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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 7013 N.C.S. 06/23/1975 • • N1LH in 6 r ' -Resolution No.: ) t� 013 .1:T: (UN IT. 2 ' � � '� ,F- 4 qtr' MEMORANDUM JUNE L g � RESOLUTION RATIFYING MEMO � t4 OF' UNDERS,TANDI NG (DATED •'1975.)' •EXECUTED- BY THE - ::DULY AUTHORIZED '-REP,RESENTATIVES OF M, • 'THE CITY OF :PETALUMA AND. LABORERS', INTERAT:IONAL .UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, LOCAL 139 (.PE.TALUMA), FOR EMPLOYEES'. IN UN -IT '2 . • INTRODUCED BY COU l3ober E. .Daly and •SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN h r• Robert _ � at 'a o'�.er :. ru nne S.!Oecial Meeting of the City'Council of the City:of Petaluma, ,On the 23X-4 _. day of: , 19_7.5 WHEREAS', the City, throiigh it du'l'y authorized representatives, , and • the Laborers,' International Union Of North 'America, Local 139 (Petaluma) , g y • _ V p concluded their .mutual obl>i,- `� �� res ect to through conclu terins and conditions` of emloy ' men't for employees` • in .'Unit 2, >in accor.dance with the Meyers- Mili 'as employment :J. Brown' Act and the City ',s Employ..'er- Erlp ^loyee . Relastions Rules. and Regulati"ons (Resolution No -. 5512 N':C . S..) a WHEREAS, the dui. authorized re p resent�atives o�f the. City and the International .,Union o;f Y North •America., Local 139. (Petaluma) have • executed 'a Memorandums of 'Understanding (date June 3 ' 197`5) pursuant to Sec- tion 1`5' ", 'Resolution No. 1 55'1'2 N,..C.•S • WHEREAS,. the, , 'City •anager,,, pursuant to Section 28, :City of Petaluma' s City Charter, and as the ,City' :s, Municipal" Employees' Relations Officer (Re- . lut °ion No . �5 s required.and empowered to make' a recommends so . 3 7 5� P7 C�. S F) Lion t'o the City Council 'on matters related to` employees' compensation; ,and, WHEREAS . the . " °• • , City. 'Manager. has reviewed',. and concurs with ,said r![emor- " andu'm, of, Underst"andin,g for Unit 2 and does recommend that the City Council y . ,of• Understanding rati.f said Memorandum aid M emorandu m of Understanding, :NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT. RESOLVED that s ^ being in the be interests of the .City, is ratified and the terms and con.' ditions of said Memora'n'dum' of 'Understanding •(as attached) shall be effective " July 1 , 1975, through Jun e, :3 o ,: .19 76 „ „ . i . p y . - p - this Council '"by the 'Charter of said City. u n d er the owes- and- authority conferred u on "thi I hereby certify that the foregoing, tion was duly and regularly introduced and adopted by the Cou Junethe City of Petaluma 19 the., b� a f ollowin da of g y __._. _ votes: • AYES: Councilmen Brunner;, Daly, Harberson:, Perry and Ii�7 ayor, Putnam ' 4 1 NOES: None,. .`” g and :Mattel , ilmen., Cavanagh h,- an" Counc 'ABSENT ATTEST: . � rk Y FORM CA, 2 7/74 • aOU NClI. pl t b26Sf�. WAS. 7o ; w . , . . . . MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING , ., . . . . • • BETWEEN THE. CITY of RFTAL0m4 LABOT3ERS'ANTERNATONAL:,UNION OF - • . NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 140 This docUment repe8ent8 the.cityl final and complete : . . , Agreement resulting from the 1975-76 meet and. confer sessions with Laborers' Union, Lotal 139. • • , . , , . . „ . , - . This Agreement and 'the attachment8 thereto' supersede the , . existing Agreement originally effective Jul y: 1, 1972. All . . provisions of the existing Agreement not 'Modified by the , . . . . , . attachments shall remain unchanged and be ihtorporated into , . the'neW AgreeMentto be typed by the city.' , . . . .. „ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the patties hereto aftheirAlgnattires as constituting acceptance. of this AqteorrierA and Appendix -JA and B, effective July 1, 1975, and agree to recommend its acceptance and approval to the City Council of the City. of Petaluma: , . , .. LABORBRSI UNION OF NORTH ifILRICA:, 10cAL..1,39 '.'..4' . ..(PE-' L.J. --- • , . C . 7 5 ' , i.gfidtdre • - - Dated , . / 9 .• Signature : , -. / . Date , . . , - ' OF PBTALUMA:. . , , Signature - , 4 ( . . Dated' ,•,• . • ' '.. ' .; r ' . . , _...., -.L.-I ........