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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CONSENT AGENDA REQUEST
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TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Philip Morley, County Administrator
Erin Lundgren, Clerk of the Board/Hum n R urces Manager
DATE: February 5, 2018
RE: Motion to Ratify 2018 Step Increases for County Employees in UFCW Local 21
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The County Commissioners are asked to adopt a motion ratifying 2018 step
increases for County employees who are members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
Local 21. On January 8, 2018 the County wrote to the UFCW voluntarily offering to provide steps in
2018, and on January 25, the UFCW agreed, as shown in Attachment 1.
ANALYSIS: The County's most recent collective bargaining agreement with the UFCW expired on
December 31, 2017. Section 13.1 of that agreement states, "there is no dynamic status quo regarding
wages and steps beyond the term of this Agreement." This means that unless and until the County and
the UFCW reached an agreement otherwise, staff in that bargaining unit could not receive step increases.
Attached to this Agenda Request is a January 8, 2018 letter authorized by the County and sent on our
behalf by Labor Consultant Robert Braun, offering to the UFCW the County's voluntary willingness to
continue employee annual steps in 2018, while labor negotiations continue for a new collective
bargaining agreement. The offer was accepted and signed on behalf of UFCW Negotiator Matt Wood on
January 25, 2018, signifying that the UFCW agrees to this interim process of allowing steps in 2018 while
collective bargaining for a new labor agreement continues.
On the basis of the written offer and acceptance of 2018 steps, and after first consulting with County
Commission Chair David Sullivan, on January 29, 2018 the County Administrator sent a memo to all
directors and elected officials advising them to process steps for employees with January anniversary
dates, for inclusion in January's pay. The memo also stated that the County Commissioners would have
the opportunity to pass a motion to ratify this action at their regular meeting on February 5, 2018. A copy
of the Administrator's memo is included as Attachment 2.
FISCAL IMPACT: Steps are included in the adopted 2018 County Budget.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the County Commissioners pass the following motion:
"The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners ratifies providing steps in 2018 to County employees in
UFCW Local 21 for eligible employees on their anniversary dates, voluntarily offered by the County and
accepted by the UFCW; and the Board ratifies the January 29, 2018 memorandum from the County
Administrator to all County Departments and Branches and the County Auditor."
ATTACHMENTS: 1. 1/8/18 letter to UFCW 21; from Robert R. Braun Jr.; signed & returned by
UFCW on January 25, 2018.
2. 1/29/18 memo to All Co. Depts & Branches, Jefferson Co. Auditor; from
Philip Morley, Co. Administrator
REVIEWED BY:
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ATTACHMENT 1:
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Matt Wand - UFC W 21
UFCW 21
5030 1st Ave S
Seattle, WA 98134
BY EMAIL ONLY Matt Woad <rnw00d@1L1fcw2l.org>
Re: Jefferson County — CFC W; Nego 2018, Wage Table: Steps
Dear Matt:
As you know Section 13.1 provides in part:
There is no dynamic status quo regarding wages and steps beyond the term of this
Agreement.
Accordingly, with the CBA expired the County has no legal authority to advance employees who
are eligible for step advancement after December 31, 2017. Of course, should the parties agree to
steps and retroactive application all employees eligible would then receive the contract steps as in
the expired agreement or in the new one so it is not a matter of employees getting recognition at
bargaining it is a matter of timing and agreement of the parties.
For 2018 the County is willing to continue the stapes as set out in the expired agreement however.
we believe the proper course of action is to have the Union agree to that interim process while the
2018 bargaining continues.
Please sign and return this tetter to me signifying that on an interim basis the Union does not object
to the County's desire to continue wage steps for eligible employees' per the expired CBA while
bargaining continues.
If you have any questions please reply by email or call my cell,
Thank you for your attention to this detail.
"16n, Jr.
Local 21 does not object to Continuation of employee wage steps per this letter,
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ATTACHMENT 2:
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MEMORANDUM
Consent Agenda
Philip Morley
1820 Jefferson Street
PO Box 1220
Port Townsend, WA 98368
TO: All County Departments and Branches;
Rose Ann Carroll, Jefferson County Aud#Qr
FROM: Philip Morley, County Administrato
DATE: January 29, 2018
SUBJECT: 2018 Step Increases for County Employees in UFCW Local 21
This memo authorizes County Departments and Branches to process annual pay steps in 2018 for
employees who are members of the UFCW Local 21 bargaining unit. The County Auditor's
Office is authorized to include eligible steps in the compensation for January and subsequent
months of 2018.
The County's collective bargaining agreement with the UFCW expired on December 31, 2017.
Section 13.1 of that agreement states, "there is no dynamic status quo regarding wages and steps
beyond the term of this Agreement." This means that unless and until the County and the UFCW
reach an agreement otherwise, staff in that bargaining unit cannot receive step increases.
Attached to this memo is a January 8, 2018 letter authorized by the County and sent on our
behalf by Labor Consultant Robert Braun, offering to the UFCW the County's voluntary
willingness to continue employee annual steps in 2018, while labor negotiations continue on a
new collective bargaining agreement. The letter was accepted and signed on behalf of UFCW
Negotiator Matt Wood on January 25, 2018, signifying that the UFCW agrees to this interim
process of allowing steps while the 2018 collective bargaining continues.
The UFCW's acceptance of the County's offer of steps in 2018 came after the County
Commissioners' last meeting this month, held on January 22, 2018. The next regularly
scheduled Commissioner meeting is on February 5, which is when January wages are distributed
to employees.
In order to assure smooth operations, and after first consulting with County Commission Chair
David Sullivan, I am writing to authorize including steps earned on employees' January
anniversary dates in January's pay. The County Commissioners will have the opportunity to
pass a motion to ratify this action at their next regular meeting on February 5, 2018.
If you have any questions, please contact me or Clerk of the Board/Human Resources Manager
Erin Lundgren.
CC: County Commissioners ATTACHMENT: January 8, 2018 Letter to UFCW
Phone (360) 385-9100 Fax (360) 385-9382 pmorteyaco.jefferson.wa.us
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