   
7. In order for us to verify we are receiving input from our MPRB members please fill out the form below also If you would like to work on your contract steering committee add "committee" after your name.

   Name     
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   State    
   Zip Code  

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SECTION B -- Benefits

The purpose of this survey is to give the Union direction when negotiating the upcoming contract with the City of Minneapolis. Please fill out this quick survey to help guide us in achieving a contract that reflects the interests of the membership.

Please answer each question when done hit tab to move to the next question .

1. Would you value a long tem disibility plan that pays 60% of your pre-disibility income after 90 day of disibility for life?
   
   Yes No
   
   
2. In that health care increases are driven by how much service our group consumes do you support office Co-pays to keep the number of unnecessary visits to a minimum?
   
   Yes No
   
   
3. In that health care increases are also being driven by the high cost of designer drugs do you support a separate (higher) Co-pay for designer drugs that also have a generic equivalent?
   
   Yes No
   
   
4. We are currently looking at a tax exempt plan that would provide pre taxed dollars going in and no tax dollars coming out when used to pay health care cost upon retirement. Would you support putting your vacation balance upon retirement into this type of investment fund?
   
   Yes No
   
   
5. We are currently looking at a tax exempt plan that would provide pre taxed dollars going in and no tax dollars coming out when used to pay health care cost upon retirement. Would you support putting your severance pay into this type of investment fund?
   
   Yes No
   
   
6. We are currently looking at a tax exempt plan that would provide pre taxed dollars going in and no tax dollars coming out when used to pay health care cost upon retirement. Would you support putting half of your longivity pay from steps 2 -3 into this type of investment fund.?
   
   Yes No
   
   
7. We continue to explore with the Laborers Health & Welfare Trustees the possibility of joining their fund. Their plan currently offers pre-funded retiree health care after the equivalent of fifteen years of full time work hours and it is a 90:10 plan where you pay about 10% on each office visit. Would you be interested in leaving the City Plans and joining the Laborers plan?
   
   Yes No
   
   
8. I currently prescribe to the health care provider and plan listed below?
   
   Blue Cross Basic Blue Cross Aware Gold Blue Cross High Deductable Waive Coverage
   
   
9. Please type any other ideas you would like us to explore in the benefits piece of these negotiations?
   
   
   
   

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SECTION C -- Contract Language Changes

The purpose of this survey is to give the Union direction when negotiating the upcoming contract with the City of Minneapolis. Please fill out this quick survey to help guide us in achieving a contract that reflects the interests of the membership.

Please answer each question when done hit tab to move to the next question .

1. Please enter suggested contract language additions or changes you believe we should attempt to negotiate and the reasons why you think we should do so.
   
   
   
   
2. Select the month you think is best for the expiration of the labor agreement currently it expires on December 31, 2000:
   
   January February March April May June July August September October November December

   
   

3. Select the year you think is best for the expiration of the labor agreement:
   
   2002 2003 2004

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FORM SUBMISSION

Thank you for taking the time to answer the questions in our survey.

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