_ - si‘,4.. P' * . ' / ' - Dated . . L Li _ ' -51S . , - - .., . . s •nature - • . ., -Dated. . ,- . � • �r Y P b x y ` V Wa* , PREAMBLE' , , • This `AGREEMENT entered =' into by the CITY' OF e PETALUMA, hereafte t s w 1 ` refer;red to as'" the; City, Land" LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF r x NORTH AMERICA; 'LOCAL 139 , (PETALIUMA,) , hereinafter .re-ferfed to u th Union ; • • N• �) } t r • The p ar t ie s hereto desire "to confi =rm and maintain the spirit of • • . 'a. coopeeraYti;on which has'exi ted.,betwe;en the C ty'arid rits' employees: ' t The Union.. and the`Citya w „ill strive to promote a° harmoni.o,us re lationshp between` all parties "to • .1 .,a,greemen a thaw will G _ : ' in benefits; to 'the City':�s op and kits •'empl'oyeesa,� a nd aprovide con tiniuous and” uninterrupted services r Both parties [ agree= to Y 'the 'establishment' of'an equitable nand peaceful procedure;`'for,' the'° resq lution of di- ffe'rences, Y and the estaba'i mentsr of "rates o ,pay hours o >f work ari[d other terms` s I b � • and conditions of empl , • „ • Then use of the ma`s`culine o -r feminine gendeYr in +tYi'i s °':Agreement z , • s h a ll ; be cons;trued'..as .• including ,both., genders ,arid, not: as s ex li�mi.tat ons • [ .r � `r • 4x- 5 4 a b of c a, a , ? • .I c < c u ^ , 1� r 4 1 i ai .41 tf ,� � ` 1 � 4 o f Y il W. - _ 4� � 1 i 4 7 l k•. • .w sC� sL 1 jF3 p; , . v - .1 3 o I J " L ' - '4 "i' u `• • iM ``C u e 7 Y ° 1, V,l rJ 4 ,.tea a x( j 2 s r ARTICLE 'i RECOGNITION DESCRIPTION OF UNIT 1, For the purposes' of meeting and conferring with respect to wages, hours, and conditions of employment -, the City to the extent .permitted by law, recognizes the, Union as the repre- sentative for all employees who are 'employed in and assigned to the job classifications which in the aggregate constitute the City's work UnitNumber Two ,(2) .(Maintenance). .r. AAT :2 DEFINITIONS 6. 6. "Calendar work week" means any consecutive 168-hour period. 7. "Normal work week" means any five (5) consecutive calendar days within a calendar- work week. 8. "Senority" means uninterrupted employment with the City beginning with the last date hired by the City and shall include periods of City employment outside the Unit, but shall exclude periods of layoff and leaves of absence, except medical, in e of 30 consecutive days, including the first .30 days of such absence. • • ARTI CLE 3 UNION SECURITY 1. It is the intent of this Article t� provide for the regular dues of union members to be deducted from their warrants insofar as permitted by law. The City agrees to deduct and transmit to the Union,dues from all Union; members within the foregoing unit who has signed an authorization card for such deductions in a form agr.eed upon by the City and the Union. However, the City. assumes responsibility either to the employee or to the .Union, for any failure to make or for any errors . made in making such deductions. i - • • ARTICLE 4 ' • DUES CHECKOFF' 1. During the life of this Agreement', and to the extent the •laws of the State of California permit, and as provided in this Article,' the City will deduct one month current and periodic Union dues based 'upon a uniform dues schedule from the pay of each employee who -Voluntarily executes' aild delivers to the City the following authorization form: VOLUNTARY AUTHORIZATION FOR DEDUCTION OF UNION DUES ,LABORERS' UNION, LOCAL 139 Name • Social-Seouiity (type or print) Division and Department: 2. I authorize the City to deduct from wages earned by me monthly Union dues as.certified to thP City by the Secre- tary-Treasurer of the Union, and to :remit the same to the Union at such time and in such Mariner as may be agreed upon between the City and the Union:, 4. The following.cerifiCatlon'form sha11be used by the Union when certifying membership dues,: • _ . ERTIFICATION OF SECRETARytTREASURER • • OF'THE UNION 5. I cetify'that the membership dues for employees in the unit is -$ Date Signature • (Secretary-Treasurer of the Union) Date of Delivery to the City' ' 411 All ARTICLE, '_'.,4 oontnued) 6. Payroll deductions shall be made in equal amounts from each regular pay check:provided, however, the initial deduction for employees shall not begin unless: 1. A properly executed "Voluntary Authorization For Deduction 0I-Union Dues" is on file with the City, and, 2. The amount of the monthly membership dues certified by the Secretary- Treasurer .of the Union has been delivered to the City at a place designated by the City at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the last day of; the pay period. 