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Fiscal Year 2014 \u2013 2015 (September 1, 2014 \u2013 June 30, 2015)\n1. Each eligible employee will receive a normal merit increment retroactive to the appropriate anniversary date provided that the eligible employee is on the University\u2019s payroll in an AFSCME Local 1761 negotiations unit position on the day of ratification and continues to be on the payroll in an AFSCME Local 1761 negotiations unit position on the payment date of the increment.\n2. Effective September 1, 2014, there shall be a new category in the salary guide identified as the \u201cSenior Rate\u201d. Following service of one year at Step 9 of the Salary Guide contained in Appendix D, an employee shall move to the Senior Rate on the appropriate anniversary date.\n3. 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