Title
Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters (UAPP), Local Union No. 412, Covering the Period of July 1, 2017 Through June 30, 2021.
Recommended Action
I move that the Council approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the County of Los Alamos and the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters (UAPP), Local Union No. 412 , for the Period of July 1, 2017 Through June 30, 2021, and direct the County Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the County.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as requested.
Utility Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as requested.
Utilities Board Recommendation
The Utilities Board recommends that Council approve the motion as requested.
Body
Los Alamos County and the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 412 entered into negotiations on April 10, 2017 for the purpose of developing a new CBA as the current Agreement is set to expire on June 30, 2017. Negotiations were conducted over a period of 5 meetings and came to a tentative agreement on May 10, 2017, with the end result being an agreement for a four-year CBA, including non-economic and economic items. The Union ratified this proposed agreement on May 10, 2017. The CBA is presented in Attachment A for the Council review.
The significant changes to the contract include:
1) There were a number of employee title changes which will not result in any promotion or pay adjustments. The title changes are: GWS Service Worker is now GWS Pipefitter, GWS Pipefitter is now GWS Sr. Pipefitter, Water Systems Operator is now Sr. Water Systems Operator, WWTP Operator is now WWTP Apprentice III. Further the following positions were removed from the contract: Meter Reader I & II and Utility Line Locator.
2) In addition to the Union providing the County with a name of the ...
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