9. All sums deducted by the City shall be ; r - emitted to the Secre- tary-Treasurer of the Union at an address given to the City by the Union, by the tenth (loth) calendar day following the pay period when the deductions were made, together with a list of names and, the amount deducted for each employee for whom a deduction was made. The City will also notify the Union of the name of each employee who revokes his "Voluntary Author- ization For Deduction Of Union Dues ". = ... ti • • —ARTICLE ,5 ,- UNION RIGHTS`.' 4. Upon the request of the aggrieved employee', a •Steward or Union Officer may inVestigate the specified grievance, provided it is in his assigned work area, and assist in its presentation. A reasonable amount, of paid time shall be afforded the Steward or Union Officer investigating such :grievance . In pre- senting such gr:ievance,toathe City the Steward or Union Officer shall be allowed reasonable time off during regular working hours without loss' Of pay, subject to prior notification of his immediate Supervisor and with the concurr-ance of the City Manager. 5. Upon request to the City Manager, aPrepresentative of Laborers' Union, Local 139 who will be representing the employee in the ievance rocedure, g p -may visit work areas. at a time mutually agreeable to both.parties for the purpose of preparing the case. Such visitation rights shall be limited to a reasonable amount of time and shall not interfere with, normal work- operations. 8. In the event a dispute arises concerning the appropriateness and /,or amount of material posted, the Steward of the Union will be advised by the City Manager of'the nature of the dispute and the disputed material will be removed from the bulletin boards until the dispute is resorlved. ARTICLE 6 GENERAL PROVISIONS SPECIAL CONFERENCES• 5. At the request of either the Union or the City, conferences shall be held for the purpose of considering matters of mutual interest, other than g- rievaices under consideration in the grievance proceudre,:provided that mutually acceptable arrange- ments as to time and place can be made. All such conferences shall be arranged through the Steward of the Union, or his des - ignated•respr-esentative, and a designated representative of the City Manager. Representatives of the Union, not to exceed two (2), shall not suffer loss of time or pay when absent from their normal schedule of work for the pupose_of attending a conference. Conferences may be attended by representatives of Laborers' Union, Local 139 Benefit plan review and proper classification assignment will be appropriate subjects for conferences. ARTICLE 7 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ARTICLE 8 DISCIPLINE • • ARTTCLE, 9 MEAL AND_REST PERI " ODS 1. All employees shall be granted a meal period of thirty (30) minutes, during each scheduled work shift; except for employees who work other than the regular day shift. The designated thirty (30) minute-meal period shall .be 'without pay. However, if an employee is required to work more than five (5) consec- utive hours without a meal period during a regular work shift the employee shall be paid at the rate of time and one -half (12) for all time worked in excess of five (5) hours until such time as the.. employee. receives a meal period. 2. The City shall reimburse for the reasonable cost of a meal for any employee who is ;requested and who does work two (2) hours beyond the employee's, normal quitting time and has been pre- vented from eating a meal after such quitting time. 3. There shall be granted a rest period at a time, place and manner that does not interfere with the efficient operation of the Department. Such rest period shall be with pay and shall not exceed fi :teen; (15) minutes. for each four (4) hours of work. The rest period is intended to be a recess to be preceded and followed by an extended work period. Consequently, it may not be used to cover an employee's late arrival to work or early departure, to extend the meal period, nor may it be regarded as cumulative if not taken. .ARTICLE 10 CLASSIFICATION AND' WAGES WAGE SCHEDULE' • 1. Wages shall be paid in accordance with the wage schedule set forth in this agreement in Appendix A. ARTICLE 11 . OVERTIME ARTICLE, 12 CALL BACK PAY • ARTICLE :13 STAND- BY ',PAY WEEKEND STAND -BY 1. Weekend •stand L