ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager with a Request to Authorize the City Manager to Execute the COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Negotiated Between the City of Peoria and the AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) LOCAL 3464, which will Cover the Period from January 1, 2015, Through December 31, 2018.
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BACKGROUND: BACKGROUND: Representatives of the City of Peoria and the Union negotiated and reached agreement on a successor contract on October 21, 2015. The Union membership ratified the tentative agreement on November 6, 2015. The major provisions of the Agreement include:
• Term of agreement - Four years (January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018)
• General Wage Increase - 2% in year one, 2% in year two, 1.75% in year three, 1.75% in year four.
• Steps will be frozen throughout the term of the contract.
• Bereavement Leave: Definition of “spouse” expanded to include “civil union partner” to conform to recent changes in the law.
• Policy against Discrimination: Revised to include “pregnancy” and “sexual orientation” as protected categories to conform to changes in Illinois employment laws.
• Distribution of Union Materials: Revised to confirm AFSCME has to refrain from posting communications that are “political in nature” or which “violate City’s anti-harassment policy.”
• Drug Testing: Expanded City’s right to require drug testing in all cases where there is a work related accident involving injury to the employee or damage to property in excess of $250.
• Retention of Discipline Records: Prior Collective Bargaining Agreement stated that discipline is removed after 5 year with no similar offense. Revisions confirm that offenses involving discrimination, harassment and/or violence will stay in employee’s file indefinitely.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: N/A
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Provides budget certainty for personnel costs and labor stability.
IMPACT IF DENIED: No agreement with AFSCME Local 3464 will exist. Additional negotiations will ensue.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Financially Sound City Government, Effective City Organization
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Have an efficient government.
2. Support sustainability.
DEPARTMENT: Human Resources