2015/08/19 Council Agenda Packet

Deb Williams rom: Debra Bryant ent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 3:05 PM To: DL -Council Cc: Mayor Stephanson Subject: FW: ATU Labor Agreement Highlights Please see the information regarding the upcoming ATU contract. Thanks, Debra X8608 From: Sharon DeHaan Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 2:50 PM To: Debra Bryant Subject: ATU Labor Agreement Highlights The ATU Union ratified the labor agreement last Friday. It will be on the August 19, 2015 Council Agenda. There were a total of 11 meetings. The first negotiation meeting was 11-7-14 and the last one was 7-23-15. Once again, it was a tough contract due to the medical contribution. (Note: this is the first time in 15 years that we did not have to go to a State Mediator with the Transit union.) Highlights are: • 2 year contract • Wages & Insurance: 2015 — 2.5% wage increase with a medical contribution of 5% starting on July 1, 2015 2016 - 3% wage increase with a 10% medical contribution starting January 1, 2016 (the wages and medical contributions match the AFSCME and Crafts labor agreements that were negotiated earlier this year) • Addition of 8 hours of vacation in the employee's 25t" year to match the AFSCME employees who have had the 25th year accrual for years • Union Officials Time Off — cleanup of union officials time off to follow the state court case from 2013 so the city taxpayers are not paying for union conferences and union business • Merging of the shoe and clothing allowances (the total amount remains the same) • Removal of the B -Board Operators. The 6 positions are now considered extra board operators with a 70 hour guarantee in 14 days rather than 50 hours. • Misc. housekeeping items