by' for the purposes. of 'this. Agreement, shall mean time which an employee must be awail on a call basis outside 'the et plo"y..ee's •hormal work week in. order to be available to respond to emergency . ,calls. ; 2. A, minimum compensation of $,35.00 pay :for- each weekend stand - by from 4 : .30p..m. , Friday, to 8 :'O;Oa .m. , Monday, • plus an additional allowance of p,ay' for ,actual hours spent `on a call out while on stand -by at the overtime rate of time and one -hal• shall be paid by the. City',. A minimum of one hour 'at that rate for .every call or assignment shall be paid.:by the City. HOLIDAY STAND--:BY 3: For a ' des i,gnated, fixed -date holiday that falls in the day work week , a m inimum of $20 00O• pay will be paid five (5) da • by the City to an.; employee on such holiday' stand • ARTI 14 RATES, OF PAY ON TRANSFER, • ARTICLE 15 SENIORITY STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES OF SENIORITY 1. In the event of any reduction in the work force, the City will apply the principle'o merit and ability being equal, and the last employee hired shall be the first laid off. In rehiring, the last person laid off shall be the first rehired. A complaint regarding compliance with this section shall be a subject for grievance. In rehiring former employees laid off under this Article, the City shall offer reemployment in the order of seniority to such former employees who at the time of lay off were performing services essentially the same as required for the vacancy, provided that the period of lay off has not exceeded one (l)- yea : r. SENIORITY LIST 4. The City shall prepare and maintain a seniority list which shall show the names, clarification title, department and seniority date of all employees. The Union (Laborers' Union, Local 1,39) shall be given two copies of the list within thirty (30) calen- dar days after the date of this Agreement, and thereafter a current list every six months. ARTICLE 16 PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES Renumber sections 7, 8, 9 to 1, 2 3 • • ARTICLE 17 LAYOFF AND RECALL PROCEDURES RECALL PROCEDURE 2. An employee 'Who-has been laid`' off or. transferred as as result of a reduction on the, work force shall, be recalled tow;work in reverse order i`n whi.ch. the emp1oyee was, laid' off or trans- ferred, conditioned ;upon• the•emplo,yee's ability, to perform the work available and that the period, `of `such l.ay off or • transfer has. ;not -exceeded one (1) Year • ARTICLE. 18: PROMOTIONS'' • • u ART ICLE '1-9 SICK LEAVE 3. All hours of sick . leave accrued and all hours of absence,. whether or not paid,, shall be recorded. To the extent necessary to imp this Article, such records may be ins, Y pected b. an .individual employee and /or authorized Union represenative. 16. No penalties shall be 'imposed on employees for taking justifiable sick leave to which the employee, is eligible. ARTICLE 20 INDUSTRIAL; INJURY LEAVE . I I I ,.ARTICLE; 2,l - • ' " HOLIDAYS 1; The ,a:uthorize.d.,: City, observe;d.;� d..ho`li;days 'shall be as. setforth in this, Agr in, •Appendi_x; B'. { I. 6! Obs'ervance: by an employee, .o,f' 'a d'es,ignated relgious event may be granted., if practical',, , with at ;leasrt seben (7) days . prior approval , ..request, for such•`leave;, under the following method's : . +' 1. Time -charged to deotued vacation a-i1owan°ce; or 4 ' 2.: Time of,f.'without p'ay • . . ARTICLE 2:2 . VACATIONS • , . , . • . ARTICLE 2 • ALLOWABLE ,COMPENSATION WHILE ON AS JUROR; 1. y y p o..ee who serves as a trial juror .E � y � Ewer classified, City employee y or is compelled, to : appear on' behalf Of the City under service of rocess,' shall.. be entitled. to he ab.sent° from the employee's duties with, the City during the period of: such service or while necessarily be' %ng pre °sent in court as a result of such call. The employee shall paid the difference between the employee„`_ s full salary and any payment 'received by the employee, excepting travel.pay, for such duty.' However, such time shall not be•cohsidered as time worked for purposes, of Article- 1,1 - Paragraph 1.. • 2 . For the prupose of. this Article, time-served as a juror or as . a witness compelled to appear on behalf of the City under subpoena, by an _irregular shift employee shall be paid -time; not to exceed; the number of hours th'e) employee would have • worked on such. day. However, such time shall 'not be considered as time worked for purposes of Ari tice 1"l Paragraph .1. _ It is the intent this,Paragraph,to allow an employee compelled by law to appear as •a juror or witness to compute that time as a } portion Of the employee'is work day so that the employee will not be required to appear in court under' service-of process ' and also. work a shift for the City during one twenty -four (24) hour period;. ARTICLE 24 ANNUAL MILITARY "DUTY • . 