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Home My WebLink About0752 4 Commissioner's Proceedings Vol. P Jefferson County, Washington rl'J~K ......MJt~~_~Y..t_II..TT~1: - tJI4Dl;f'~_ ~ Total Salaries and Wages Mainteaance and Operation $l,200.00 800.00 Total $2,000.00 t-Ir. Morris Starate appeared re: to find out when Frank Erb and Jack Carroll would be mak- ing their report on the Advisory Ferry Committee. He would like to attend the meeting. Earl Butts, Norman Pollack, and Neil Pendley appeared for Teamsters Local # 589 on wages. Mr. Pendley said it was considered too much of a raise for some, and not enough for others. Commissioner Huntingford asked to 90 over the agreement so decision could be made. Problem is .28~ differential. Difference is between Shovel Rider and Grader. commissioner O'Neara said the .28~ difference should not be, raise in wages should be the same. Agreed raise was .30~. Was getting $3.6l an hour, now $4.02 an hour. t-lr. Pendley suggested giving .l5~ raise to Graderman. Grader Maintenance Grader Const. $4.02 $4.02 $4.17 $4.l7 $4.07 Shovelman Dozerman Leadingman Commissioner Walt Kelly suggested taking off the .0Se from Leadingman. r-Ir. Pendley said they could calssify fbem as Leadingman No.1, and Leadingman No.2, No. 1 would have the .05~ raise over the Graderman and No. 2 would not. Mr. Pendley suggested cutting the $60.00 raise to $40.00 and letting them join the Health and Welfare Plan. Commissioner O'Meara asked for revised agreement to be typed to enable the Commissioners to sign this afternoon. All three Commissioners signed the original Ag~~ement with correction~ in wages. Mr. Becker took signed agreement to have secretary type copies for Teamsters approval and signatures. Neal Stark,Mayor of Shine, came in to say hello and tell the Commissioners he thought they were doing a good job. Received letter from Department of Natural Resources stating amount paid - $32.00. Pay- ment of County's share of money received from Leaboard Lumber Co. AGREENENT It is hereby agreed between JEFFERSON COUNTY, the Employer, and TEAMSTERS LOCAL #589 that the employment pf all County Highway employees shall be governed by the follow- ing conditions: 1. The Employer may hire and discharge its own employees, with the understanding that all present employees Who are members of the Union on the effective dare of this agreement shall remain members of the Union in good standing as a condition of employment. All present employees who are not members of the Union and all employees who are hired here- : after shall become and remain members in good standing of the Union as a dondition of em- ployment on and after the 3lst day following the beginning of their employment or on and after the 3lst day following the ei~Q~ill~ d"te~~lIlf this agreement, whichever is the later. It is agreed that the Union will accept them at the prevailing initiation fee, provided their union record is clear. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Employer from hiring residents of Jeggerson County for periods not to exceed ninety (90) days without conforming to the requirements set forth or to compel said residents to join the Union ijuring said period of employment. 2. The Employer hereby reserves the right, subject to the exclusive discretion of the Employer, to discharge any man in his employ if his work is not satisfactory. Reason for discharge shall be furnished in writing. 3. No workman shall be discharged or discriminated against for upholding Union prin- ciples; and any man Who works under the instructions of the Union, or who serves on a com- mittee, shall n~ lose his position or be discriminated against for this reason. 4. It is understood that none of the present employees shall suffer any reduction in pay rate by this agreement, nor shall their hours be increased without a corresponding increase in pay. 5. SICK LEAVE: All steady employees shall be eligible to one days sich leave per month, such sick leave may be accumulated for not more than two hundred and forty days. To receive sick leave, an employee must actually be sick and furni!;:l satisfactory proof of same. I:f an employee falsifies his being sick, he may immediately be discharged. 6. ARDITRATION: Should any controversy arise between the parties not provided in those articles, or any misunderstanding as to the true interpretation of this agreement, it shall be submitted to a board of three for arbitration; one to be selected by the Union, one by the Employer and the third a disinterested party selected by the first two. Such board shall be appointed within ten clays thereafter. During such time as the matter is pending before the abitration board, there shall be no lockout or strike. The decision of the majority or the arbitration board is to be final. 7. HOURS OF WORK: Eight hours shall constitute a days ~Iork and forty hours a weeks work. All time worked in excess of eiflht (8) hours per day or in excess of forty (40) hours par weelt shall be overtime and paid for at the rate of time and one -half. B. I~LIDAYS: Employees shall toceive pay for tho following holidays: New Years Day, Lincolns Birthday, "WaShington's Birthday, Votl3rans Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Columbus Day, State and National Election Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. When a hol1day ralls on saturday, the preoeding P;'riday shall be observed; whon they fall on Surl- day, the fOllowing Monday shall be obsorved. Employees working on a holiday shall r~ceive time and one~holf pluv the holiday pay. It a holiday oocurs during an employees vaoation, he shall receive holiday pay in addition to his vacation pay. . I I I . I ,. I .