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Commissioners Office
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Philip Morley, County Administrator
Erin Lundgren, Clerk of the Board
DATE: December 12, 2016
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT re: Extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for
Jefferson County Public Works and Central Services Department
Employees; Teamsters Local 9589
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with Teamsters Local #589 covering Jefferson County Public
Works and Central Services Department employees is due to expire on December 31, 2016. Ongoing
negotiations continue with the Teamsters Union representative and shop stewards. This agreement will
stabilize relations during the bargaining process and will terminate automatically upon the adoption by the
parties of a successor CBA.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This agreement extends the status quo of the existing CBA and memorializes the agreement of the parties
that retroactive wage adjustments shall be the subject of good faith bargaining.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and sign the Agreement extending the CBA which expires December 31, 2016.
REVIEWED BY:
Philip Morl ounty Adm' or
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Date
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
EXTENSION AGREEMENT
JEFFERSON COUNTY WA (Employer)
AND
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 589 (Union)
FOR
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BARGAINING UNIT
WHEREAS:
A. The Employer and Union are parties to a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), and;
B. The CBA is expiring on December 31, 2016, and;
C. The Parties agree in the process of bargaining a successor agreement, and;
D. The Parties wish to stabilize the relations during the bargaining process, and;
E. The Parties wish to memorialize their agreement regarding retroactive application of a
successor CBA;
NOW THEREFOR IT IS AGREED
The expiring CBA is extended in all of its provisions without modification on a month by
month basis through and including the last day of the Extension Period as herein
described
2. The Extension Period shall commence as of the CBA expiration date and shall continue
until this Extension Agreement is properly terminated through the Notice and
Termination procedures of this Agreement
3. Notice and Termination shall only occur when:
a. One Party shall deliver a notice of termination to thelother party giving 60 days'
notice of the intent to terminate this Extension Agreement, and;
b. Notice shall be delivered by fax or email stating the day on which this Extension
Agreement will terminate, and;
c. The terminating Party makes themselves available for bargaining the impact of
the termination of this Extension Agreement.
4. Automatic termination of this Extension Agreement shall occur upon the adoption by the
Parties of a success or CBA.
5. The Parties agree that notwithstanding policy or law to the contrary it is the agreement of
the Parties that retroactive wage adjustments shall be the subject of good faith bargaining.
AGREED THIS 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2016
FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY FORTEAMSTERS LOCAL 589
By; By. "
Approveda,orm only:
Michael Haas, Prosec ' g Attorney