0 _ 1+ ARTICLE 2.5 OTHER LEAVES OF ABSENCE Renumber paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 8, ' 9 ,. IC), 11, 12, 1 to 1, .2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 8, 9, 10, 11. UNION 4 An employee who is elected o r appointed to office or who is selected for regular employment with the Union (Laborers' Union, Local 139). or the International- Union, upon written request of the. Secretary- Treasurer of the Union, may be granted a leave of absence without pay for not more; than three (3) months. Upon written request of the Secretary of the Union, the leave maybe extended for additional periods, but in no case shall a leave and extensions exceed six (6) months. . I . UNION EXCUSED ABSENCE 5. An employee who is elected or selected by the Union, upon the written_ request ` the Secretary - Treasurer of the Union, may be granted an excused absence without pay for a period not to exceed five (5) days •per year to attend conferences or con- ventions. Not more than one employee will be granted an excused absence at any one time. ARTI "CLE .2 6 ' RETIREM.ENT PLAN ° ' ARTICLE 27 TERMINATION PAY • • 1- 411 - k - ,�.• , - ARTICLE 28 HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE, 1.! During the `term of this Agreement,. the City agrees to continue ! an maintain: the existing schedule of hospital and medical I benefits. The City shall pay the: increased cost of premiums for said benefits for both the employee and, the employee's dependent(s) from July 1, 1,975 through to and including June i4 30,, 1976. Additionally, the City agrees to pay during 19.75 -76 the amount of $15.00• per month per employee towards the, cost of dependent(s) cpverag,e for me'dical and hospital ° insurance for all employees who mantan dependent (S ) Coverage. 2. During the time: of this Agreement, the City agrees .to provide, , at no cost to the employee gr oup term life insurance ance coverage in the pr- i-ncip -le amount of $5,000 per empl•oyee • ARTICLE 29 SAFETY - ARTICLE 30. EMPLOYEE' JOB TRAINING • ARTICLE ' °31 SEYERABIL :ITY CLAUSE NEGOTIATIONS ; 2. The Un'onAg -reel too submit its demands for the year 1976 -77,, no later, than April , •`l, 19 76 . The City agrees that it will commence ..negotiations _ no later than April X15, 19 76,. 5. The.. term. of this, ,Agreement 'shall commence 'on July 1, 19'75 and' continue until June 30 , 19.76 and from year to year thereafter unless: 'the. parties desire to change, alter, amend or terminate' this A `reemen g t, in which, :event a written, notice ' x shall be served '.b e�'the r, party y. '. ' p ty n nett' (90') days prior to • .June 30, 1916, setting forth a desire to negotiate modi:fica tions or amendments to this Agreement... • • I dr ' • 1 1 ` APPENDI A o r • � :,: i' • �P� . U NIT 2. , f ec�trve Ju 1,., 19 , 7 `5 ' E f Ho urly RateWage Schedule. 1 ,, , hP i � '- . 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APPENDIX B , _ UNIT 2 AUTHORIZED., CITY OBSERVED, PAID HOLIDAYS In 1976 the City will designate ten (19) paid, fixed-date holidays per employee as listed below. ,Additionallyf during 1975-76 the City will authorize one cly paid floating holiday per employee, whcch may be taken by the employee at a time selected by the employee, subject to operational requirements as determined by department head. The ten (10) designate 'fixed-date holidays to be observed: HOLIDAYS - 1976 • 1. New Year's Day January 1 2. Washington's EirthdaY ' 3rd Monday in February 3. Memorial Day , Last Monday in May 4. Independence Day July 4 (to be observed • on July 5) 5. Labor Day, 1st Monday in September 6. Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in October 7. Veterans' Day, 4th Monday in October 8. Thanksgiving Day • 4th Thursday in November 9. The day after Thanksgiving Friday after Thanksgiving • 10. ,Christmas Day • DeceMber 25 (to be Observed • • on December 24)