AFSCME

 

  

   AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES LOCAL 2406, AFL-CIO

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AFSCME MAIN AFSCME Proposals for 2007-2008

GROUND RULES

AFSCME Local 2406 & The City of Oklahoma City

2007-2008 Contract Negotiations

1. PROPOSAL: All proposals should be submitted in writing to accommodate discussion

and approval. Changes in language will be clearly indicated by striking deleted language

and underlining new language. Proposals may be removed from the table once tentative

agreement is reached as indicated by each party's initials. Initialed agreement on any

proposal is only tentative until the entire package is adopted and ratified.

2. COUNSEL: The parties have the right to consult and have present legal counsel and/or

other experts they deem necessary to provide legal and technical information for

clarification on any issue under discussion.

3. SPOKESPERSON: Each party will name a chief spokesperson to lead the contract

discussion.

4. MEETINGS: The meetings will begin and end at the time designated. The parties will

alternate selection for meeting locations.

5. RELEASE TIME: The City will authorize the release of six~ (6) employees from work

with pay to attend the scheduled bargaining sessions as members of the AFSCME

bargaining team. Employees will not receive additional compensation for attending

sessions during off-duty hours. Bargaining Unit team members may also be released for

preparation time preceding or following scheduled joint sessions. Additional personnel

may be released with pay when agreed to by the Chief Spokesperson for AFSCME and

The City.

6. MINUTES: Each party will be responsible for their own record of the negotiations.

Minutes maybe signed and exchanged if agreed to by the parties. Each party reserves

the right to record the discussions for the limited purpose of review during the course of

negotiations.

7. TENTATIVE AGREEMENT: Once tentative agreement is reached, the parties agree

to recommend and support the tentative agreement, both privately and publicly,

throughout the ratification process with the membership and City Council. It is

understood, however, that in the event of impasse on the contract as a whole or specific

provisions thereof, the parties reserve the right to state their position, both privately and

publicly.

8. MEDIA CONTACT GUIDELINES: The negotiating teams agree to participate in

good faith bargaining and avoid negotiating away from the table. If a party intends to

contact the media, it shall extend the courtesy of informing the other side before the

contact is made.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FY 07-08 ANIMAL WELFARE REORGANIZATION ADDITION OF NEW TITLES

The City of Oklahoma City and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 2406, have entered into a collective bargaining agreement for fiscal year 2006-2007 to address the wages, hours, and working conditions of employees in the bargaining unit AFSCME represents. Employees in the Animal Welfare Division are included in the bargaining unit.

The parties agree to the terms of this memorandum of understanding to address the implementation of the reorganization as follows:

2) The additional titles of Animal Welfare Officer II (pay range 411) and Animal Welfare Officer III (pay range 413) will be added and will be filled through competitive selection process in compliance with Article 10 of the collective bargaining agreement.

The effective date for the above actions will be July 1, 2007.

_________________________________ For the City     Date

_________________________________ For the Union     Date

 
 NEGOTIATION TEAM MEMEBERS
William Bryles, James Moore, Jimmy Tabb, Elaine Lewis, Francene Thomas, Jacqueline Ames, Guadalupe Rascon, Regina Pendergraft, Phil Troy, Edward Kinchion
On June 9, 2008, the 2008/2009 Contract was ratified.  The changes in the contract will be:
All dates were changed from 2007-08 to 2008-09
3.5% Cost of Living Raise.

8.3  Step I-

 If not resolved, the Union Representative shall then forward a written official grievance form and a fact sheet to the head of the division and to the Labor Relations Division of the Personnel Department.
The written answer shall be submitted by the Division Head within seven (7) calendar days to the employee involved and to the Union Steward President and/or Business Agent at his/her place of business at AFSCME Local 2406.
     Step II-
(b) The Department Head shall submit his/her answer to the Union Business Agent and/or Union President at his/her place of business at AFSCME Local 2406 with a copy to the Personnel Department and the employee involved within ten (10) business days of the receipt of the grievance.
16.5.01-
Employees may only be disciplined for excessive sick leave usage if the employee has been warned about the amount of usage within a reasonable time prior to reaching the 130-hour threshold of non-extended sick leave usage.
18.1-
Immediate family shall be defined as:  spouse and children, mother, father, step-mother, step-father, brother, sister, great grandchildren, great grandparents, grandchildren and grandparents of the employee and employee’s spouse.




19.7-
Bargaining unit employees shall receive eight (8) hours of Customer Service Leave (to be scheduled and used with the approval of supervisors.  This benefit shall expire on June 30, 2008.
23.9-
The City agrees to include vacation leave, holiday leave, and compensatory leave time as hours worked for purposes of calculating overtime pay for PSC Dispatchers working in the 911 Center.
24.4-
Employees in the Department of Airports, Fire Department, and Equipment Services classifications of Master Mechanic (job code #7628), Mechanic Helper (job code #7624), Lead Mechanic (job code #7627), Mechanic (job code#7623), and Fire Apparatus Mechanics (job code #7629) hereinafter referred to as Mechanics, and Fire Equipment Technician (job code #7625) are required to provide their own tools for work.
Therefore, Master Mechanics, Lead Mechanics, Fire Apparatus Mechanics, Fire Equipment Technicians, Mechanics and Mechanic Helpers employed in the Department of Airports, Fire Department, and Equipment Services Division of the General
Services Department will be issued a $350.00 $500.00 tool allowance on or about February 15, 2009 2008 to purchase all necessary tools required to work on special equipment acquired during FY 2008-09 2007-08.
24.5-
The City agrees to pay the application fee in the amount of $25 and the background check fee in the amount of $94 for the haz-mat license endorsement cost associated with the renewal of commercial driver’s licenses.
ADDENDUM A
9412   409    Animal Welfare Officer
 7112   410    Equipment Operator Provisional
 7117   413    Line Monitoring Technician
 7100   409    Refuse Collector II
 7104   411    Refuse Collector III
ADDENDEM E
5.  Wage adjustment methodology
 5.6. Reduction-In-Force Procedure
 6.7. Drug & Alcohol Testing Policy
 8. Haz-Mat costs for CDL’s

With the exception of #4 above, each committee shall meet at least once a month beginning the first week in September 2008 2007.

Through the budget process for fiscal year 2007-2008, Animal Welfare Division proposed a reorganization of the division to address improved efficiency of the divisions operations and address employee retention issues. Specifically, the Division proposed a restructuring of the various division classifications into Animal Welfare Officer I, II, and III, at pay ranges 410, 411 and 413, respectively. Concepts for the new titles are attached hereto as attachments A, B, and C. The City Council adopted the fiscal year 2007-2008 budget on June 12, 2007, approving the Animal Welfare Division reorganization proposal.

1) All incumbent Animal Welfare Officers (pay range 409) will be reclassified to Animal Welfare Officer I (pay range 410) and will be placed in the new pay range at the nearest step with no loss in pay.