REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 9, 2015
FROM: JEFF CARDELL, Director
Personnel Services Department
BY: KEN PHILLIPS, Labor Relations Manager
Personnel Services Department
SUBJECT
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1.*** Adopt a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the City of Fresno ("City") and the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1027 ("ATU") - Unit 6 (Bus Drivers), covering the period April 6, 2015 through June 30, 2017
2.*** RESOLUTION - 3rd amendment to Salary Resolution No. 2014-108 amending salaries in Exhibit 6, Bus Drivers (ATU)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that Council approve the attached MOU and the Third Amendment to Salary Resolution No. 2014-108 to implement changes in wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment for City employees in Unit 6 (Bus Drivers), represented by ATU.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The MOU between the City and ATU expired on February 17, 2014. The City and the Union have been meeting since 2013 in an attempt to reach agreement on a successor MOU. The parties reached a tentative agreement which was ratified by ATU members on March 30, 2015.
Major provisions of the new MOU include restoration of a 3% reduction in wages from December 31, 2012, a 2% wage increase on July 1, 2015, a 2% wage increase effective July 1, 2016, new employees will contribute an additional 1.5% towards retirement, changes to health and welfare premium payments mirroring what other units have agreed to, and a reduction of holiday leave.
BACKGROUND
The MOU between the City and ATU expired on February 17, 2014. The City and the Union have been meeting since 2013 in an attempt to agree on a successor MOU. The parties have reached tentative agreement on a new MOU, which, if approved by Council, will include the following significant provisions:
> Term: April 6, 2015 through June 30, 2017.
> Wages:
o 3% wage increase effective April 6, 2015 to restore the prior wage reduction.
o 2% wage increase effective Ju...
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